Thesis Topics

We offer theses in the areas of Human-Computer Interaction, Accessibility, and Games. If you are interested in doing your thesis with us, please reach out via email to the corresponding person, and include your most recent academic transcript and a CV. We also appreciate a short statement of motivation in which you let us know why you are interested in a given topic.

Open Thesis Topics
Title	Supervisor	Type
Examining Neurodivergent Experiences With Digital Games	Meiners	B.Sc./M.Sc.
Exploring How Neurodivergent People Experience Virtual Reality	Meiners	B.Sc. / M.Sc.
Teaching Parents About Dark Patterns in Children's Digital Games	Alsheail	B.Sc.
Supporting Non-Verbal Children Through Human-Robot Interaction	Rixen	B.Sc./M.Sc.
Accessible Seating Maps for Football (Soccer) Stadia	Strobel	B.Sc./M.Sc.
Nintendo Switch Ring Fit Adventure: A Tool for Individualized Exercise Training in Nursing Home Residents?	Möller, Krell-Rösch, Strobel	M.Sc.

Ongoing Theses
Title	Type	Student	Advisor(s)
Design Patterns and Templates for Games as Research Tools	M.Sc.	Christian Jung	Alexandrovsky, Gerling
Tools to Support Healthy Disengagement in Competitive Games	B.Sc.	Noah Seim	Alexandrovsky, Strobel
An Investigation of Juicy Game Design to Communicate Failure in the Context of Movement Based Games	B.Sc.	Laurin Wittich	Aufheimer
Investigating the Impact of Dynamic Level Adjustment on the Player Experience	B.Sc.	David Kowal	Alexandrovsky
Designing for Disengagement in Competitive Games: An Exploratory Analysis of Team Dynamics in League of Legends	B.Sc.	Yannick Seim	Alexandrovsky, Strobel
A Critical Examination of Digital Tools to Manage Children's Playing Time	B.Sc.	Jonathan Bonkosch	Alsheail
Masking Failure in Digital Games	B.Sc.	Jonas Deipenbrock	Aufheimer
Empty Games: An empirical study of non-functional embellishments and their effects on player experience	B.Sc.	Damian Reich	Meiners

Finished Theses
Title	Type	Student	Advisor(s)
Challenges and Opportunities for Beacon-based Orientation in Buildings for Disabled People	B.Sc.	Katharina Biernacka	Aufheimer
Disengagement by Design: Opportunities for Better Game Development	B.Sc.	Christopher Benjamin Hahn	Alexandrovsky
Design Recommendations to Support Disengagement from Digital Games	B.Sc.	Merlin Steven Opp	Alexandrovsky
Participatory Simulation Gaming to Determine Load in Microgrids for Productive Use of Energy	B.Sc.	Mirko Sowa	Aufheimer
Exploring the Potential of Virtual Reality to Prompt Reflection on Access Barriers: A Case Study of the KIT Campus	M.Sc.	Fabiana Racca	Aufheimer, Meiners
Gaming Sickness and Player Experience: Recommendations for Accessible Digital Games	B.Sc.	Anna Chen	Burtscher