Dr. Steffen P. Walz is a cultural anthropologist-turned-game&interaction designer and producer who earned his degree in Computer Aided Architectural Design from the ETH Zurich in Switzerland.

Academically, and in commercial settings, Steffen scrutinizes and creates next generation mobile and cross-media games as well as game- like interactive services. He is co-editor of "Space Time Play.
Computer Games, Architecture and Urbanism: The Next Level", "one of the books of 2007" (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung). His new book "Toward A Ludic Architecture: The Space of Play and Games" will be published in 2009 by Carnegie Mellon University's ETC Press. Steffen is a co-founder of the B.A. Game Design study program at the Zurich University for the Arts. He has been named a Forum Nokia Champion twice, 2007 and 2008. Steffen enjoys playing music, playing games and playing playing.