Associate Professor Institute of Design and Visual Interaction

Jesper Juul

Jesper Juul is an influential researcher in video games, design, and digital culture. Before coming to The Royal Danish Academy, he taught at ITU, MIT, and New York University. The author of five monographs for MIT Press, he also co-edits the MIT Press Playful Thinking series.
His interests include interaction and game design, the game industry, and the human experience of algorithms.
Jesper Juul speaking at Game Developers Conference

My books

Half-Real: Video Games Between Real Rules and Fictional Worlds (2005)

Half-Real: Video Games Between Real Rules and Fictional Worlds (2005)
Half-Real: Video Games Between Real Rules and Fictional Worlds (2005)

A Casual Revolution (2009)

A Casual Revolution (2009)
A Casual Revolution (2009)

The Art of Failure (2013)

The Art of Failure (2013)
The Art of Failure (2013)

Handmade Pixels (2019)

Handmade Pixels (2019)
Handmade Pixels (2019)

Too Much Fun (2024)

Too Much Fun (2024)
Too Much Fun (2024)