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Writer, Ph.D., Professor of Game Design, Science Advisor/Creative Director. Hallucinates confidently. Book companion site at ludotronics.net | creative project at voidpunk.com | blog at betweendrafts.com

Professor of Game Design at Mediadesign - Hochschule für Design und Informatik

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Writer, Ph.D., Professor of Game Design, Scientific Advisor/Creative Director. Research Focus: individual and collective memory and its interrelations with motivation and emotion, particularly in games, gamification, and game-based learning. Blog at betweendrafts.com | textbook at ludotronics.net | creative project at voidpunk.com

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Career: 9

Professor of Game Design

Mediadesign - Hochschule für Design und Informatik

2010 - Present

Formerly Professor of Game Design and Media & Communication Management Teaching Game Design Methodologies; Game-Based Learning (Media Psychology/Didactics, Purposeful Games, Gamification); Social & Ethical Aspects; Media Ethics; Media Theory & History; Media Technologies.

Professor of Game Design

Cologne Game Lab

Apr 2021 - Present

Lecturer Game Design (BA/MA Digital Games)

Member of the Board

Freier Deutscher Autorenverband FDA/NRW

Jul 2009 - Present

Freier Deutschen Autorenverband / Schutzverband Deutscher Schriftsteller, Chapter North Rhine-Westphalia. The FDA, and with it the FDA/NRW as one of the largest German regional associations, is a professional organization for German-speaking authors from all areas of publishing culture, regardless of nationality. The Free German Authors Association is organized federally into state associations. At the federal level, the FDA is a member of the German Cultural Council and the German Literature Conference and participates in the German Literature Fund and the Artists’ Social Security Fund.

Science Advisor

Freelance

2009 - Present

Gaming media & social communication research with a focus on ethical, social, & cultural aspects: scientific standards, data collection/analysis, and best-practice recommendations for institutions, businesses, professional services, and political parties.

Founder and Creative Director

gyokusai

2002 - Present

Brand Fiction | Social Scripts | Story Design Integrated design, evaluation, execution, and editorial support for internal and external organizational, brand, and product communication, with a focus on social/mobile/real time media, storyfication, gamification, and social media support, for organizations, marketing teams, advertising agencies, and publishers.

Co-founder and Creative Director

Sinnflut-Projekt

1999 - Present

Writer, Consultant, Project Manager—leading project teams of experienced creative media experts with a broad range of expertise for marketing, advertising, and social media.

Partner & Editor

www.werbeblogger.de

2009 - 2012

Co-managing and leading the most widely-read German-language Weblog for Marketing, Advertising, PR, and (social and mass) media evolution.

Co-founder and Managing Director

Linking People, Ltd.

2006 - 2010

Independent game developer studio, Linking People Ltd., Hong Kong

Senior Creative Director

Ad & Breakfast Crossmedia Consulting

2000 - 2010

Planning, design, and development of collaborative networks for globally distributed B2B companies.

Education: 2

CompTIA

A+ Computer/IT Support Technician Certification

University of Düsseldorf

Education

Skills: 24

Technical

Web 2.0Web Development

Business

BloggingMarket ResearchMarketingPublic RelationsSocial MediaSocial Media Marketing

Creative

CopywritingTechnical WritingUser Experience

Interpersonal

Research

Other

A+ CertifiedCopy EditingCreative DirectionDigital MediaEditingEditorialGame DesignGame-Based Learning
JournalismPublishingSocial NetworkingVideo Games