Mark Butler is research assistant at the Institut für Künste und Medien of the University of Potsdam and coordinator of its Digital Games Research Centers (DIGAREC). The focus of his research are game cultures and digital media. He published (amongst others): Would You Like to Play a Game? Die Kultur des Computerspielens (2006), Das Spiel mit sich (Kink, Drugs & Hip-Hop). Populäre Techniken des Selbst zu Beginn des 21. Jahrhunderts (2014).