Video Game Cultures 2026 Talks

Four Talks Presented at This Year’s VGC in Klagenfurt, 3–5 September 2026

• Demystifying the Black Box: Teaching Generative AI Literacy Through Interactive Prototypes
  • by Tom Tucek
  • September 3, 2026
  • This talk explains the black-box system of generative AI, argues for the need for genAI literacy education, and shows various prototype video game implementations that aim to increase genAI literacy. A self-made prototype demonstrates how the ludic and interactive nature of video games is uniquely suited to explaining generative AI mechanisms.
• Building Energy Literacy Through Minecraft
  • by Mathias Lux
  • September 3, 2026
• Lab Hazards
  • by Felix Schniz and Sabrina Größing
  • September 5, 2026
• Ludic Autoethnography
  • by Kseniia Harshina
  • September 5, 2026