About Me

Jan Maushagen pursued his PhD studies in the context of the Tickle project. He is inherently interested in data visualisation, interactive storytelling and location-based gaming. Following up on the success of Pokémon Go, he researched the qualities of location-based games for learning in non-school environments. In particular, he explored the usage of persuasive design techniques for raising learner engagement.

He holds a MSc and BSc Degree in Computer Science from the Vrije Universiteit Brussels and the Universität Trier in Germany. Throughout his studies, he showcased personal interest in data visualisation with several projects. His Master's thesis explored the relatedness of tags in social media systems and their graphical representations. For his Bachelor project, he introduced an interactive web application to facilitate the comprehension publication networks.