Mathias Mertens, Dr. phil., born in 1971. Research Assistant at the Zentrum für Medien und Interaktivität in Giessen; has lectured on film and computer game history at Hanover and Hildesheim universities. For many years he was co-organizer and presenter of the stage talkshow “Literarischer Salon” in Hanover. He writes on digital culture in Freitag, Spex, De:Bug, GEE, and the Financial Times Deutschland. His published books include “Wir waren Space Invaders. Geschichten vom Computerspielen” and “Kaffeekochen für Millionen. Die spektakulärsten Ereignisse im World Wide Web”.