Room: D 319

Phone:      +49 651 201 2905
Fax:           +49 651 201 3979
e-Mail:       schaetzle@uni-trier.de

Research interests

In my research, I focus on the diversity of individual differences among players, both in digital games and in tabletop role-playing games. I am interested in topics such as the design of virtual and analog characters, the decision-making processes during (role-playing) games, the subjective player experience and the various motivational factors that influence engagement in these worlds.

In addition to digital games, I am particularly investigating the unique potential of tabletop role-playing games. Due to their flexibility and freedom of interpretation, they offer opportunities to shape gaming experiences even more freely and to promote personal development, which could otherwise be limited by the programmatic boundaries of digital games.

Another focus of my work is on social interaction and collaboration in virtual and analog game worlds. I am interested in how people interact and collaborate in these settings and how these dynamic forms of interaction can have a positive impact on the experience and development of participants.

Academic Career

04/2024 - dto. Research Assistant and Doctoral Candidate in the Department of Differential Psychology, Personality Psychology and Diagnostics, Trier University

04/2024 - dto. Postgraduate Studies in Psychotherapy, Trier Univeristy

04/2024 - dto. Psychologist and Psychological Psychotherapist in Training, Marienhaus Klinikum Eifel Gerolstein

10/2021 - 03/2024 M.Sc. Psychology, Trier University

07/2020 - 03/2024 Student/Scientific Assistant in the Department of Differential Psychology, Personality Psychology and Diagnostics, Trier University

10/2018 - 09/2021 B.Sc. Psychology, Trier University

Courses

Leistungs- und Persönlichkeitsmessung [German] SS24

Verhaltensbeobachtuing [German] WS24/25

Supervision of Students’ Theses and Research Internships

If you are interested in a thesis or a research internship, please send me a message by e-mail. Please introduce yourself briefly and tell me why you would like to write your thesis in the Department of Differential Psychology and which research topics you are particularly interested in.

Further information on potential topics can be obtained during consultation hours by arrangement.