Jakob is a Copenhagen-based designer whose work spans over play, communication and performance. He creates playful and dramatic adventures. With a Master’s degree in game & interaction design from The Danish Design School he has specialized in the intersection between performance, games, social media and mobile technology.
“In OBTENTUS we investigate with great care and look for the thin place. A place where the magic can slip through. Often we find it at the moment of emotional creation in people. We are curious about the physicality of emotion.”
Jakob lectures about playful behaviour, universe design and transmedia. Jakob has been speaking at places like Malmö University about universe design, at Metropolis Laboratory about Pervasive Games and at the Nordic Game Conference about Location in Reality Games.
Jakob use his spare time to freedive, hike, climb and CrossFit. He has been traveling in Asia, Europe, USA and Africa.