First-time presentation of the “Gaming without borders” awards as part of gamescom 2023

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On the gamescom 2023 The initiative “Gaming without borders” and the mobile phone provider congstar are giving awards for inclusion in gaming for the first time. A seven-member jury awards games, projects, products and people for the visibility and support of people with disabilities in gaming in five categories.

What is it about? As part of this year’s gamescom, you can attend the first “Gaming without Borders” awards ceremony at the booth of mobile phone provider congstar in Hall 9.1. The winners will be announced on August 23 at 3:00 p.m.

The awards are given to games, people, projects, products and people who have excelled in the respective categories for their performance and representation in the area of ​​inclusion, among other things.

What awards are given? Winners are awarded in a total of five categories:

  • Award national
  • Award international
  • Award Representation
  • Hardware & Technology Award
  • award personality

    • Who is on the jury? The following seven people will choose the winners:

  • Rae Grimm: Head of Digital Publishing at Webedia Gaming, Webedia Germany
  • Melanie Eilert: aka melly_maeh, ambassador for “Gaming Without Borders”
  • Dennis Winkens: Inclusion ambassador and online editor, also known as WheelyWorld
  • Michael Gurt: Research associate at the JFF – Institute for Media Education and participant in the INGame project
  • Linda Scholz: Specialist at the department for youth media culture as editor at the game advisor NRW
  • Casey Kreer: Expert for digital accessibility
  • Svenja Ottawa: semi-blind IT specialist who has already developed barrier-free software

    • Who is behind the award? Gaming Without Borders is an accessibility and inclusion initiative with a focus on digital gaming. Their stated goal is to draw attention to the needs of players with disabilities.

    Since it was founded three years ago, they have been testing games and technologies for accessibility and publishing their results on their website. Among other things, they evaluate whether games can be played without sound or whether a game offers tools to simplify control.

    The mobile phone provider congstar is a second brand of Telekom GmbH. The company maintains a partnership with FC St. Pauli and its eFootball teams. They also host their own gaming events and streams.

    Together, “Gaming without Borders” and congstar want to promote inclusion and draw attention to the needs of gamers with disabilities.

    You can read in our news which companies and organizations you can expect at gamescom 2023 in addition to congstar and “Gaming without borders”:

    gamescom 2023: Who is coming, tickets, prices, date and everything you need to know

    Disclaimer: Rae Grimm is Head of Digital Publishing at Webedia Gaming and thus responsible for MeinMMO, GameStar and GamePro. Rae Grimm is part of the jury for the “Gaming without Borders” award.

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