Digital Media Lab

Digital Media Lab

Prof. Dr. Rainer Malaka

Office: MZH 6490
Phone: +49 421 218-64401
Fax: +49 421 218-64409
Mail: dmprotect me ?!tziprotect me ?!.de

Administration: MZH 6500/6510

 

University of Bremen
MZH, Faculty 3
Researchgroup Digital Media
Bibliothekstr. 5
D-28359 Bremen
GERMANY

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News


Thomas Eßmeyer with a presenter from buten un binnen

Dr. Thomas Eßmeyer in Buten un Binnen: Conscious use of digital media

We are pleased to highlight Dr. Thomas Eßmeyer's recent appearances on buten un binnen. In an online article, Thomas shared practical advice on reducing screen time and advocated for mindful technology use. In a television segment, he explained how dark patterns – manipulative design tricks – steer…


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Global Game Jam 2026

This year's  Global Game Jam (GGJ) took place from January 30 to February 1, 2026, at the University of Bremen in the PC lab of Department 3 and was organized by employees of our lab.

We had almost 60 participants in this global hackathon. Divided into 13 teams, they each created a game on the…


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International support for ComAI project

We welcome Hüveyda Başyurtlu as an intern in our lab. Since the beginning of January, we have been welcoming bachelor's student Hüveyda Başyurtlu as an intern in our working group. She comes from Istanbul, Turkey, from Dokuz Eylül University and is spending three months with us, funded by ERASMUS+.…


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Registration for Global Game Jam 2026 is now open!

The Global Game Jam will take place again this year on January 30, 2026. Over the course of 48 hours, participants will work in small groups to develop a game—with pizza, snacks, and drinks provided, of course. If you are interested, come to Level 0 of the MZH on Friday, January 30, at 4 p.m. and…


Thomas Eßmeyer and Rainer Malaka at the award ceremony of the Bremer Studienpreis

Bremer Studien-Preis for Thomas Essmeyer and Interview in the Washington Post

We would like to congratulate our colleague Thomas Eßmeyer on receiving the “Thematischen Preis” of the Bremer Studienpreis 2025 for his dissertation “Mitigating Dark Patterns Through Responsible Design – Ethical Design Considerations for User-Centred Technologies.” The work examines how responsible…


Gen Yue (Gwen)

We welcome our new colleague Gen Yue (Gwen)

In October, Gwen started as a PHD student with us at the Digital Media Lab (University of Bremen).

Gwen comes from Shanghai, where he earned his Bachelor of Arts in Game Design at the Shanghai Institute of Visual Arts. Before pursuing his doctorate, he completed a Master of Science in Serious Games…