Martin Geisler

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Martin Geisler, keynote speech at Ernst-Abbe-Hochschule Jena (2018)

Martin Geisler (* 1977 in Erfurt ) is a German game , theater and media educator . He is professor for culture and media at the Ernst Abbe University in Jena . He is also artistically active in the fields of acting , film , painting , photography and poetry .

Life

Geisler graduated from the Walter Gropius School Erfurt for Art and Design in 1996 and studied social pedagogy / social work at the University of Applied Sciences Erfurt . From 1999 to 2002 he was a scholarship holder of the study donation of the German people . From 2001 to 2004 he completed a postgraduate course in education at the University of Erfurt . In cooperation between the University of Erfurt and Erfurt University, he received his doctorate from 2004 to 2008. After his promotion to Dr. phil. In 2009 he was active as a speaker and lecturer for media education and e-learning . He also worked as a freelancer for various film and television production companies and as a freelancer for the State Film Service of Thuringia. In 2007 he founded the Institute for Media Education for Computer Games - Spawnpoint, which was renamed the Institute for Games and Media Culture in 2020. Since October 2011 he has been professor of culture and media at the Ernst Abbe University of Jena in the social affairs department . There he conceived and leads the part-time course in game and media education, which began in 2017. Since 2014 he has been state spokesman for the Society for Media Education and Communication Culture - Thuringia . He is a member of the Academy of Cultural Education of the Federal Government and the State of North Rhine-Westphalia and the JFF - Jugend Film Fernsehen e. V. Geisler is an active gamer and active in various arts.

Act

Science, teaching & research

Geisler's academic focus is on the media-pedagogical approach to digital games and their significance for cultural education , game pedagogy and art . It is also characterized by a wide range of courses. There he attaches great importance to communicative and humorous interaction as well as a high level of theory-practice transfer. In 2009 Martin Geisler researched the social processes in computer game communities. In the course of the course he dealt with methods of identity work with modern media, aesthetic education in digital games, the meaning of the symbol death in computer games , economically critical aspects of digitization and digital game-based learning . In 2019 he published his research on the attitudes, experience and attitudes of game officials. Martin Geisler is present with his lively lectures and moderations in numerous meetings, conferences and symposia.

Event of the Institute for Computer Games - Spawnpoint (2008)
Event of the Institute for Computer Games - Spawnpoint with Gerrit Neundorf (2008)

Game, theater and media education

As a media educator, Martin Geisler has led and implemented numerous film projects. Including the film “The dark-skinned princess”, which was awarded the special prize by the children's channel ARD / ZDF in 2004. He has been involved since 2007 and designs media educational work with digital games. Diverse artistic, cultural and educational perspectives flowed into the development of the Institute for Computer Games - Spawnpoint. Martin Geisler designs and develops model projects for the use of digital games in education. The project "My Avatar and Me" was awarded the Dieter Baacke Prize in 2011 .

In 1999 Martin Geisler joined the theater ensemble "ImproVision" e. V. at. Since 2005 he has been vice chairman of the association. In 2013 and 2014 ImproVision operated the “Atelier Theater Erfurt” stage. In 2013 Geisler initiated the Thuringian Impro-Cup, which is continued by the Thuringian theater groups. At the same time, he staged scenic readings. From 2010 to 2015 he was a cabaret artist with the solo program “Suizidberatung - A cheerful evening for those willing to make decisions”.

Martin Geisler teaches drama as a socio-educational method within his university teaching. In addition to improvisational theater , he leads theater workshops. These aim in particular at creative skills, group dynamic processes and the strengthening of personality. The following plays were staged under his direction: God's Carnage (2016), The Cold Heart (2017), Frau Müller muss weg (2018), The First Name (2019) and Adam's Apples (2020).

Film & television

In two Youth Film Group Geisler worked as a writer , performer and in the direction active. Among other things, the films Braintrek - The Forgotten Episode (1996) with Denis Geyersbach, Schatten der Angst (1999) and the short film Ultrix (2001) with Thomas Kornack were made . From 2003 to 2009 he worked as a freelancer for various film and television production companies. As a documentary filmmaker, Geisler has published the following films, among others: The Work of a Social Pediatric Center (2002), Played Dead - The Function of the Symbol Death in Computer Games (2012) and Animal Helpers - Introduction to Animal Assisted Work (2015).

Photography & painting

Painting: Martin Geisler (2017) 70 × 70 oil on canvas
Martin Geisler (2017) 70 × 70 oil on canvas

Artistically, Martin Geisler uses photography and painting as a medium of expression for dealing with grotesque and paradoxical subjects. In particular, he devotes himself to portrait and nude photography , in which he explores aesthetic limits. The sometimes monstrous-gruesome, but also comical images sometimes disturb when looking at and question existing patterns about identity, beautiful and ugly. In addition to creating the pictures, Geisler places a special focus on working with models. The representation and development of their personality is both part of the creation process and the basis of the finished images. Geisler has been running the Augenscheinlicht online gallery since 2011 and the studio of the same name in Erfurt since 2019 . Martin Geisler is also a representative of in-game photography , in which digital games are re-explored and captured on an artistic level.

Poetry & Fiction

Martin Geisler developed the youth forum “Thought Worlds” in 1996, in which young authors presented their texts and poems online and at staged readings. In 2015, over 50 of his own texts were incorporated into the volume of poetry “There is the sheep - animal poetry and other curiosities”. In the same year, the book "Suizidberatung - A cheerful counselor for those willing to make decisions", based on the black humor cabaret piece, was published.

Publications (selection)

  • (Ed.) Digital games in media education - attitudes, experiences and attitudes of game leaders. kopaed publishing house. Munich 2019.
  • Digitization and Communication: Perspectives and Challenges for Consulting. Pp. 85-108. In: S. Rietmann, M. Sawatzki, M. Berg (Eds.): Advice and digitization - between euphoria and skepticism. Springer VS 2019.
  • Computer games and their importance for socialization. Pp. 349-364. In: #Child protection. Do we have a problem? Federal Working Group of Child Protection Centers eV Cologne 2017.
  • Digital media in early childhood. Pp. 184-200. In: Hans-Wolfgang Nickel (Ed.) Play-Theater-Media in Childhood Education and Social Work. Schibri-Verlag Berlin 2015.
  • yesterday, today, tomorrow - outlook on the future development of youth media protection. Pp. 355-360. In: Henrike Friedrichs, Thorsten Junge, Uwe Sander (eds.) Protection of minors in Germany. Media Education and Society, Volume 22. Springer VS. Wiesbaden 2013.
  • Me and my avatar. P. 95 - 101. In: Jürgen Lauffer, Renate Röllecke (Ed.): Chances of digital media for children and young people. Media educational concepts and perspectives. Kopad Munich 2012.
  • Reflections in the monitor. Art and media educational work with computer games. Pp. 212-224. In: Besand, Anja (ed.): Politics meets art. On the relationship between political and cultural education. Federal Agency for Civic Education. Bonn 2012.
  • (with Gerrit Neundorf): Artworks - Aesthetic education with computer games. Pp. 137-148. In: Sonja Ganguin, Dorothee Meister (Ed.): Digital native or digital naive? Media education of the generations. kopad Munich 2012.
  • (with Gerrit Neundorf): "Pedagogical Concepts in the Context of Male Video Players" pp. 52 - 58. in: GMK: Dieter Baacke-Handbuch 6 "Gender and Media - Focus: Media Work with Boys" Jürgen Lauffer, Renate Röllecke (Eds.) kopaed Munich 2011.
  • "Medial Sozial ?! - Forms and social processes in computer game communities" p. 99f. Anthology: Clash of Realities 2010 Computer games: Media and More ... Winfred Kaminski, Martin Lorber (Eds.) Kopaed Verlag, Munich 2010.
  • (Ed.) Clans, guilds and game families - social processes in computer game communities Juventa Verlag, Weinheim / Munich 2009.
  • Playful search for meaning? Religious motifs in digital games. Pp. 15-19. In: Children, Media, Religion - Media Action and Religious Socialization in Children. Joint work of Protestant journalism (GEP). epd documentation. Frankfurt am Main 02/2016.
  • I-Models - The portrait as an opportunity to perceive yourself and others. In: Photography - Desire for a new visual culture. MedienConcret, magazine for media education practice. 2014.
  • Love and Death - The Messages of Sex and Violence in Computer Games. In: Sex & Crime - media education between lust and horror. MedienConcret, magazine for media education practice. 2014.
  • with Sebastian Ring, Jürgen Sleegers: Media educational projects on computer games. Topics, methods and objectives. Editing merz-Thema: Martin Geisler, Sebastian Ring. S. 8 - 43. In: Schorb, Bernd / Theunert, Helga (Ed.): Topic: Spielerkultur (en). merz. Media + education. Journal for media education. 56th year No. 4. Kopad, Munich 08/2012.
  • Death in the game is above all a beginning. Interview: Marcus Mohr. In: War and Games. ADLAS magazine for foreign and security policy. Federal Association for Security Policy at Universities. ADLAS 2/2012.
  • (with Lars Zumbansen): Games 'n' Arts - Are computer games an art form? In: Digital Creativity - Cultural Education with Media. How children and young people benefit from the media. MedienConcret, magazine for media pedagogical practice 10/2011
  • Basics for the changed image perception of children and adolescents. In: Praxis-Schule 5-10, December issue, 06/2010 issue.
  • Player joined the server - entertainment in computer games and game communities, p. 57f. In: "Good entertainment? - Experience, relaxation, participation, learning" MedienConcret, magazine for media pedagogical practice 07/2010.
  • (with Lars Zumbansen) Artworks-School - pic your game life! In: "Computainment - learning with computer games?", Praxis-Schule 5-10 Extra, p. 66f. Westermann 03/2010.
  • There is the sheep - animal poetry and other curiosities. ISBN 978-1-5153-0836-2 .
  • Suicide counseling: A cheerful guide for those who are willing to make decisions. ISBN 978-1-5152-5315-0 .

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personal data
SURNAME Geisler, Martin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German game, theater and media pedagogue
DATE OF BIRTH 1977
PLACE OF BIRTH Erfurt