Location: Aula, FB2
Moderated by: Prof.in Dr. Jennifer Tiede

You are warmly invited to the final lecture of this year's Design Lecture Series, featuring a guest presentation by Prof. Dr. Jens Junge (Institute for Ludology, Berlin) on the topic "Why Play is Important!"

Literature, film, theater, and numerous other cultural expressions do not necessarily need to justify their significance; however, when considering the quotidian culture of gaming, the circumstances often appear markedly different. Games are substantially more than mere leisure activities or children's entertainment. In his lecture, Jens Junge elucidates how games influence the development of our personalities and how the skills gained through gaming are pertinent to “real” life.

Jens Junge, a professor and director of the Institute for Ludology in Berlin, has been professionally engaged in the gaming industry since 1984. He is an entrepreneur and researcher specializing in gaming. Additionally, he is a co-founder and initiator of various associations and federations within the domains of digital economy, gaming, eSports, gaming cafés, and scientific research. He serves as a board member of the Spielen Foundation. Further information can be found at https://www.ludologie.de/jens-junge.