The Jury
The selection of the prize winners from the entered academic theses requires a top-class jury.
The jury of the German Simulation And Gaming Award 2011 consists of representatives from different academic institutions and experienced professionals with an interdisciplinary background:
Prof. Dr. Thomas Eberle
University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, holder of the Chair for Educational Science with a main focus on Hauptschule (a specific form of secondary education in Germany)
- Member of the ISAGA Steering Committee and the Science Committee
- Vice-Chairperson of SAGSAGA
- Special training in systems competence, simulation games design and intercultural training
- Free-lance trainer (use of simulation games and team exercises
Alina Fuchs
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, BayernForum
- Responsible for Projects at the BayernForum (Main Focus: Development of Simulation Games for Education with Youths)
- Facilitator for Political Simulation Games
- untill April 2006: Member of the Research Group Youth and Europe at the Centre for Applied Political Sciences at the LMU (Ludwig Maximilians Universität) Munich
Dr. Nils Högsdal
TATA Interactive Systems GmbH, Managing Director
- Certified simulation game supervisor
- Development of simulation games for nearly all areas of education
- Conferral of Doctorate on the subject of "Blended Learning in Management Training"
Prof. Dr. Willy Kriz
Fachhochschule (Polytechnic) Vorarlberg, Professor for Human Resource Management
- Founding member and board member of SAGSAGA
- Development and realization of simulation games
- Director of and lecturer at the ISAGA summer school
Dr. Stefan Rappenglück
Pädagogische Hochschule (College of Education) Schwäbisch Gmünd, Representative for the professorship for Political Science/Social Studies, up until the end of September 09: Supervisor of the Research Group Youth and Europe at the Centre for Applied Political Sciences at the LMU (Ludwig Maximilians Universität) Munich
- Simulation Game developer and trainer
- Research and multiple publications concerning also educational-didactic aspects of the simulation game method
- Conferral of Doctorate on the subject of Simulation Games
Prof. Dr. Friedrich Trautwein (Chair)
DHBW Stuttgart, Academic Head of the ZMS
- Certified simulation game supervisor
- Research concerning also educational-didactic aspects of the simulation game method
- Conferral of Doctorate on the subject of “Occupational Decision-Making and Responsibility as Objective of Studies”
Dipl. Soz. Eric Treske
Ludwig-Maximilian-Universität Munich, Academic Assistant to the chair for Organisational Sociology
- Owner of intrestik Organisation and Simulation Games
- Board member of SAGSAGA
- Design and customisation of simulation games for use in personnel and organisational development
The submitted theses will be judged by the jury according to generally accepted academic criteria (especially relevance with regard to context and added value for the sciences and / or professionals). Deliberations will not be public and selection decision is final. The winners will be informed in writing immediately (no later than 3 weeks before the Award Ceremony).
