Games festival in Potsdam: fun and media knowledge for the whole family!

Games festival in Potsdam: fun and media knowledge for the whole family!

The coming days in Potsdam will be all about digital gaming and media literacy. On November 12, 2025, the exciting games festival will take place at the Leisure Meeting Point, which is already promising a great response. Under the motto “SpielWahnSinn” there will not only be various large-scale games and strategy and action games available to try out, but also the Potsdam Parent Media Day PEM2025, which is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year.

The event is aimed primarily at families and children aged 6 and over who are interested in new board games from Spieladen Galadriel. Here the little ones can satisfy their curiosity and try out the most interesting games for themselves. But the event offers much more: Parents' Media Day brings important topics relating to digital use and media literacy to the table. Aspects such as screen time, the correct use of technology and the recognition of fake news are in the foreground, which is enormously relevant in our world flooded with information.

A colorful program for everyone

Engaging with media can also be fun! In the large hall you can not only try out new games, but also take part in creative offerings such as a digital song workshop or listen to the podcast It! take up his own topics. Active workshops such as "Let's talk! Media in everyday family life" invite you to discuss screen time and digital balance. Here you also have the opportunity to negotiate a media usage agreement with chill out experts while young hobbyists create their “chill cube”.

The experimentation continues with the Repaircafé light, where participants can lend a hand and do research themselves. Another highlight is the chance to immerse yourself in the world of retro gaming and experience classics like Pong and Pac-Man. A good place to exchange ideas with others and experience a few aha moments together when it comes to debunking fake news.

Media competence for the future

The need for media literacy cannot be overemphasized. The Federal Ministry of Youth also sees it this way and promotes various initiatives to support children and young people in their use of media. Parents, educational professionals and volunteers are supported with projects such as “Growing up well with media”. These programs provide valuable information to identify and exploit both opportunities and risks when dealing with digital content.

It is therefore not surprising that offers such as the serious game “Exit the Fake” can be used in schools from secondary school onwards. The focus is on creative problem solving and not on specialist knowledge. The opportunity to learn media literacy through play is emphasized by many experts, including Thomas Feibel, a well-known journalist for children and digital media.

At a time when children and young people naturally integrate media into their everyday lives, informative and creative events such as the games festival in Potsdam lay an important foundation. Not only is the game promoted here, but also the necessary knowledge to move responsibly and self-determinedly in the digital world.

Admission to the event is free, so there's nothing like going to the gaming paradise with the whole family!

For further information you can view the events on the website Antenna Brandenburg, Brockhaus and BMFSFJ read up.