Yannick Rochat

Yannick Rochat is an Assistant Professor of Game Studies at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland, and a co-founder of the GameLab UNIL-EPFL. He holds an MSc in Mathematics from EPFL (2007) and a PhD in Mathematics applied to Humanities and Social Sciences from the University of Lausanne (2014).

• Current affiliation: University of Lausanne, Department of Language and Information Sciences
• Co-founder of GameLab UNIL-EPFL

Research Focus

His research bridges game studies with digital humanities, specializing in:

• Quantitative analysis of historical game magazine corpora
• Preservation of Swiss video game and computer heritage
• Research creation methodologies
• Integrating video games into educational frameworks

Laboratory

Active in the GameLab UNIL-EPFL, Rochat contributes to interdisciplinary research that combines computational approaches with humanities perspectives to study gaming culture and digital preservation.