Juergen Hagler
Most Recent Affiliation(s):
ISEA Bio(s) Available:
ISEA2025
Dr. Juergen Hagler (AT) is an academic, media artist, and curator working at the crossroads of animation, games, and media art. He is a Professor of Computer Animation and Media Studies at the University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, where he also leads the bachelor’s and master’s programs in Digital Arts. Since 2014, he has co-headed the Playful Interactive Environments research group, exploring new interaction forms and the role of play in shaping behavior. A key figure at Ars Electronica since 1997, he has directed the Ars Electronica Animation Festival since 2017 and led the Expanded Animation Symposium (2013–2023), now evolving into the Expanded – Conference on Animation and Interactive Art. In 2023, he founded ANIMA PLUS, dedicated to advancing animation culture in Upper Austria and beyond. His contributions bridge academic research, artistic practice, and curatorial innovation, shaping the future of digital arts and interactive media.
ISEA2024
Juergen Hagler is an academic researcher and curator working at the interface of animation, game, and media art. He studied art education, experimental visual design, and cultural studies at the University for Art and Design Linz, Austria. Currently, he is a Professor of Computer Animation and Media Studies and the head of studies of the bachelor’s and master’s program Digital Arts at the University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, Hagenberg Campus. Since 2014 he has been the co-head of the research group Playful Interactive Environments. He has been involved in the activities of Ars Electronica since 1997 in a series of different functions. Since 2017 he has been the director of the Ars Electronica Animation Festival and initiator and organizer of the Expanded Animation Symposium.
ISEA2023
Juergen Hagler (AT), University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria and Ars Electronica. Dr. Juergen Hagler is an academic researcher and curator working at the interface of animation, game, and media art. He studied art education, experimental visual design, and cultural studies at the University for Art and Design Linz, Austria. Currently, he is a Professor of Computer Animation and Media Studies and the head of studies of the bachelor’s and master’s program Digital Arts at the University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, Hagenberg Campus. Since 2014 he has been the co-head of the research group Playful Interactive Environments. He has been involved in the activities of Ars Electronica since 1997 in a series of different functions. Since 2017 he has been the director of the Ars Electronica Animation Festival and initiator and organizer of the Expanded Animation Symposium.
ISEA2022
Dr. Juergen Hagler is an academic researcher and curator working at the interface of animation, game, and media art. He studied art education, experimental visual design and cul- tural studies at the University for Art and Design Linz, Austria. Currently, he is a Professor for Computer Animation and Media Studies and the head of studies of the degree programme Digital Arts at the University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, Hagenberg Campus. Since 2014 he is the co- head of the research group Playful Interactive Environments with a focus on the investigation of new and natural forms of interaction and the use of playful mechanisms to encourage specific behavioral patterns. He has been involved in the activities of Ars Electronica since 1997 in a series of different functions. Since 2017 he is the director of the Ars Electronica Animation Festival and initiator and organizer of the Expanded Animation Symposium.
