ZKF - Experimental Game Cultures
Margarete Jahrmann
Institute of Arts and Society, Experimental Game Cultures
2026S, Individual Artistic Instruction (KE), 8.0 ECTS, 8.0 semester hours, course number S30459
Description
PLAY THINGS
The creation of LUDIC OBJECTS, "playthings" as artistic artefacts are at the heart of EXPERIMENTAL GAME CULTURES and thus core to the central artistic subject of the program.
Starting from Josia Reichardts Play Orbit we connect to the Uncanny Valley of robotic toys and AI companions. Phygital toys (combining the physical with the digital) can prompt creative play patterns among players.
The artefacts created over the course of the ZKF will be shown in a final exhibition.
References:
HELJAKKA, K (2024). Technically Toys. Towards a Post-Digital World with Play Machines and Artificial Friends
Proceedings of the 9th International Toy Research Association World Conference
Toys Matter : The Power of Playthings (Rochester, NY USA 9-11 August, 2023)
Reference: Stott, T. (2018), When Attitudes Became Toys: Jasia Reichardt's Play Orbit. Art History, 41: 344-369. DOI: 10.1111/1467-8365.12329
Examination Modalities
- Participation in the weekly ZKF lecture, workshops and open floors
- Individual supervision talk
- Contribution to the finals and exhibition
Key Words
play things, ludic art, artefacts, robotics, AI
Dates
Wed, 04 March 2026, 13:00–16:00 Experimental Game Cultures Studio, Georg-Coch-Platz 2 1010 Wien
Wed, 11 March 2026, 13:00–16:00 Experimental Game Cultures Studio, Georg-Coch-Platz 2 1010 Wien
Wed, 18 March 2026, 13:00–16:00 Experimental Game Cultures Studio, Georg-Coch-Platz 2 1010 Wien
Wed, 25 March 2026, 13:00–16:00 Experimental Game Cultures Studio, Georg-Coch-Platz 2 1010 Wien
Wed, 15 April 2026, 13:00–16:00 Experimental Game Cultures Studio, Georg-Coch-Platz 2 1010 Wien
Wed, 22 April 2026, 13:00–16:00 Experimental Game Cultures Studio, Georg-Coch-Platz 2 1010 Wien
Wed, 29 April 2026, 13:00–16:00 Experimental Game Cultures Studio, Georg-Coch-Platz 2 1010 Wien
Wed, 06 May 2026, 10:00–16:00 Experimental Game Cultures Studio, Georg-Coch-Platz 2 1010 Wien
Wed, 13 May 2026, 13:00–16:00 Experimental Game Cultures Studio, Georg-Coch-Platz 2 1010 Wien
Wed, 20 May 2026, 13:00–16:00 Experimental Game Cultures Studio, Georg-Coch-Platz 2 1010 Wien
Wed, 27 May 2026, 13:00–16:00 Experimental Game Cultures Studio, Georg-Coch-Platz 2 1010 Wien
Wed, 03 June 2026, 13:00–16:00 Experimental Game Cultures Studio, Georg-Coch-Platz 2 1010 Wien
Wed, 10 June 2026, 13:00–16:00 Experimental Game Cultures Studio, Georg-Coch-Platz 2 1010 Wien
Wed, 17 June 2026, 13:00–16:00 Experimental Game Cultures Studio, Georg-Coch-Platz 2 1010 Wien
Wed, 01 July 2026, 10:00–16:00 Experimental Game Cultures Studio, Georg-Coch-Platz 2 1010 Wien
Course Enrolment
From 02 February 2026, 09:00
Via online registration
Curriculum Allocation
Experimental Game Cultures (Master): Game Development and Reflection: Game Development and Reflection I-III 536/001.01
Co-registration: not possible
Attending individual courses: not possible