Building a free cross-platform game engine for modders and indie developers. Austrian entrepreneur based in Dubai, UAE.
I have spent 15 years building games and the technology behind them. World of Warcraft set me on this path as a teenager, and I have been engineering interactive experiences ever since. Today I lead SPARQ, a free cross-platform game engine for modders and indie developers, built from the ground up in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE.
My background is deep technical. I studied Software Development and Management at TU Graz, then spent a decade as CTO and CEO across multiple technology companies in London, Zug, and Vienna. Across those ventures, projects I built or led reached more than 10 million players.
At SPARQ, we wrote 3 million lines of proprietary C++ engine code, assembled a 20+ person engineering team, and put 6,000 creators on our waitlist before taking outside capital. I live in Dubai with my wife of twenty years and our four homeschooled kids.
A free cross-platform game engine for modders and indie developers, positioned between Unreal Engine and Roblox. Gameplay is written in TypeScript with instant hot reload; the engine handles rendering, physics, netcode, servers and publishing. Built on 3M+ lines of proprietary C++ engine code using a methodology called Code Diffusion.
Leading the company from founding through product launch. Responsible for technical architecture, fundraising, team building, and company strategy.
Built and led a software development consultancy delivering custom technical solutions for clients across gaming and enterprise technology.
Led technical strategy and engineering operations. Oversaw architecture decisions and managed the development team through rapid product iterations.
Directed all technical operations, including platform architecture and engineering team management.
Owned the full technology stack for the company. Built and scaled technical infrastructure supporting gaming and entertainment products.
2008 – 2012
Building games live on the SPARQ engine, working through real projects on stream alongside Christoffer Wilhelmsen and the team.
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