Was Games bewegen können: Gemeinsam gegen Rechtsextremismus
Thursday, August 21, 2025 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM · 1 hr. (Europe/Berlin)
Stage 3
Panel
Society & CultureSpecial Focus: Games & Responsibility
Information
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The influence of right-wing extremism in and on gaming is real, which is why we need well-founded and critical analyses – without alarmism. Five authors of the newly published ‘Handbuch Gaming & Rechtsextremismus’ (Handbook on Gaming & Right-wing Extremism, bpb series) discuss how it is possible to have a debate that does not offer simple answers but takes the medium seriously in all its breadth and diversity in the fight for a resilient, diverse and democracy-strengthening gaming culture. This new debate shows what is possible when actors from different industries work together critically but with a firm belief in the potential of the medium.
Session Language
German
Gamescom Congress Location
All StagesStage 3
Speakers

Matthias Heider
ResearcherIDZ-Jena / Anadeu Antonio Stiftung
Marylin Marx
Lead Community ManagementWebedia GmbH
Mareike Stürenburg
Wissenschaftliche MitarbeiterinUniversität Tübingen — Institut für Rechtsextremismusforschung (IRex)
Leonie Wolf
Associate Art DirectorMaschinen-Mensch
Felix Zimmermann
ReferentBundeszentrale für politische Bildung
