Prof. Dr. Patrick Rupert-Kruse
Media Theory and Immersion Research
24149 Kiel
Room: C12-2.29b
Prof. Dr. Rupert-Kruse is a professor of Media Theory and Immersion Research.
He is currently Vice Dean and Commissioner for Studies, Teaching, and Examinations, as well as the Program Director of the Master's program "Media Conception." In addition, he is the Director of the Institute for Immersive Media (ifim) and Co-Director of the Interdisciplinary Laboratory for Immersion Research at the Department of Media. He teaches in the programs "Multimedia Production," "Media Engineering," "Media Conception," and "Journalism and Media Economics."
Information on the individual courses can be found in the module database.
Prof. Dr. Patrick Rupert-Kruse holds the professorship for Media Theory and Immersion Research at the Department of Media at Kiel University of Applied Sciences since 2014. He is also the director of the Institute for Immersive Media (ifim) and co-director of the Interdisciplinary Laboratory for Immersion Research (LINK).
Additionally, he is a founding member of the Research Group for Moving Image Studies Kiel and Managing Editor of the Yearbook of Moving Image Studies (YoMIS). Since 2023, he also serves as Chairman of the Board of the Society for Immersive Media Schleswig-Holstein, advocating for the development of skills in dealing with immersive media for businesses, institutions, and society.
He studied Modern German Literature and Media Studies, Philosophy, and Psychology at Kiel University (Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel). In 2010, he completed his dissertation on the topic of Imagination and Empathy and subsequently taught and conducted research at Kiel University.
The main research areas of Prof. Dr. Rupert-Kruse are
- The conception of immersive media and synthetic realities (Locative & Spatial Media, Virtual Reality, Mixed Reality)
- Aesthetics of immersive media (e.g., Virtual Embodiment)
- Transmedia Storytelling and Experience Design
- Media development, convergence, and innovation
- Media reception (emotion and empathy research, presence experience)
- Innovative formats for cultural mediation
Further scientific activities are
- Head of the Institute for Immersive Media (ifim) and the Interdisciplinary Laboratory for Immersion Research (LINK)
- Founding member and chairman of the board of the Society for Immersive Media Schleswig-Holstein e.V.
- Managing Editor of the Yearbook of Moving Image Studies (YoMIS)
- Founding member of the research group “Moving Image Studies Kiel | Münster”
- Project leader of "XRai Vision - Visions for Extended Reality and Artificial Intelligence in Production and Application"
Further information on the research platform Orcid
Information on the supervision of academic work:
Students who would like to write a thesis with me should ideally contact me two months before registering with the examination office. A project outline in the form of an introduction or exposé (this includes the research question, a contextual classification and delimitation of the topic, the methodological approach and a description of the structure of the thesis) must be discussed with me in advance of registration.
Project and thesis consultation hours (registration required): Wednesdays 10:00 - 11:30 a.m.
General consultation hours (registration required): Tuesdays 9:00 - 10:00 a.m.
Zoom link: fh-kiel.zoom.us/j/63239887641 Meeting ID: 632 3988 7641 Identification code: 090635
The consultation hours take place digitally or in presence.
During the lecture-free period, during the interdisciplinary weeks and during the examination period only by appointment