Andreas Lange

Andreas Lange (*67) studied Comparative Religions and Dramatics (M.A.) at Freie Universität Berlin. His 1994 graduation work "The Stories of Computer Games - Analysed as Myths." was one of the first academic works, in which computer games are treated as cultural artefacts. Since than he works in the business of interactive digital entertainment culture as a curator, author, consultant and an expert among others for the German age rating system USK. Since 1996 he is the director of the Computer Game Museum in Berlin, which opens early 1997 the worlds first permanent exhibition dedicated solely to interactive digital entertainment culture. On that base Lange is lecturing in academic and other contexts. He held the positions as the museums project manager of the European research project KEEP and speaker of the SIG Emulation of the German competence network for digital preservation nestor. Besides, he is member of the Academy of the German Games Developer Award and of the jury of the German Games Award Lara.