Playing history – remembering with games: development of serious games for history education
Lunchtalk – From the Practice of Cultural Mediation
| Date: | 01/19/2026, 2:15 PM - 3:45 PM |
| Category: | talk |
| Location: | practice room 11, Faculty of Arts building, Hubland campus (Übungsraum 11, Philosophische Fakultät) or online via Zoom |
| Organizer: | Cultural Mediation Office (Arbeitsstelle Kulturvermittlung), Chair of the Didactics of the German Language and Literature |
| Speaker: | Anne Sauer (Game Designerin) |
On 19 January 2026 at 2:15 pm, the second lunchtalk of the Cultural Mediation Office (Arbeitsstelle Kulturvermittlung) will take place in practice room 11 of the Faculty of Arts at the Hubland campus (Übungsraum 11, Philosophische Fakultät). Interested people can also participate online via Zoom. Game designer Anne Sauer will give insights into her work in game development and the opportunities and challenges that the medium of games offers in educational work. The talk will be held in German.
In the second "Lunchtalk – From the practice of cultural mediation" of the winter semester 2025/2026, we immerse ourselves in the world of (serious) games.
Anne Sauer has been working at the interface of media education, game development and cultural mediation since 2009. As a game designer, she designs and realises digital games for museums, educational institutions and memorial sites (e.g. Playing History). Her projects in the field of history education include the award-winning titles "Herbst 89" about the Peaceful Revolution in Leipzig, "Spuren auf Papier" about the murder of the sick under National Socialism and "Tribunal 45" about the main Nuremberg war crimes trials.
We meet her for a digital exchange in which she provides insights into the practical work of game development: from didactic considerations and historical sensitivities to narrative design, project organisation and interdisciplinary collaboration. How can historical topics be made tangible through play? What opportunities and challenges does the medium of games offer in educational work? How is a serious game developed from the initial idea to the finished game?
Participation
The hybrid lunchtalk will take place on Monday, 19 January, 14-16 (c.t.) in practice room 11, Faculty of Arts building, Hubland campus (Übungsraum 11, Philosophische Fakultät). Interested people are welcome to participate without registration. The talk will be held in German.
Come along or join us via Zoom.
Further information
About the lunchtalks: From the practice of cultural mediation (German only)
Organisation: Cultural Mediation Office at JMU Würzburg (Arbeitsstelle Kulturvermittlung), Chair of the Didactics of the German Language and Literature
Contact: Dr Christine Ott | christine.ott@uni-wuerzburg.de
