About me

I grew up in the dark forests of Upper Frankonia, Germany.
Since childhood, I’m passionate about games, storytelling, drawing, comics and unique fictional characters. I enjoy comfy bars, hearty food, time with my family and forest work. I have studied Illustration and Animation at the school of art and design Kassel, Germany and graduated with excellence in Visual Communication (Illustration and Comic).

Currently, I’m working as a Professor for Game Art and teach game art, game design, digital narration and 2D / 3D content creation at the UE in Berlin.
I’m co-founder and Member of the award winning Indie Game Studio Black Pants Studio, where I work as Senior Art Director / Illustrator and CEO.
I co-created the Virtual Indie Arena Booth 2020 with Supercrowd Entertainment, where I work as a Senior Art Director at.

In 2020, I co-created the Creatables Conference that aims to create awareness on sustainability in digital media and in digital transformation.  I’m a member of the IF (Institut für gestalterisches Forschen) at the UE Berlin.

Before pursuing my passion for illustration and games, I worked as a geriatric nurse, cable installer, had a youth club/bar called Tabula Rasa, co-founded the Woodland Festival and ANJS Skateboards.

If you like to collaborate with me or Black Pants Studio, pitch projects or want to offer true indie game maker’s friendship, feel free to write.

mobile: (+49) 160 6529506
mail: write@the-stamm.com
twitter: #thestamm
itch.io: blackpants.itch.io

Games

Games – Commissioned

The Perpetual Journey of Kurt Klaus – S&F for IWC
Sixt Ghostbusters – SIXT
Sicher im Internet – SIDBB e.V.
Memory Machine (Supervision) – AMCHA e.V. + EVZ

Games – Satire

Bahnsimulator 2018 – Turbokultur + Funk ARD/ ZDF
Muslim Ban 2 – Turbokultur + Funk ARD/ ZDF
Corona World (Supervision) – Turbokultur + Funk ARD/ ZDF

Publications

Thoughts on Games / Interesting Magazine – TBA
Lescheks Flug – Rotopolpress
Indiegame.How.To – digital
The Ueberstayton in Triebwerk #3 – RotopolPress
The Walt is Wheezin’in Dolor Comics #1 – RotopolPress
Le Phosphorpicnic in Phosphorpicnic – Crepes Comics
It`s them, the Coalmanikins – RotopolPress
the Daily Soup – Rotopolpress

Talks and Presentations

Pictoplasma Conference – Pictoplasma 2022, Berlin, Germany
Pictorial Games – Blon Festival, Klaipeda 2017 , Lithuania
Amazon Dev Day Gamescom – Köln 2016, Germany
Quo Vadis – Berlin 2016, Germany
Expo German Pavillon – Milano 2015, Italy
Media Convention – Berlin 2014, Germany
Talk & Play Showcase – Berlin 2013, Germany
Tokonoma – Kassel 2014, Germany
FMX – Stuttgart 2013, Germany
Game Forum Germany – Hannover 2011, Germany

Illustrated Radio Plays

Miami Punk – Juan S. Guse – in Development
Ikaria 6 – Benjamin Maack – NDR
Denn sie sterben jung – Anontio Ruiz-Camacho NDR

Podcast Appearances and Interviews

Games.Net Berlin Europe – Episode 007 – 2021
Hiergeblieben – Moya – 2021
Assorted Interviews HERE
Assorted Press Clippings – HERE

Meet me at

Black Pants Studio
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IndieDB
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