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Johannes Katsarov

Leuphana University Lueneburg, Germany
Johannes Katsarov

Johannes Katsarov is a games researcher at the Leuphana University Lueneburg (Germany), where he develops digital games to sensitize people for chances and risks associated with new technologies like artificial intelligence, blockchain, chatbots, and social media in business. Previously, he worked at the University of Zurich (Switzerland), where he conducted research on the promotion of moral sensitivity and research integrity. Here, he also developed two digital games for ethics education, which are used for the training of medical and business students at several universities, and submitted a doctoral dissertation in Ethics on “Virtuous Play – Promoting Moral Sensitivity with Digital Games” (the title will only be afforded upon publication, which is pending). His principle research interest is to identify teaching mechanisms and strategies that effectively facilitate the development of responsible attitudes and competences for moral agency.