Hi! My name is Hans Diemer and this is my personal blog “Gamernist”.
What can you expect to find here?
On my blog, you’ll find the following potpourri of topics:
- private contents like travel reports, thoughts and recommendations
- videogames and knowledge transfer, especially combined in regards to learning games
- tips, information and anecdotes about my studies and jobs, primarily: Linguistics, Rhetoric, Public Relations
For whom is this blog?
- for persons coming from the educational system, especially developers, teachers and other people who are interested in learning games and serious games
- for those who would like to work in the videogame industry and are looking for tips and insights
- for people who professionally deal with language and communication
- and of course for my friends and everyone who knows me
What is the name „Gamernist“ about?
„Gamernist“ is a very creative neologism, because I studied linguistics (in German: “Germanistik”) to work in the gaming industry. So I am a Germanist and a Gamer, thus a Gamernist. Clever, isn’t it?
Who am I?
What a brilliant question! Born in Dresden, Germany, in 1988, I can look back upon a number of experiences – of which the most important shall be listed below:
- Bachelor’s degree in German and English Linguistics in Dresden
- Master’s degree in General Rhetoric in Tübingen
- three years of experience as PR Manager in an agency, mainly for Sony PlayStation as a client in the German-speaking market
- various side jobs and internships, e.g. as editor, director’s assistant, extra, model, texter, marketing assistant, host, aide in a psychiatry, fashion salesman, English teacher and a few more
- Interests: travelling, education, acting, videogames, fitness, healthy diet, movies and series, asking the vast question about the meaning of life
In 2021 I quit my job as a PR Manager and started travelling – first on Malta, then through Asia. I worked as an English teacher, as a farmer and freelance content writer. Now I changed my profession and started my new job as Learning Game Designer and Producer / Project Manager, working remotely in a German-Swedish educational company called Wegesrand.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with me at kontakt@gamernist.de or send me a request via LinkedIn. I am also looking forward to your feedback at any time!