M.A. Claudius Clüver

2023

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  Clüver, C. & Kanderske, M. (2023)Krypto/Spiel/Krise: Wie Blockchain-Technologie und NFTs Spiele zu Arbeit werden lassen und dabei den Planeten zerstören

  IN Spiel\textbarFormen
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  In dieser Glosse beleuchten wir die Beziehungen zwischen bestimmten Phänomenen der Kryptotechnologie – vor allem Non Fungible Tokens (NFTs) – und dem Bereich des Gamings. Da man leicht den Wald vor lauter Bäumen übersehen kann, wenn man sich in den finanztechnischen und technologischen Details des Themas verliert, konzentrieren wir uns bewusst auf die groben Züge und kontextualisieren die jüngsten Entwicklungen an der Schnittstelle von Gaming und Kryptowährung. Auch wenn diese für jeden, der den Diskurs und die Kultur rund um das Thema beobachtet, schmerzhaft offensichtlich geworden sein mögen, ist es uns dennoch ein Bedürfnis, einen expliziten Kontrapunkt zu der Vorstellung zu setzen, dass NFTs im Speziellen und Kryptowährungen im Allgemeinen aufregende, vielversprechende technologische Innovationen oder ein harmloser, nerdiger Trend seien. Wie wir zeigen werden, sind der Aufstieg und Fall der Kryptowährungen Ausdruck eines umfassenderen Trends, der die Online-, Technologie- und vor allem die Finanzkulturen durchdringt, sowie von harten Wahrheiten des neoliberalen Projektes. Diese umfassenderen Erkenntnisse werden auch dann noch von entscheidender Bedeutung sein, wenn die aktuellen Kryptoprodukte in Zukunft ebenso im Sande verlaufen, wie es bei bisherigen Projekten schon beobachtbar war.

  @article{cluver_kryptospielkrise_2023,
  title = {Krypto/{Spiel}/{Krise}: {Wie} {Blockchain}-{Technologie} und {NFTs} {Spiele} zu {Arbeit} werden lassen und dabei den {Planeten} zerstören},
  copyright = {Copyright (c) 2023 Spiel{\textbar}Formen},
  issn = {2748-6001},
  shorttitle = {Krypto/{Spiel}/{Krise}},
  url = {https://www.gamescoop.uni-siegen.de/spielformen/index.php/journal/article/view/36},
  abstract = {In dieser Glosse beleuchten wir die Beziehungen zwischen bestimmten Phänomenen der Kryptotechnologie - vor allem Non Fungible Tokens (NFTs) - und dem Bereich des Gamings. Da man leicht den Wald vor lauter Bäumen übersehen kann, wenn man sich in den finanztechnischen und technologischen Details des Themas verliert, konzentrieren wir uns bewusst auf die groben Züge und kontextualisieren die jüngsten Entwicklungen an der Schnittstelle von Gaming und Kryptowährung. Auch wenn diese für jeden, der den Diskurs und die Kultur rund um das Thema beobachtet, schmerzhaft offensichtlich geworden sein mögen, ist es uns dennoch ein Bedürfnis, einen expliziten Kontrapunkt zu der Vorstellung zu setzen, dass NFTs im Speziellen und Kryptowährungen im Allgemeinen aufregende, vielversprechende technologische Innovationen oder ein harmloser, nerdiger Trend seien. Wie wir zeigen werden, sind der Aufstieg und Fall der Kryptowährungen Ausdruck eines umfassenderen Trends, der die Online-, Technologie- und vor allem die Finanzkulturen durchdringt, sowie von harten Wahrheiten des neoliberalen Projektes. Diese umfassenderen Erkenntnisse werden auch dann noch von entscheidender Bedeutung sein, wenn die aktuellen Kryptoprodukte in Zukunft ebenso im Sande verlaufen, wie es bei bisherigen Projekten schon beobachtbar war.},
  language = {de},
  number = {2},
  urldate = {2024-06-03},
  journal = {Spiel{\textbar}Formen},
  author = {Clüver, Claudius and Kanderske, Max},
  month = jun,
  year = {2023},
  note = {Number: 2},
  keywords = {italg, NFT},
  }

2022

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  Clüver, C. (2022)Dice, Cards and Boards: Material Elements of Games and the Play-Form

  IN Spiel\textbarFormen, Pages: 29–51
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  The study of dice games, card games and board games shows that similar material objects as well as the specific moments of attraction attached to them evoke similar games. These objects therefore have the affordance to play those games with them. Dice, for example, lend themselves to games with a component of randomness; Card games have historically undergone a change from luck-based to skill-based games, while the mathematical principles underlying them are developed; Boards invite competition for the space on their geometric surfaces. On the basis of these findings, I propose the notion of a play-form for these object-affordances, which are characterized by being stable, recognizable and functionally related to the game context. In addition to these object-like forms of play, practices such as gestures or infrastructures related to games can also have a formal character. If several forms of play come together and the combination in turn has formal qualities, meaning the combination is also stable, recognizable and functional, I speak of game formats, such as board or card games, that draw on a common inventory of forms. In more modern games it is common to use the entire range of play-forms, whereas stronger format delineations are characteristic of traditional games.

  @article{cluver_dice_2022,
  title = {Dice, {Cards} and {Boards}: {Material} {Elements} of {Games} and the {Play}-{Form}},
  copyright = {Copyright (c) 2022 Spiel{\textbar}Formen},
  issn = {2748-6001},
  shorttitle = {Dice, {Cards} and {Boards}},
  url = {https://www.gamescoop.uni-siegen.de/spielformen/index.php/journal/article/view/17},
  abstract = {The study of dice games, card games and board games shows that similar material objects as well as the specific moments of attraction attached to them evoke similar games. These objects therefore have the affordance to play those games with them. Dice, for example, lend themselves to games with a component of randomness; Card games have historically undergone a change from luck-based to skill-based games, while the mathematical principles underlying them are developed; Boards invite competition for the space on their geometric surfaces. On the basis of these findings, I propose the notion of a play-form for these object-affordances, which are characterized by being stable, recognizable and functionally related to the game context. In addition to these object-like forms of play, practices such as gestures or infrastructures related to games can also have a formal character. If several forms of play come together and the combination in turn has formal qualities, meaning the combination is also stable, recognizable and functional, I speak of game formats, such as board or card games, that draw on a common inventory of forms. In more modern games it is common to use the entire range of play-forms, whereas stronger format delineations are characteristic of traditional games.},
  language = {en},
  urldate = {2024-06-03},
  journal = {Spiel{\textbar}Formen},
  author = {Clüver, Claudius},
  month = nov,
  year = {2022},
  keywords = {italg, affordances},
  pages = {29--51},
  }

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  Clüver, C. & Kanderske, M. (2022)Losing the Game: How Blockchain and NFT Technology Turns Games Into Work and Destroys Humanity in the Process

  IN Spiel\textbarFormen, Pages: 225–232
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  In this first op-ed, we want to comment on the relationship between certain phenomena of crypto technology – mainly non-fungible tokens (NFTs) – and the gaming world. As one can easily miss the forest for the proverbial trees by getting lost in the financial and technological minutiae of the topic, we deliberately focus on the broad strokes, contextualizing recent developments at the intersection of gaming and cryptocurrency. Even though these might be painfully obvious for anyone observing the discourse and culture around it, we nevertheless feel the need to provide an explicit counterpoint to the notion that NFTs and crypto in general offer exciting or promising technological innovations or that they might be a harmless, nerdy trend. As we will show, the rise and fall of crypto is revealing of a larger trend pervading online, technological, and especially financial cultures as well as of harsh truths about the neoliberal project. These broader insights will remain vitally important, even as current crypto products continue to fizzle out.

  @article{cluver_losing_2022,
  title = {Losing the {Game}: {How} {Blockchain} and {NFT} {Technology} {Turns} {Games} {Into} {Work} and {Destroys} {Humanity} in the {Process}},
  copyright = {Copyright (c) 2022 Spiel{\textbar}Formen},
  issn = {2748-6001},
  shorttitle = {Losing the {Game}},
  url = {https://www.gamescoop.uni-siegen.de/spielformen/index.php/journal/article/view/26},
  abstract = {In this first op-ed, we want to comment on the relationship between certain phenomena of crypto technology – mainly non-fungible tokens (NFTs) – and the gaming world. As one can easily miss the forest for the proverbial trees by getting lost in the financial and technological minutiae of the topic, we deliberately focus on the broad strokes, contextualizing recent developments at the intersection of gaming and cryptocurrency. Even though these might be painfully obvious for anyone observing the discourse and culture around it, we nevertheless feel the need to provide an explicit counterpoint to the notion that NFTs and crypto in general offer exciting or promising technological innovations or that they might be a harmless, nerdy trend. As we will show, the rise and fall of crypto is revealing of a larger trend pervading online, technological, and especially financial cultures as well as of harsh truths about the neoliberal project. These broader insights will remain vitally important, even as current crypto products continue to fizzle out.},
  language = {en},
  urldate = {2024-06-03},
  journal = {Spiel{\textbar}Formen},
  author = {Clüver, Claudius and Kanderske, Max},
  month = nov,
  year = {2022},
  keywords = {italg, colonialism},
  pages = {225--232},
  }

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  Walsdorff, F., Clüver, C. & Kanderske, M. (2022)Digital Biedermeier. Praktiken der Fürsorge in Tend-and-befriend-Spielen

  IN Psychologie & Gesellschaftskritik
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  @article{walsdorff_digital_2022,
  title = {Digital {Biedermeier}. {Praktiken} der {Fürsorge} in {Tend}-and-befriend-{Spielen}},
  url = {https://www.psychologie-aktuell.com/journale/gesellschaftskritik/bisher-erschienen/inhalt-lesen/2022-4-184.html},
  journal = {Psychologie \& Gesellschaftskritik},
  author = {Walsdorff, Finja and Clüver, Claudius and Kanderske, Max},
  month = apr,
  year = {2022},
  }

2021

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  Clüver, C. (2021)Praktiken des Free-to-play-Spielens – Wie sich Spieler:innen kostenlose Spiele und Ingame-Käufe aneignen – Paidia

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  Dieser Text ist der Versuch, die Konzepte der Praxeologie und des situierten Schreibens wissenschaftlich fruchtbar zu machen, um Free-to-play-Spiele besser zu

  @misc{cluver_praktiken_2021,
  title = {Praktiken des {Free}-to-play-{Spielens} – {Wie} sich {Spieler}:innen kostenlose {Spiele} und {Ingame}-{Käufe} aneignen - {Paidia}},
  shorttitle = {Praktiken des {Free}-to-play-{Spielens} – {Wie} sich {Spieler}},
  url = {https://paidia.de/praktiken-des-free-to-play-spielens-wie-sich-spielerinnen-kostenlose-spiele-und-ingame-kaeufe-aneignen/},
  abstract = {Dieser Text ist der Versuch, die Konzepte der Praxeologie und des situierten Schreibens wissenschaftlich fruchtbar zu machen, um Free-to-play-Spiele besser zu},
  language = {de-DE},
  urldate = {2024-06-03},
  author = {Clüver, Claudius},
  month = jan,
  year = {2021},
  note = {Section: Beiträge},
  keywords = {italg},
  }

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  Clüver, C. (2021)Kartenspiele: Die Anfänge moderner „Games“

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  @article{cluver_kartenspiele_2021,
  title = {Kartenspiele: {Die} {Anfänge} moderner „{Games}“},
  issn = {issn:2748-6001},
  shorttitle = {Kartenspiele},
  url = {https://mediarep.org/handle/doc/16973},
  language = {deu},
  urldate = {2024-06-03},
  author = {Clüver, Claudius},
  year = {2021},
  note = {Publisher: Medienwissenschaftliches Seminar Uni Siegen},
  keywords = {italg},
  }

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  Walsdorff, F., Clüver, C. & Kanderske, M. (2021)Digital Biedermeier.(Self-) care in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

  IN Journal of Games, Self, & Society
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  @article{walsdorff_digital_2021,
  title = {Digital {Biedermeier}.({Self}-) care in {Animal} {Crossing}: {New} {Horizons}},
  journal = {Journal of Games, Self, \& Society},
  author = {Walsdorff, Finja and Clüver, Claudius and Kanderske, Max},
  year = {2021},
  }

2017

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  Clüver, C. (2017)Klassische, moderne und erzählerische Spiele: Zur Serialität von Gesellschaftsspielen – Paidia

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  Fazit: Erzählerische Gesellschaftsspiele und die Konsequenzen ihrer Serialität

  @misc{cluver_klassische_2017,
  title = {Klassische, moderne und erzählerische {Spiele}: {Zur} {Serialität} von {Gesellschaftsspielen} - {Paidia}},
  shorttitle = {Klassische, moderne und erzählerische {Spiele}},
  url = {https://paidia.de/klassische-moderne-und-erzahlerische-spiele-zur-serialitat-von-gesellschaftsspielen/},
  abstract = {Fazit: Erzählerische Gesellschaftsspiele und die Konsequenzen ihrer Serialität},
  language = {de-DE},
  urldate = {2024-06-03},
  author = {Clüver, Claudius},
  month = mar,
  year = {2017},
  note = {Section: Beiträge},
  keywords = {italg},
  }

2011

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  Clüver, C. (2011)Projekt management tools

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  @article{cluver_projekt_2011,
  title = {Projekt management tools},
  url = {https://mediarep.org/handle/doc/1684},
  language = {deu},
  urldate = {2024-06-04},
  author = {Clüver, Claudius},
  year = {2011},
  note = {Publisher: universi - Universitätsverlag Siegen},
  }

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  Clüver, C. Navigationen 1 (2020): SPIEL \textbar MATERIAL

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  @misc{cluver_navigationen_nodate,
  title = {Navigationen 1 (2020): {SPIEL} {\textbar} {MATERIAL}},
  shorttitle = {Navigationen 1 (2020)},
  url = {https://www.universi.uni-siegen.de/katalog/zeitschriften/navigationen/903635.html},
  language = {de},
  urldate = {2024-06-03},
  author = {Clüver, Claudius},
  keywords = {italg},
  }