About – Erin List

Erin List is a versatile professional born and based in Graz, Austria, with expertise in video game development, informatics and computer programming, design, visual arts, music (drums & percussion), history, mythology, literature, photography, science, philosophy, feminist and queer theory, and education.

She is currently serving as the Art & Design Director at the Game Lab Graz, within the Institute of Human-Centred Computing (HCC) at Graz University of Technology, where she is involved in developing educational video games that extend beyond entertainment.

In addition, she is committed to promoting a more ethical, equitable, diverse, inclusive, accessible, and sustainable world for all its inhabitants.

A short (auto-)biography

Poster for the Indie Game Community Meetup Graz, to be held on February 13, 2014. It has a colorful and playful design. With the word “INDIE” in large green letters at the top and “GAME” in smaller, multicolored letters below it. There is a joystick-like object on the left side of the word “GAME”, and a chess pawn to its right. Below the title, a blue ribbon displays the text “Community Meetup Graz.” | © 2014, Erin List

On January 29, 2014, she posted an announcement for an event called “Indie Game Community Meetup Graz” on the social media platform Twitter (now called X), aimed at attracting indie game developers and to build up the local community.

Game Dev Graz Logo lettermark, designed by Philipp Gosch

In 2015, she co-founded Game Development Graz, a non-profit association dedicated to supporting game developers and promoting gaming culture, and currently serves as its vice president (2025). She co-organizes the annual Game Dev Days, Austria’s leading game developer conference.

Erin List at button Festival 2019 in Graz, Austria, using a stylus and tablet, working on a detailed character illustration
| © Matthias Rauch (mrfoto.at)