Research

Besides photography in real and virtual worlds, I’m also a researcher. As Thomas Spies (Dr. phil.), I focus on Media Studies, primarily Game Studies. Working interdisciplinary, my interest lies in intermediality, representations of mental health and gender related topics.

Here are the links to my published work (some of it in German language):

“Making Sense in a Senseless World”: Disco Elysium ’s Absurd Hero

Trauma im Computerspiel. Mediale Repräsentationen mentaler Extremerfahrungen

Let’s Play ‚The Revenant‘: Ludifizierte Raumerschließung im Film als Spiegel einer digitalen Gesellschaft