Enlighten the ,Dark Patterns‘: Medienpädagogische Handlungsmöglichkeiten im Umgang mit manipulativen Mechanismen in Games

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As is so often the case, the public debate surrounding digital games is currently dominated less by the many positive potentials of gaming culture than by possible dangers and challenges such as dark patterns. This refers to hidden mechanisms that are intended to encourage players to do something that is in the interests of the provider: e.g. playing longer than planned, making more in-game purchases than intended or disclosing more data than intended. In our session, we want to shed light on the "dark mechanisms" by taking a closer look at them, illustrating them with examples and showing how they can be effectively countered through media education. In addition, young gamers will report on their experiences and we will discuss ideas and measures together with them and the audience.