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Juergen Hagler is a researcher, educator, artist, and curator working at the intersection of animation, games, and media art. He is Professor of Animation and Media Studies and head of the Bachelor’s and Master’s programmes in Digital Arts at the University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, Hagenberg Campus. A key researcher at the university’s Digital Media Lab, he has been involved with Ars Electronica since 1997 and serves as director of the Ars Electronica Animation Festival. He is also the founder of ANIMA PLUS and initiator of the Expanded Conference on Animation and Interactive Art.