Markus Wiemker

Lecturer and Consultant for Cultural and Media Studies

Game Design & Film Studies
markus(at)wiemker.org
Aachen, Germany

Curriculum Vitae

• 3/2009 - 6/2009 Curriculum planning, module development and R&D at the Republic Polytechnic (RP), Singapore
• 2008/2009 Finishing of my doctoral thesis at the RWTH Aachen, Germany
• since 9/2006 Lecturer and consultant for Game Design and Film Studies (Freelancer)
• 9/2005 - 8/2006 Lecturer for New and Audio Visual Media at the University of Applied Sciences St. Pölten, Austria
• 10/2004 - 8/2005 Working on the doctoral thesis at the RWTH Aachen, Germany
• 4/2004 - 9/2004 Scientific assistant at the University of Klagenfurt, Austria leading the project “University Radio”
• 10/2003 - 2/2004 Scientific assistant at the Institute for Media and Communication Science of the University of Klagenfurt, Austria as a substitute for Ao. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Brigitte Hipfl
• 10/2002 - 9/2003 Scientific assistant in the M.A. course of Media and Communication Studies (cultural studies part) at the University of Mannheim, Germany
• 10/2001 - 9/2002 Scientific assistant in the B.A. course of Media Communication Studies, Reception of Media (Media Sociology/Media Psychology) at the Technical University of Chemnitz, Germany
• 4/1999 - 9/2001 Dissertation scholarship, RWTH Aachen Graduate program
• 8/1999 - 10/1999 Research stay at Professor Norman K. Denzin (Institute of Communications Research, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL USA) founded by the DAAD
• 10/1992 - 12/1998 Studying at the RWTH Aachen, Germany
• Main Subject: Sociology with the main emphasis on media and cultureSecondary Subjects: Psychology und Philosophy
• Intermediate Examination thesis: The Appropriation of Horror Films
• Master thesis: Trust no Reality: A Sociological Analysis of the X-Files. Sociology of a Television Series, Exemplified by the X-Files. Postmodern Theories und Cultural Studies
• 10/1996 - 11/1996 Practical training at the company MEDIA KONZEPT in Cologne, Germany: Investigation, interviews and preparations in favour of the talk shows “Ilona Christen” und “Schreinemakers” and the boulevard programme “Explosiv”
• 1994 - 1995 Freelancer for several magazines

Further education

2009

• Workshop on Starting and Growing a Game Lab @ DiGRA 2009, London

2009

• Workshop on Iterative Game Design @ DiGRA 2009, London

2009

• Game Developers Conference/Gamescom 2009, Cologne

2009

• Problem Based Learning: Problem Crafting @ Republic Polytechnic, Singapore

2009

• Problem Based Learning: PBL Foundation @ Republic Polytechnic, Singapore

2009

• Games & Film @ Internationale Filmschule, Cologne

2008

• 16th Transatlantic Dialogue @ Computerspiele Camp(us) Cologne/World Cyber Games, Cologne

Labeling for Online Games and Web 2.0

2008

• International Scientific Games Workshop @ Computerspiele Camp(us) Cologne/World Cyber Games, Cologne

2008

• Adolf-Grimme-Institut, Marl

Qualifizierung: Virtuelle Welten: Computer- und Konsolenspiele (Initiative: Eltern+Medien)

2008

• Deutsche Gamestage 2008, Berlin

Roundtable: Industrie & Games

2008

• Clash of Realities, Köln

2nd International Computer Game Conference (Electronic Arts)

2007

• Games Convention, Leipzig

Kultur, Games, Bildung: Jugendmedienschutz in Deutschland

2006

• Jugendforum NRW, Köln. Spielen in virtuellen Welten

Entwickle Dein eigenes Computerspiel Lebensrausch, Magdeburg

• Jan van Eyck Academie, Maastricht

The Wal Mart Phenomenon

• Clash of Realities, Köln

1st International Computer Game Conference (Electronic Arts)

• Lehrstuhl für Angewandte Sprachwissenschaft (AS) , RWTH Aachen

Großes Aachener Fremdsprachenzertifikat in Englisch

• Fachhochschule St. Pölten

Training: eCampus Basics

2005

• Johannes Kepler Universität, Linz,Institut für Pädagogik und Psychologie

eLearning: Weblogs ‘05: Grundlagen, Einsatzfelder, Perspektiven

• Lehrstuhl für Angewandte Sprachwissenschaft (AS) RWTH Aachen

Topical Talk

• VHS Aachen

Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English (CAE) II

• VHS Aachen

Heterogene Gruppen integrativ unterrichten

• Jan van Eyck Academie, Maastricht

Workshop: Innovative Game Design

2004

• Institute for Applied Philology of the RWTH Aachen

Business, Technology and Culture

• Volkshochschule (VHS) Aachen

Cambridge CAE - Certificate of Advanced English

• Volkshochschule (VHS) Aachen

Englisch Compact Course

• RWTH Aachen

Virtual Reality Workshop (VRCA)

• Volkshochschule (VHS) Aachen

Dutch in Business and Everyday Life

• University of Klagenfurt

Problem Based Learning (PBL)

2003

• RWTH Aachen (Forum Computer Science)

eLearning workshop

2002

• Fachhochschule Hannover

Workshop on new/planned BA-/MA-studies in communication sciences

2001

• Didactic Centre of the RWTH Aachen

Teaching training for members of the University

1999-2000

• Institute for Applied Philology of the RWTH Aachen

Foreign Language Certificate in English

1995

• Filmstudio RWTH Aachen

Script development

1992-1994

• Filmstudio RWTH Aachen

Film projection

1991

• Volkshochschule (VHS) Stolberg

MAZ ab - Camera on!

Memberships

• AG Games
• Association for Cultural Studies (AfCS)
• Cultural Studies Workshop
• Digital Games Research Association (DiGRA)
• German Society of Journalism and Communication Studies (DGPuK)
• German Society of Sociology (DGS)
• International Communications Association (ICA)
• Society of Media Pedagogics und Communication Culture (GMK)
• Kaleidoskop Filmforum, Aachen

Dissertation

The dissertation “Media-Reality? A sociological survey of medial discourses” is devoted to the question in how far the media change our relation to reality. Does it become more and more difficult to distinguish between reality and simulated reality, because of the mediation? Isn’t there any more possibility to check the mediated reality with regard to their content of truth? Does this cause the pressure to “trust” in the media? By means of analysing films like “The Truman Show”, “eXistenz” and “Wag the Dog” I try to identify these discourses, to find structures of social handling and patterns of cinematic representation.