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  Hi, I am Friedrich

  
    My passion lies in the interdisciplinary.
    I design games and interactive art, and I am a researcher in Human-Computer Interaction.
    My artistic practice nurtures my research on the
    human factors of game interaction, while my research
    is equally fruitful for my human-centered design approach.
  

    In my current
    PhD project,
    I focus on older players.
    I explore how immersive, enriching, and joyful forms
    of play can be enabled by reducing barriers to digital
    interaction.
    I firmly believe in the importance of constant exchange
    between the artistic and scientific disciplines to form
    a holistic design approach for one of the most
    fundamental cultural activities: play.
  

    This includes opening both the design process and
    the resulting products to as many people as possible.
    I love spreading the word through teaching and outreach
    to convey a sense of responsibility to future design talents.
  

    Let us discuss future projects via
    email.
  
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    Education

    
        Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) – PhD in Informatics
        Faculty of Computer Science · 02/2025–ongoing
      

            Researching human-computer interaction and digital entertainment games.
          
          
            Examining digital games as a way for older adults to experience competence and self-determination.
          
          
              Deriving design practices for the accessibility of digital games.
              
                ︎Supervised by Prof. Dr. Kathrin Gerling
              
            
        University of Applied Sciences Berlin (HTW) – M.A. in System Design (Games)
        2020–2021
      

            Acquired a deeper understanding of game system design, critically discussed the cultural importance of digital and analog games, and practiced compliance with scientific methodology and academic writing.
          
          
            Master Thesis: “Augmentation of interpersonal communication mechanisms through game methods using the example of the gamification of pro and con discussions.”
          
          
            Honored with the award for the highest grade of the academic year 2021.
          
        
        University of Applied Sciences Berlin (HTW) – B.A. in Game Design
        2014–2018
      

            Designed five interactive game applications in team environments using a broad range of devices and software, especially XR technology.
          
          
            Bachelor Thesis: “Conception and development of a user interface framework for virtual reality applications.”
          
        
    Work Experience

    
        Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) – Research Associate
        Department of Anthropomatics and Robotics · HCI and Accessibility Group · 11/2025–ongoing
      

          Conducting qualitative and quantitative user studies in human-computer interaction.
          Researching human-AI interaction in software development, with a focus on motivation, collaboration, and self-determination in complex software systems.
          Teaching “Praxis der Softwareentwicklung (PSE)” on the topic of emotional accessibility in game development and “Digitale Spiele”, led by Prof. Dr. Kathrin Gerling.
        
      
        University of Applied Arts Vienna – Senior Artist
        09/2024–02/2025
      

          Teaching game design methods at the Design Investigations department.
          Organising and conducting workshops on game prototyping and design.
          Conducting weekly tutorials and coachings with student teams.
          Selection and invitation of guest tutors and jury experts.
        
      
        THQ Nordic GmbH – UX Researcher
        12/2022–06/2024
      

          Coordinating internal and external game user experience research studies.
          Implementing game user experience research methods into production cycles.
          Creating and distributing internal and external game user research reports.
          Gathering, analyzing, and processing user data in compliance with GDPR.
        
      
        DE:HIVE Institute – Center for Digital Entertainment – Research Associate
        06/2019–06/2022
      

            Research Project: BM=x³
            Funded by InnoVET – Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung · 2020–2022
          

            Developed the prototype of an XR game for teaching nanotechnology processes.
            Supervised a team of one artistic associate and three student assistants.
            Implemented gamification methods for an educational platform for vocational training in nanotechnology.
          
        
            Research Project: Baltic Sea Game Incubation
            Funded by Interreg – European Union · 2020–2021
          

            Organized and hosted the international workshop “Bridging the Gap”.
            Administered the project’s communication, dissemination, and reporting.
            Contributed to the BSGI incubation roadmap guide.
          
        
            Research Project: Baltic Game Industry
            Funded by Interreg – European Union · 2019–2020
          

            Designed and developed the therapeutic XR application ALCAVOID.
            Planned and executed usability testing, and selected participants according to eligibility criteria.
            Led a team of two student assistants.
            Collaborated on the creation of publications about transferring approach-avoidance training into virtual reality.
          
        
            DE:HIVE Administration &#38;amp; Teaching
            2019–2022
          

            Contributed to three additional successful project applications.
            Selected 40 students out of 500+ applicants for the Game Design B.A. program in 2021.
            Consulted four interdisciplinary workshops on game design and XR hardware.
            Led courses in the Game Design B.A. program as a lecturer in various design and research methods.
          
        
        Independent Work – Consulting &#38;amp; Design
        2020–2022
      

            Center for Innovation in the Arts, Juilliard School, New York
            12/2021–02/2022
          

            Developed the art experience “The Atrium – An Ambisonic Music Installation”.
            Acted as Creative Technologist, programming in Unreal Engine 5.
            Contributed to the visual design of the experience.
          
        
            Paradigm Shift by Maria Bürger
            03/2020–09/2020
          

            Realized the interactive XR art experience “Paradigm Shift” in Unity Engine.
            Acted as Unity Engine programmer, technical advisor, and interaction design consultant.
            Awarded with the DIVR Science Award for Best Concept.
          
        
        EXPANDING FOCUS – Creative Technologist
        01/2019–05/2019
      

          Led the technical development of the interactive XR experience “A Ride in 2049” in Unity Engine.
          Supervised the asset production pipeline and asset implementation in Unity Engine.
        
      
        VR NERDS – Level Designer
        08/2017–01/2018
      

          Designed and implemented three levels for the competitive XR game Tower Tag in Unity Engine.
          Conducted internal and usability testing for quality assurance.
        
      
    Publications
          
        
          Exploring the Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Complex Software System Developers’ Work: A Self-Determination Theory Perspective
        
        2026
      

          CHIWORK Adjunct ’26: Adjunct Proceedings of the 5th Annual Symposium on Human-Computer Interaction for Work. Article No. 7, Pages 1–6. DOI: 10.1145/3805029.381828.
        
      
          Transferring the approach avoidance task into virtual reality: a study in patients with alcohol use disorder versus healthy controls
        
        2023
      

          L Ascone, J Wirtz, AI Mellentin, D Kugler, T Bremer, F Schadow, S Hoppe et al. Virtual Reality 27(3), 2711–2722. DOI: 10.1007/s10055-023-00835-7. Cited by 5. PubMed: 37614715.
        
      
        If Jan van Eyck had designed on the computer. Relationships of late medieval painting and virtual reality – a comparison of spatial-sociological
        2022
      

          Maria Bürger and Friedrich Schadow. In: Markus Reindl / Fabian Müller-Nittel (Eds.): Meta.Space – Raumvisionen vom Mittelalter bis ins Digital Age, Linz 2022, pp. 98–129.
        
      
          A randomized controlled trial of a virtual reality based, approach-avoidance training program for alcohol use disorder: a study protocol
        
        2020
      

          AI Mellentin, AS Nielsen, L Ascone, J Wirtz, J Samochowiec, F Schadow et al. BMC Psychiatry 20(1), 340. DOI: 10.1186/s12888-020-02739-1. Cited by 21.
        
      
    Exhibitions

    
        The Atrium – An Ambisonic Music Installation
        2022
      

          InterArts – Allegory, Four Immersive Experiences
          Center for Innovation in the Arts
          Juilliard School, New York
        
      
        VR places festival – Newcomer talents
        2021
      

          Science Park, Gelsenkirchen
        
      
        Ars Electronica – Berlin Garden
        2021
      

          Artificial Art – Big Reality – Generative Intelligence – Virtual Data
          Reinbeckhallen Schöneweide, Berlin
        
      
        Sensory Scapes
        2020
      

          Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin
        
      
    Relevant Skills

    
      Design Skills

      
        Game Design; Game Thinking; Prototyping; Concept Communication &#38;amp; Negotiation
      
    
      Research Skills

      
        Qualitative Research; Quantitative Research; Academic Publishing; Game UX Research
      
    
      Education and Facilitation Skills

      
        Teaching; Project Management; Workshop Hosting; Interdisciplinary Communication
      
    
      Administrative Skills

      
        Acquisition of Funding; Usability Testing; Project Dissemination
      
    
      Software Development Skills

      
        Unreal Engine 4; Unreal Engine 5; Unity Engine; C#; Visual Scripting
      
    
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		<description>ALCAVOIDXR Game &#38;amp; Research Project2020


Alcavoid is a therapeutic XR application designed to assist clients with alcohol dependence in behavioural therapy developed at the DE:HIVE Centre for Games at the Berlin University of Applied Sciences in close cooperation with the University Medical Centre Hamburg Eppendorf. The goal of Alcavoid is to evaluate if the success of behaviour therapy is enhanced through immersive technology.
Participants are offered different beverages and are tasked to classify the bottles by their content. A pilot study was conducted based on data collected through the application. Alcavoid and its corresponding research are part of the Interreg 
project Baltic Game Industry.


	Game Design, Programming&#38;nbsp; 

 
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    Future Stages

    
        The Atrium — An Ambisonic Music Installation &#38;amp; InterArts — Allegory
        Art Installation &#38;amp; Performance
        2022
      
    
      The art installations “Atrium” and “InterArts” are part of the 2022 Future Stages performance. Based on the principle of a VR cave, literally and figuratively, visitors experience an immersive journey through a cavernous world interspersed with ancient architecture, travelling from one performance to the next.
    

      The projections of the virtual environment act as a backdrop for the performances and a spatial art installation in itself, using game technologies to aggregate performative arts.
    
  
      Technical Art, Programming
    
  
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    PARADIGM SHIFT

    
        By Maria Bürger
        Art Installation
        2020
      
    
      Artificial intelligence is one of the most controversial topics of our time: approval encounters rejection, euphoria encounters fear. How do these different perspectives compare?
      The artistic VR experience “PARADIGM SHIFT” explores a changing relationship between the participant and a virtual assistant similar to Siri or Alexa. The virtual assistant accompanies the viewer’s journey through the scenario via a real-time dialogue interface. Over time, the assistant’s attitude towards the viewer changes. The degree of control which the assistant transfers to the viewer varies accordingly: free choice turns to manipulation; authority to powerlessness.
    
  
      UX Design, Programming
    
  
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    A MATTER OF TIME

    
        By Maria Bürger
        Hybrid Board Game &#38;amp; Research Project
        2020
      
    
      Time is a fundamental yet intangible aspect of human existence. “A Matter of Time” is a serious game that explores how linear and circular time perception influence decision-making. The game combines a physical board game with augmented reality elements, creating a multimodal game medium.
    

      The findings analyze gameplay and decision-making patterns, providing valuable insights into the profound impact of time perception on thought processes and actions. Consequently, they offer a deeper understanding of this essential facet of human experience.
    
  
      Programming · Game Design
    
  
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    THE PUPPET FACTORY

    
        Vertical Slice VR Game
        2017
      
    
      Immersive storytelling in the tradition of classic horror literature through interaction, rather than words, is the goal of “The Puppet Factory”. In this XR experience in the fashion of an escape game, players make their way through the abandoned building, solving puzzles and exploring the grotesque environment of a long-forgotten place.
    

      Overcoming the limitations of the virtual space by an elevator, players navigate through a variety of increasingly surreal rooms. The tension rises through an interplay of empowerment and denial. Leaving as much of the dread as possible to the player’s imagination was the key philosophy in the creation of this vertical slice.
    

        Download THE PUPPET FACTORY 
on itch.io
      
    
      Game Design, Lead Programming
    
  
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If Jan Van Eyck had designed on the computer︎Meta.space – Visions of Space from the Middle Ages to the Digital Age - 

OÖ Landes-Kultur


Publication 
2022

The academic collection of essays produced in parallel to the exhibition "Meta. space Raumvisionen" at the Francisco Carolinum Linz is dedicated to the thematic complex of the metaverse from an art historical perspective, in an examination of analog, digital, and intermedial artistic positions."If Jan Van Eyck Had Designed on the Computer" explores the connection of the spatial-sociological relationships between the pictorial composition of medieval sacred paintings and the

spatial structures of contemporary digital environments. 

 
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    sys:logic

    
        Educational Game
        2023
      
    
      By playfully exploring the functionalities of microcontrollers, the game lets players solve a murder mystery by establishing microcircuits of a variety of curious machines. sys:logic is part of the project
      
        Innovet BM=X³
      ,
      whose main focus is to raise the profile of the microtechnologist apprenticeship and attract trainees to this occupational field.
    

      sys:logic is available on itch.io and is developed by an ever-evolving team of research associates and students at the DE:HIVE Centre for Games at the Berlin University of Applied Sciences.
    

        Download sys:logic on itch.io
      
    
      Game Design, Project Management
    
  
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