Patrick Rau

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Patrick Rau (born 1976 in Waldshut, Germany) is a German video game designer, entrepreneur and honorary professor for Game Art and Design. He is the founder, managing director and creative director of the Berlin‑based studios kunst‑stoff GmbH and Mad About Pandas.[1]

Career

Rau studied Communication Design from 1997 to 2001, graduating with an M.A. degree. From 2001 to 2008, he worked as a freelance game designer and developer of interactive media and exhibition formats. In 2008, he founded kunst‑stoff GmbH – Interactive Media and Games. In 2017, he established a second studio, Mad About Pandas – Creative Media Productions, also based in Berlin. Between 2014 and 2021, Rau taught game design and production at various universities. From 2022 to 2025, he held a full‑time teaching position in the Game Art and Design programme at the University of Fine Arts Essen. In 2026, he was appointed honorary professor at the same institution.[1]

Work

Rau has been active in the development of computer games and interactive media since the early 2000s. His projects include titles such as The Great Jitters, Galaxy Racers[2] (with Ubisoft), Laika,[3] Hitchhiker[4] (with Versus Evil)[5] and Yerba Buena[6] (with Focus Entertainment).[7] His work has received multiple national and international awards, including the German Computer Game Award,[8] the German Developer Award,[9] the Red Dot Award,[10] the NYX Games Award[11] and the Game Connection Award.[12]

References

  1. www.mir.de, m i r media-Digital Agency-. "Prof. Patrick Rau". www.hbk-essen.de (in German). Retrieved 2026-06-01.
  2. "Galaxy Racers => infos.php". galaxy-racers.kunst-stoff.de. Retrieved 2026-06-01.
  3. "Laika game". www.imdb.com. Retrieved 2026-06-01.
  4. "HitchHiker - A Mystery Game Reviews - Metacritic". www.metacritic.com. Retrieved 2026-06-01.
  5. "Hitchhiker". Versus Evil. Retrieved 2026-06-01.
  6. "Yerba Buena Reviews - Metacritic". www.metacritic.com. Retrieved 2026-06-01.
  7. "Yerba Buena - Focus Entertainment". www.focus-entmt.com. Retrieved 2026-06-01.
  8. "The Great Jitters: Pudding Panic". Deutscher Computerspielpreis (in German). Retrieved 2026-06-01.
  9. Grimm, von Rae (2012-12-13). "Deutscher Entwicklerpreis 2012 — hier sind die Gewinner". IGN Deutschland (in German). Retrieved 2026-06-01.
  10. "Red Dot Design Award: The Great Jitters: Pudding Panic". www.red-dot.org. Retrieved 2026-06-01.
  11. Awards, NYX Game. "NYX Game Awards | Hitchhiker - A Mystery Game". nyxgameawards.com. Retrieved 2026-06-01.
  12. "Game Connection America 2018 - Development Awards". Game Connection Alliance. Retrieved 2026-06-01.