Markus Pröll studied Software Engineering & Business at the Graz University of Technology, Austria. During his studies he specialized in computer graphics and management. He is a passionate gamer and has a strong interest in the gaming industry as such.

During his master's studies he worked with the Institute of Knowledge Discovery, Laboraty of Brain-Computer Interfaces, Graz for two years and collected valuable experience in the area of special input devices and brain-computer interfaces (BCIs).