Current research projects

Association und Attitudes of Students Towards Learning With Serious Games and Towards Different Genres of Serious Games
(In cooperation with Jun.-Prof. Dr. Claudia Schrader, Prof. Dr. Tina Seufert, Instructional and Educational Research, Institute of Psychology und Pedagogy, and Prof. Dr. Mischa Seiter, Value-Added and Process Management, Institute of Technology and Process Management)

Development of Mental Models Through Serious Games - Metacognitive Strategies and Emotions as Influencing Factors on the Side of the Learner
(As part of the doctoral thesis of Valentin Riemer, Teaching and Research Area of Jun.-Prof. Serious Games - Skill Advancement Through Adaptive Systems)

Health Improvement for Adolescents utilizing Serious Games
(In cooperation with Prof. Dr. Dr. Olga Pollatos, Institute of Psychology and Pedagogy, In Domain of Clinical and Health Psychology)

Piano Playing Through Projection-Based Learning
(Cooperation of the research groups of Prof. Weber and Prof. Seufert)

Advancement of Cognitive and Executive Functions Through Serious Games
(Cooperative project of Prof. Dr. Iris Kolassa, Institute of Psychology and Pedagogy, In Domain of Clinical and Biological Psychology; Christine von Arnim, Department for Experimental Alzheimer Research, Neurology, University Hospital Ulm; Marc Schickler, Institute of Database and Information Systems, Ulm Univeristy; Panagiotis D. Bamidis, Assistive Technologies and Silver Science Group, Medical School, Aristotle University Thessaloniki, Greece; Sokratis G. Papageorgiou, Department of Neurology, Medical School, National Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece; and the Social Welfare and Daycare Centre Langenau)

The Influence of Gamification on the Choice of Interaction Modalities and Goal Orientation
(Cooperative project with Jun.-Prof. Dr. Claudia Schrader and Prof. Dr. Anke Huckauf, General Psychology, Institute of Psychology and Pedagogy, and Prof. Dr. Michael Weber, Institute of Media Informatics)

Learning Emotions in Serious Games: Intensity and Progression of Emotions under Influence of the Perception of Control
(In cooperation with Jun.-Prof. Dr. Claudia Schrader and Jun.-Prof. Dr. Ulrike Nett, Instructional and Educational Research in the STEM fields and medicine, Institute of Psychology and Pedagogy)