DFG-Kolleg-Forschergruppe MECS (Medienkulturen der Computersimulation)
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Organisation profile
Computer simulations have revolutionised the sciences. Their impact left a mark in nearly every possible field of study – from microbiology, to climate research, and even astrophysics.
What new kinds of knowledge arise through computer simulations? How do they change our understanding of the sciences?
At the Institute of Advanced Study on Media Cultures of Computer Simulation (MECS), funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG), we set out to find answers to these broad questions. We seek to accomplish this in diverse ways: by analysing historical and contemporary case studies , by building an interdisciplinary network of international fellows , and by organising trans-disciplinary lectures, workshops, and conferences .
In an age of computer simulations, MECS is one of the few institutions worldwide specifically focused on understanding their wide-ranging impacts.
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REST in Peace: Floating Tanks als Medientechnik zwischen Balance und Exzess
Hauss, P. & Vehlken, S., 10.02.2020, Balance: Figuren des Äquilibriums in den Kulturwissenschaften. Goebel, E. & Zumbusch, C. (eds.). Berlin, Boston: Walter de Gruyter GmbH, p. 217-238 22 p. (Studien aus dem Warburg-Haus; vol. 23 ).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Rethinking Gamification
Fuchs, M. (ed.), Fizek, S. (ed.), Ruffino, P. (ed.) & Schrape, N. (ed.), 16.06.2014, Lüneburg: meson press. 344 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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(Review) The Shape of Spectatorship. Art, Science, and Early Cinema in Germany by Scott Curtis. New York: Columbia University Press, 2015.
Wellmann, J., 11.2016, In: Modernism/Modernity. 23, 4, p. 918-920 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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Rezension zu Thomas Haigh, Mark Priestley, Crispin Rope, ENIAC in Action: Making and Remaking the Modern Computer, (History of Computing) Cambridge/London: MIT Press 2016. 341 S., ISBN 978‐0‐2620‐3398‐5.
Vehlken, S., 03.03.2017, In: Berichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte. 40, 1, p. 98-100 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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Risk and Security: Diagnosis of the present in context of (post-)modern insecurities
Kaufmann, S. & Wichum, R., 2016, In: Historical Social Research. 41, 1, p. 48-69 22 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Schwärmen
Vehlken, S., 10.2022, Historisches Wörterbuch des Mediengebrauchs. Christians, H., Bickenbach, M. & Wegmann, N. (eds.). 1 ed. Wien: Böhlau Verlag GmbH, Vol. 3. p. 404-429 26 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Articles for encyclopedia › Research
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Schwebende Infrastrukturen: Project Loons extraterritoriale Ballons und die Medien der Stratosphäre
Zindel, H., 2020, In: Zeitschrift für Medienwissenschaft. 23, 2, p. 153–167 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Schwerpunkt ›Die Serie‹
Wentz, D. (ed.), Beil, B. (ed.), Engell, L. (ed.), Schröter, J. (ed.) & Schwaab, H. (ed.), 2012, Diaphanes Verlag. 184 p. (ZfM, Zeitschrift für Medienwissenschaft ; vol. 2/2012, no. 7)Research output: Books and anthologies › Special Journal issue › Research
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Secret Agents: A Psychoanalytic Critique of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Apprich, C., 27.07.2018, In: Digital Culture & Society. 4, 1, p. 29-44 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Simulation wilder Spekulationen. Oder: Wie einmal Paul Baran mit einem falschen Modell das Internet erfand
Warnke, M., 2014, Modelle und Modellierung. Balke, F., Siegert, B. & Vogl, J. (eds.). Paderborn: Wilhelm Fink Verlag, p. 23-32 10 p. (Archiv für Mediengeschichte; vol. 14).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Simulierte Unfälle: Testfahrten autonomer Autos
Zindel, H., 2021, Autonome Autos: Medien- und kulturwissenschaftliche Perspektiven auf die Zukunft der Mobilität. Sprenger, F. (ed.). Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, p. 211–228 18 p. (Digitale Gesellschaft; vol. 32).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Sind Batterien Medien oder Medien Batterien? Zur Angst vor der Reichweite
Hagen, W., 29.11.2021, Reichweitenangst: Batterien und Akkus als Medien des Digitalen Zeitalters. Müggenburg, J. (ed.). Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, p. 47-62 16 p. (Digitale Gesellschaft; vol. 28).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Social Media - New Masses
Baxmann, I. (ed.), Beyes, T. (ed.) & Pias, C. (ed.), 2016, Zürich: Diaphanes Verlag. 348 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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Software and soldier life cycles of recruitment, training, and rehabilitation in the post-9/11 ERA
Allen, R., 01.01.2015, The War of My Generation: Youth Culture and the War on Terror. Kieran, D. (ed.). Rutgers University Press, p. 144-168 25 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Sonderheft Medienökonomien, Zeitschrift für Medienwissenschaft, Vol 18, Nr. 1
Hoof, F. (ed.), Dommann, M. (ed.) & Hediger, V. (ed.), 04.2018, Bielefeld: transcript Verlag. 210 p. (Zeitschrift für Medienwissenschaft; vol. 18, no. 1)Research output: Books and anthologies › Special Journal issue › Research
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Souveränität und Hypertrophie: Zum Nachleben der "Kontrollgesellschaft"
Wichum, R., 04.11.2015Research output: other publications › Articles in scientific forums or blogs › Transfer
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Soziale Medien: Neue Massen
Baxmann, I. (ed.), Beyes, T. (ed.) & Pias, C. (ed.), 01.09.2014, Zürich: Diaphanes Verlag. 368 p. (Medienwissenschaftliche Symposien der DFG)Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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Spielwelt: Das Weltbild der Simulation im Computerspiel
Schrape, N., 17.03.2016, Mediale Diskurse, Kampagnen, Öffentlichkeiten: Strukturwandel der Öffentlichkeit im Kontext digital-vernetzter Medien. Fromme, J., Kiefer, F. & Holze, J. (eds.). Wiesbaden: Springer, p. 71-98 27 p. (Medienbildung und Gesellschaft; vol. 32).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Transfer › peer-review
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Street Wisdom
Vehlken, S., 01.2020, Universalenzyklopädie menschlicher Klugheit: Festschrift für Bernhard Siegert. Krajewski, M. & Maye, H. (eds.). Berlin: Kulturverlag Kadmos , p. 212-213 2 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Articles for encyclopedia › Research
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Subversive Gamification
Fuchs, M., 27.02.2018, Playful Subversion of Technoculture. Cermak-Sassenrath, D. (ed.). Singapore: Springer, p. 198 - 208 11 p. (Gaming Media and Social Effects).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review