DFG-Kolleg-Forschergruppe MECS (Medienkulturen der Computersimulation)
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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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Big Data: Gibt es bald mehr Antworten als Fragen?
Vehlken, S., 07.09.2015, Lexikon der offenen Fragen. Kaube, J. & Laakmann, J. (eds.). Stuttgart: J.B. Metzler, p. 37-38 2 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Articles for encyclopedia › Transfer
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Ballooning: Aeronautical Techniques from Montgolfier to Google
Zindel, H., 24.08.2020, Cultural Techniques: Assembling Spaces, Texts and Collectives. Dünne, J., Fehringer, K., Kuhn, K. & Struck, W. (eds.). Berlin: Walter de Gruyter GmbH, p. 107–127 21 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Belagerung von Paris: 69 Freiballons, 381 Tauben und fast 11 Tonnen Post
Zindel, H., 2018, Medien – Krieg – Raum. Nowak, L. (ed.). München: Wilhelm Fink Verlag, Vol. 1. p. 141–160 20 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Bewegung an der Wand: Zur Aufführung von Organismen mit dem Sonnenmikroskop
Wellmann, J., 2018, Bildwelten des Wissen: Kunsthistorisches Jahrbuch für Bildkritik. Feiersinger, L. (ed.). Berlin, Boston: Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Vol. 14. p. 10-20 11 p. ( Bildwelten des Wissens : Kunsthistorisches Jahrbuch für Bildkritik; vol. 14).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Brain Drain: John C. Lillys Floating Tanks und die Technisierung von Wellness
Hauss, P. & Vehlken, S., 02.10.2016, Designing Thinking : Angewandte Imagination und Kreativität um 1960. Mareis, C. (ed.). Paderborn: Wilhelm Fink Verlag, p. 167-183 17 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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By Means of Which: Media, Technology, Organisation
Beyes, T., Holt, R. & Pias, C., 12.12.2019, The Oxford Handbook of Media, Technology, and Organization Studies. Beyes, T., Pias, C. & Holt, R. (eds.). Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 498-514 17 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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California Thinking. Die drei ??? als Medienphilosophen
Vehlken, S., 01.01.2019, 10 Minuten Philosophie. Christoph, J. & Kristin, D. (eds.). Paderborn: Wilhelm Fink Verlag, p. 155-165 10 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Clouds and Balloons: James Glaisher's Vertical Voyages
Zindel, H., 03.2020, Silver Linings: Clouds in Art and Science. Jørgensen, D. & Jørgensen, F. A. (eds.). Trondheim: Museumsforlaget, p. 27–37 11 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Dani Bunten Wants to Play: Eine biographische Notiz zur Genese des Computerspiels
Schrape, N., 2015, Texturen: Spielen. Haensch, K. D., Düllo, T. & Kuka, D. (eds.). Berlin: UdK Verlag, Vol. 2. p. 221-230 10 p. (Texturen; vol. 2).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Das Blut, das Ich und sein Schatten: Zu den Emblemen einer zirkulären Serialität in Dexter
Hagen, W., 03.2017, Bis auf Weiteres. Pinnwand und Serie. Engell, L., Maeder, D., Schröter, J. & Wentz, D. (eds.). Marburg: Schüren Verlag, p. 57-64 8 p. (Augen-Blick : Konstanzer Hefte zur Medienwissenschaft; vol. 68).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Databases as citadels in the web 2.0
Warnke, M., 2013, Unlike Us Reader: Social Media Monopolies and the Their Alternatives. Lovink, G. & Rasch, M. (eds.). Amsterdam: Institute of Network Cultures, p. 76-89 13 p. (INC Reader; no. 8).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Finding the Boomers: Der Anti-U-Boot-Krieg und die Operationalisierung der Ozeane im Kalten Krieg
Vehlken, S., 2018, Medien – Krieg – Raum. Nowak, L. (ed.). 1 ed. Paderborn: Wilhelm Fink Verlag, p. 357-376 20 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Ghetto Blasts: Media Histories of Neighborhood Technologies between Segregation, Cooperation, and Craziness
Vehlken, S., 15.04.2015, Neighborhood Technologies : Media and Mathematics of Dynamic Networks. Harks, T. & Vehlken, S. (eds.). Zürich: Diaphanes Verlag, p. 37-66 29 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Lebenstreue Medien: Von immersierten Körpern zu digitalen Menschmodellen
Kasprowicz, D., 01.2016, Die mediatisierte Gesellschaft: Leben und arbeiten mit immersiven Medien. Hochscherf, T. (ed.). Marburg: Schüren Verlag, p. 27-39 13 p. (Jahrbuch für immersive Medien; vol. 2015).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Linie und Körper. Parametrisierte Entwurfsumgebungen in der Architektur
Stöcklmayr, N., 12.2015, Planbilder: Medien der Architekturgestaltung. Hillnhütter, S. (ed.). Berlin: Walter de Gruyter GmbH, p. 7-14 8 p. (Bildwelten des Wissens; vol. 11).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Neighborhood Techologies: An Introduction
Vehlken, S. & Harks, T., 15.04.2015, Neighborhood Technologies: Media and Mathematics of Dynamic Networks. Vehlken, S. & Harks, T. (eds.). Zürich: Diaphanes Verlag, p. 9-16 8 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Paranoia
Apprich, C., 2017, Nach der Revolution: Ein Brevier digitaler Kulturen. Beyes, T., Metelmann, J. & Pias, C. (eds.). Berlin: Tempus Corporate GmbH, p. 78-86 9 p. (Duisburger Dialoge).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Portal als Experimentalsystem
Schrape, N., 2015, »The cake is a lie.«: Polyperspektivische Betrachtungen des Computerspiels am Beispiel von »Portal«. Neitzel, B., Nohr, R. & Hensel, T. (eds.). Münster: LIT Verlag, p. 157-177 21 p. (Medien'welten; vol. 26).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Prestigeverlust: Medientechnik und Zauberkunst zwischen Mechanical Tricks und Electrical Wizardry
Vehlken, S., 07.2016, Trick 17: Mediengeschichten zwischen Zauberkunst und Wissenschaft. Vehlken, S., Müller-Helle, K., Müggenburg, J. & Sprenger, F. (eds.). Lüneburg: meson press, p. 17-38 21 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research