Education

University of Constance

B.A. Literature, Art, and Media Studies, 2017-2021, average grade of 1.2 in German grading system (very good with distinction)

Bachelor Thesis: Playing Ecology. Exploring the Educational Potential of Eco (graded 1.0 in German grading system)

I researched eco-criticism and sustainability in video games and the potential of games to serve as a medium of education, using Jane McGonigal's Reality is Broken (2012) as main reference for argumentation and Strange Loop Games's Eco as an example game. The thesis was graded 1.0 in German grading system (best grade possible).

Below you can read a sample of my thesis.

Other successfully completed seminars include:

• Practical writing classes

• Game studies:

  • • Theories of Play in Media Studies

    • Video Games and American Studies

• Gameart vs. Concept:

  • • Introduction into games industry processes including two concept pitches.

• Games for Health:

  • • Collaboration with psychology students to concept a game that promotes healthy behaviour, using gamification and behavioral change strategies.

• Literature:

  • • Colonial and Postcolonial Science Fiction

    • Genre Theory and Science Fiction

    • Fantastic Spaces

• Film Narratology

• Victorian Photography

• Introduction to the Late Middle Ages