Experimental Game Cultures

✨ 𝔸 𝕄𝔸ℤ𝔼. 𝔹𝕖𝕣𝕝𝕚𝕟 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟞 | 𝟙𝟛.𝟝.-𝟙𝟞.𝟝.𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟞 ℝ𝕖𝕔𝕒𝕡 ✨
A playful excursion to A MAZE festival Berlin with the students of Experimental Game Cultures
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1 - Award show with Jury member of XR-History Award by -Stiftung Margarete Jahrmann
2 - XR-History Award winner network with International Sickness
3 - Workshop at AMAZE
4 - Dronelab
5 - Dronelab
6 - Dronelab
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8 - Zoom Meeting in play Hamburger Bahnhof Berlin

𝗟𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗰 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗱 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘂𝗺: 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗬𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗦 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗢𝗙 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗬

What is the connection between the play environments of our childhood and experimental systems in artistic research?

We cordially invite you to this year’s Ludic Method Symposium, hosted by the department of Experimental Game Cultures at the University of Applied Arts Vienna . Organized and moderated by Margarete Jahrmann and Clara Hirschmanner, the event explores the "Ludic Method"—a principle that positions play as a central strategic element in research.

This symposium focuses on the intersection of "Drama" and "Playthings," examining the processual aspects and the dimension of agency in play. The discussion will investigate how artistic artifacts function as epistemic objects, enabling a sustainable flow of discourse between science, art, and society.

𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀:

𝘿𝙖𝙩𝙚: 22.04.2026

𝙏𝙞𝙢𝙚: 13:00 – 18:30

𝙇𝙤𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣: Auditorium VZA 7, Vordere Zollamtsstraße 7, 1030 Vienna

𝙇𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙪𝙖𝙜𝙚: English

𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺:

𝟭𝟯:𝟬𝟬 – 𝟭𝟯:𝟯𝟬: Opening & Introduction | Margarete Jahrmann & Clara Hirschmanner

𝟭𝟯:𝟯𝟬 – 𝟭𝟰:𝟭𝟱: machina eX : Artifacts as Interface: Props and Interaction in machina eX’ Drahtwolken

𝟭𝟰:𝟭𝟱 – 𝟭𝟱:𝟬𝟬: Only Slime .sliime : Building game worlds as artistic practice and existential play

𝟭𝟱:𝟬𝟬 – 𝟭𝟱:𝟯𝟬: Coffee Break

𝟭𝟱:𝟯𝟬 – 𝟭𝟲:𝟭𝟱: Mikko Meriläinen .merilainen : Art, fantasy, toys, junk: The meanings of gaming miniatures

𝟭𝟲:𝟭𝟱 – 𝟭𝟳:𝟬𝟬: Ugo Dehaes : How to breed and train robot dancers in your basement?

𝟭𝟳:𝟬𝟬 – 𝟭𝟳:𝟭𝟱: Break

𝟭𝟳:𝟭𝟱 – 𝟭𝟴:𝟬𝟬: Total Refusal : Noclipping through Corporate Subconsciousness

𝟭𝟴:𝟬𝟬 – 𝟭𝟴:𝟭𝟱: Closing Remarks

We look forward to an afternoon of ludic research practice and insightful academic exchange.