Researchers Database

Brueckner Stefan

    Department of Business Administration Lecturer
Last Updated :2025/04/19

Researcher Information

Degree

  • PhD (Media and Governance)(2020/09 Keio University)
  • Master of Arts(2016/09 Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg)
  • Master of Arts(2016/09 Keio University)
  • Bachelor of Arts(2014/09 University of Munich)

Research funding number

  • 10961469

ORCID ID

J-Global ID

Research Interests

  • Communication Studies   Cultural Studies   Game Studies   Games and Society   Virtual Worlds   Media Studies   Comparative Cross-Cultural Analysis   German Language Teaching   CALL   

Research Areas

  • Humanities & social sciences / Sociology / Game Studies
  • Humanities & social sciences / Sociology / Cultural Studies
  • Humanities & social sciences / Sociology / Media and Communication Studies
  • Informatics / Human interfaces and interactions / Video Game Player Experience
  • Humanities & social sciences / Educational technology / Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL)
  • Humanities & social sciences / Foreign language education / German Language Education/DaF

Academic & Professional Experience

  • 2022/04 - Today  Toyo UniversityFaculty of Business AdministrationLecturer
  • 2020/04 - Today  Keio UniversityFaculty of Policy ManagementPart-time Lecturer
  • 2021/10 - 2022/03  Nihon UniversityCollege of CommercePart-time Lecturer
  • 2021/10 - 2022/03  Keio UniversityGraduate School of Media and GovernanceProject Assistant Professor
  • 2019/04 - 2022/03  Keio UniversityAffiliated Schools Keio Shonan Fujisawa Junior and Senior High SchoolPart-time Lecturer
  • 2020/10 - 2021/09  Keio UniversityGraduate School of Media and GovernanceResearch Associate
  • 2019/04 - 2020/03  Waseda UniversityWaseda JitsugyoPart-Time Lecturer
  • 2017/04 - 2020/03  Keio UniversityGraduate School of Media and GovernanceTeaching Assistant
  • 2017/04 - 2020/03  Keio UniversityGraduate School of Media and GovernanceResearch Assistant

Education

  • 2017/04 - 2020/09  Keio University  Graduate School of Media and Governance  PhD Program
  • 2017/04 - 2020/09  Keio University  Graduate School of Media and Governance/Graduate School of Science and Technology  Global Environmental System Leaders Program (GESL)
  • 2014/10 - 2016/09  Keio University  Graduate School of Letters  Department of Japanese Literature (Double Degree Program)
  • 2014/10 - 2016/09  Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg  Faculty of Philosophy I: Social Sciences and Historical Cultural Studies  German/Japanese Intercultural Studies (Double Degree Program)
  • 2010/10 - 2014/09  University of Munich  Faculty of Social Sciences  Geschwister-Scholl Institute for Political Science
  • 2012/09 - 2013/08  Kyushu University  Exchange Student  Japan in Today's World Program

Association Memberships

  • Foundations of Digital Games (FDG)   Society for Research on Work Competency   Japanische Gesellschaft für Germanistik   International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR)   Digital Games Research Association JAPAN   Digital Games Research Association (DiGRA)   European Association for Computer-Assisted Language Learning (EUROCALL)   

Published Papers

Conference Activities & Talks

  • A Chronological Examination of Job Roles in Video Game Development by Analyzing Game Credits  [Not invited]
    Stefan Brückner; Yukiko Sato; Ikumi Waragai
    16th Annual Conference of the Society for Research on Working Competency  2023/11  Oral presentation
  • The Change of COVID-19 Coverage in American, German and Japanese Daily Newspapers: A Computer-Assisted Text Analysis and Comparison  [Not invited]
    Yukiko Sato; Stefan Brückner
    33rd International Conference on Information Modelling and Knowledge Bases (EJC 2023)  2023/06  Oral presentation
  • Gestaltung eines plurilingualen und interkulturellen Sprachunterrichts im digitalen Zeitalter: Eine Analyse der Integration von digitalen Applikationen zur Verbindung formaler und informeller Lernumgebungen im Fremdsprachenunterricht.  [Not invited]
    Yukiko Sato; Stefan Brückner
    XVII. Internationale Tagung der Deutschlehrerinnen und Deutschlehrer (IDT 2022)  2022/08  Oral presentation
  • „Spielend lernen – Aber wie?“ Entwicklung von Selektions- und Integrationskriterien für die Verwendung von kommerziellen digitalen Spielen im Fremdsprachenunterricht  [Not invited]
    Stefan Brückner; Yukiko Sato
    XVII. Internationale Tagung der Deutschlehrerinnen und Deutschlehrer (IDT 2022)  2022/08  Oral presentation
  • Stefan Brückner
    Workshop Utopie Universität. Eine Ideensammlung  2021/12  Public symposium
  • Smart Cities through the Lens of News: A Comparative Content Analysis of Japanese and Slovenian Newspapers  [Not invited]
    Yukiko Sato; Stefan Brückner; Maja Pušnik
    30th International Conference on Information Modelling and Knowledge Bases  2020/06  Oral presentation
  • Video Game Culture Across Borders: Exploring Differences in German and Japanese Player Experience
    Stefan Brückner
    4th Symposium on Youth Culture and Lifestyle in Germany and Japan  2020/02  Public symposium  Kyoto University, Kyoto  Yamaoka Memorial Foundation
  • Mobile-Assisted Language Learning and Voice Mapping in the Development and Design of the App Platzwit Neu  [Not invited]
    Ikumi Waragai; Makoto Ishii; Andreas Meyer; Tatsuya Ohta; Yukiko Sato; Stefan Brückner; Shuichi Kurabayashi
    2019 Conference of the European Associations for Computer Assisted Language Learning (EUROCALL 2019)  Oral presentation  UC Louvain and KU Leuven, Louvain-la-Neuve
  • Chartering the Context: Player Experience Across Cultures  [Not invited]
    Stefan Brückner
    Doctoral Consortium of the 2019 International Conference of the Digital Games Research Association (DiGRA 2019)  Oral presentation  Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto
  • Examining Differences in German and Japanese Player Experience: A Grounded Theory Approach  [Not invited]
    Stefan Brückner
    Replaying Japan 2018  Oral presentation  National Video Game Arcade, Nottingham
  • Japanese Games in the West: Localization Practices and Cultural Differences in Game Evaluation
    Stefan Brückner
    SFC Open Research Forum  Poster presentation  Tokyo Midtown, Tokyo  Keio University

MISC

  • Module 2: Deutsch für Studierende in Japan. Asahi Press Inc. (Contributed to Chapter 5)
    Ikumi Waragai; Andreas Meyer; Anette Schilling; Tatsuya Ohta  2025
  • Minijob
    Stefan Brückner; Yukiko Sato  新版人材開発辞典  521  2024/10
  • Globalization Practices in the Video Games Industry: The Cases of Square Enix and Ubisoft
    Stefan Brückner; Yukiko Sato; Ikumi Waragai  交通輪情報プロジェクトレビュー  32-  63  -74  2024/03
  • On a Journey Through the Pandemic: Digital Games as Substitute for Real-World Travel
    Stefan Brückner; Yukiko Sato  交通輪情報プロジェクトレビュー  31-  2023/03
  • 「Japan ist cool!」ドイツから見る日本のポップカルチャー
    Stefan Brückner  NHKテキスト 旅するためのドイツ語  2023-  (3)  68  -71  2023/03
  • ドイツと日本の教育制度と学生生活の違い
    Stefan Brückner  NHKテキスト 旅するためのドイツ語  2023-  (2)  64  -67  2023/02
  • 実はピザが定番!―ドイツのリアルな食事情
    Stefan Brückner  NHKテキスト 旅するためのドイツ語  2023-  (1)  64  -67  2023/01
  • ドイツ人にとって「サッカー」とは何か?
    Stefan Brückner  NHKテキスト 旅するためのドイツ語  2022-  (12)  64  -67  2022/12
  • ドイツに歴史ドラマがない? ドイツと日本の歴史の見方の違い
    Stefan Brückner  NHKテキスト 旅するためのドイツ語  2022-  (11)  64  -67  2022/11
  • "Laptop und Lederhosen?" 移民国家ドイツにおける「伝統」の役割とは?
    Stefan Brückner  NHKテキスト 旅するためのドイツ語  2022-  (10)  64  -67  2022/10
  • Cross-Cultural User Research: Adapting Lessons From Video Game Studies to Analyze Experiences
    Stefan Brückner  交通輪情報プロジェクトレビュー  29-  56  -65  2021/03

Media Coverage

  • 旅するためのドイツ語
    Date : 2022
    Publisher, broadcasting station: NHK
    Program, newspaper magazine: Eテレ
    Media report
  • 旅するためのドイツ語
    Date : 2021
    Publisher, broadcasting station: NHK
    Program, newspaper magazine: Eテレ
    Media report
  • まいにちドイツ語
    Date : 2018
    Publisher, broadcasting station: NHK ラジオ
    Program, newspaper magazine: 第2放送
    Media report