Supporting the Future of Digital Games Culture

Our recent donation supports the Stiftung Digitale Spielekultur gGmbH (Foundation for Digital Games Culture). At a time when digital games shape the everyday lives of millions of people (children, young people, and adults alike), it has never been more important to highlight the opportunities they offer for education, creativity, and social participation.

Bridging Worlds: Games, Society, and Politics

The Foundation for Digital Games Culture (Stiftung Digitale Spielekultur gGmbH) is an ambassador for games and the opportunities they offer. Since its establishment in 2012, it has been building bridges between the world of games and societal and political institutions in Germany. The non-profit foundation, which operates nationwide, is the result of an initiative by the German Bundestag and the German games industry. Partners from education, civil society, culture, media, politics, science, and youth protection are involved in its projects, events and studies. An equally broad-based advisory board ensures its targeted, independent and transparent work. The foundation’s shareholder is “game” – the German Games Industry Association.

The foundation operates a database on games with educational potential, highlighting the many different ways games can be used in schools and for education in general.

This applies both to so-called serious games, which pursue a specific learning goal, and to entertainment games that also offer educational value. In addition, there are tools and applications that allow children and young people to get creative and develop their own games.

As a curated selection for parents, teachers, and educators, the database presents a broad range of games and applications on different topics, which you can filter according to your needs. Note: up to now the database is only available in German because it is primarily aimed at professionals in the education sector of Germany.

Why Our Support Matters

Games bring people together across generations and backgrounds to have a good time and have become an important part of modern culture that deserves a well-informed public discussion.

We believe in the transformative power of games and have seen how they teach skills that truly matter, such as problem-solving, creativity and (digital) literacy.

At the same time, we think it is essential for educators to have trusted guidance when navigating the fast-growing world of digital games - and we want young people not only to play games, but to discover the joy and confidence that comes from creating their own.

That’s why we genuinely appreciate the foundation’s thoughtful, forward-looking approach.

A Future Worth Playing For

With our donation to the Foundation for Digital Games Culture, we promote the continued growth of these possibilities. Our contribution strengthens projects, research, events and resources that help advance the understanding and meaningful use of digital games for the public good.

Games are entertaining, but they are also tools for learning, for storytelling, for innovation, and for shaping the future. By supporting the Foundation for Digital Games Culture, we help ensure that this future is open, accessible, and inspiring for all.

(Handing over the donation check to Stiftung Digitale Spielekultur)

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