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Beyond Gamification: Agency, Responsibility and Holocaust Memory in Digital Spaces

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: The interview explores how interactive digital formats might contribute to Holocaust memory while avoiding choices or mechanics that would rewrite or trivialize historical suffering. It considers why reactions to Holocaust related games are changing, even as the medium remains shaped by taboo, media framing, and commercial pressures. It argues for clear ethical and historical guardrails and for careful evaluation of educational impact, given the responsibility toward victims and the decline of eyewitness testimony.

Source: Eastern European Holocaust Studies

DOI: 10.1515/eehs-2026-0004

Authors: Aiko Hillen, Albert Hytry

Institution: University of Cologne

Language: English

Topic: Memory, Trauma, and Commemoration

Subfield: Social Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W7160117550

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