Further information
Curriculum Vitae
Curriculum Vitae
- 2025: Founding member of the German Society for Game Science (DGSW)
- 2019: Digital Publishing Award for Sound of Magic
- Since 10/2010: Professor at Furtwangen University, Faculty of Digital Media. Focus: Application design with special emphasis on game design
- 2010: German Computer Game Award for ExperiMINTe
- 2009: German Computer Game Award for Techforce
- 2009: German Educational Media Award “Digita”
- 2008: Awarded the Comenius Seal by the Society for Pedagogy and Information (GPI) for educational software for game-based learning
- 2007: Two-time recipient of the Comenius Seal from the Society for Pedagogy and Information (GPI) for educational software
- 2006: Two-time recipient of the Comenius Medal from the Society for Pedagogy and Information (GPI) for educational software
- 2005: Two-time recipient of the Comenius Medal from the Society for Pedagogy and Information (GPI) for educational software
- 2002 - 2010: Guest lecturer from industry and business at Mainz University of Applied Sciences in the Media Design programme, now the Bachelor's and Master's programme “Timebased Media”
- 2000 - 2002: Lecturer at Mainz University of Applied Sciences in the Media Design programme
- 1998 - 2000: Founded and managed Galaxy-X GmbH
- 1997 to present: Founder and partner of EnterTrain Software GmbH
- 1996: Macromedia Award and special prize from Apple Benelux for “Opera Fatal”
- 1995 - 1997: Freelance work in Germany in the field of educational and gaming software development
- 1994 - 1995: Stay in California, USA. Start of self-employment in the field of multimedia development
- 1992 - 1994: Employment at NSM Unterhaltungsgeräte AG in Bingen as a development engineer and designer for gaming software
- 1991: Adam Opel Prize in recognition of outstanding achievements during studies
- 1991: Book prize from the Society for the Promotion of Engineering Studies in Rüsselsheim for outstanding achievements in the diploma examination
- 1991: Completed mechanical engineering studies with a diploma (FH). Diploma thesis: Computer-aided vibration analysis and simulation of a wind rotor with computer graphics representation of material loads (finite element method)
- 1987 - 1991: Studied mechanical engineering at Wiesbaden University of Applied Sciences
- 1986 - 1987: Studied physics at Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz
- 1985: Guest student in the lecture series “Graphical Data Processing” at Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, during community service
- 1984: General university entrance qualification
- 1981: Started software development as a hobby
- 1965: Born on New Year's Day in Mainz
Activities
- Founder and director of the Aiki Academy, a non-profit organisation for violence prevention, conflict resolution, civil courage, self-defense, and general physical, mental, and spiritual fitness. Classes for children and adults.
Publications
Field of research and / or teaching
Areas of expertise
- Development and design of computer games
- Game-based learning
- Simulations
- Real-time 3D applications
- E-learning
- Interactive design
- Generative computer graphics, code art
- Interaction design
- Instructional design
- Fundamentals of computer science and programming