Thomas Laureyssens (1976) is artist, researcher and interaction-designer. His work, inspired on cartography and human interactions in cities, was shown by Argos, Rhizome and Z33. He is a teacher and PhD researcher in the arts (MAD-faculty, FAK - KU Leuven) on games and ludic interventions for urban space, and how they can be used to create a more social environment. He co-created MAP-it, a participatory mapping toolkit.