Team Members

Joost is an Associate Professor of Transformative Imagination at Utrecht University. His work focuses on where imagined futures, games, and politics, policy and action connect.

Milica is the creator of VR projects Tree and Giant. Her work synthesizes storytelling, emerging technologies, and science to emotionally engage audiences with issues like the climate crisis, human conflict, and identity.

Mae has a BSc in Global Sustainability Science from Utrecht University. During their study, Mae focused on Governance and Societal Transformation. In addition, they have a background in Audiovisual Media.

Carien is a cultural sociologist and PhD candidate at Anticiplay. She observes very serious societal processes going on in game, play, and leisure — as well as very light-hearted, playful, and joyful mechanics in earnest institutions.

Lauren brings 8 years of experience in narrative writing and theory, legal studies, environment and climate, and game design. She successfully kickstarted Girl Underground, an Alice-in-Wonderland-themed game that used feminist literature to challenge patriarchal norms through fun and whimsical game mechanics. She holds a Bachelor of Laws and Master of Science in Psychology.

Kyle is a member of the Anticiplay team and PhD Candidate in the Faculty of Geosciences. He is also the co-host of the General Intellect Unit podcast on the Emancipation podcast network, and a designer of tabletop role-playing games.

Odile holds a PhD in linguistics. As Anticiplay's "post-doc-and-chill" volunteer, she contributes when she can to organisation and research processes, with a focus on communication, rhetoric, and worldbuilding - both inside and outside the game.