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René Bauer is a Lecturer and Researcher in Game Design at Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK). He leads the MA Major Game Design program with a focus on Game Engine Development and serves as co-director of the GameLab. His work bridges academic teaching, research, and creative practice in the fields of Game Studies and Cultural Studies.
- Education: Studied German philology, biology, and computational linguistics at the University of Zurich.
His research explores game mechanics, motivational design, and the intersection of digital games with art. As a practitioner, he develops experimental games through the art collective AND-OR (www.and-or.ch) and contributes to collaborative knowledge spaces like rhizomz (www.rhizomz.ch). He co-organizes the GameZandRules festival and is co-editor of the book Games and Rules. Current projects include the development of interactive writing environments, game engines, and the platform ixistenz.ch.
