Education

BS, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; MS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Professional experience includes

Senior designer, Harmonix Music Systems; game design director, MIT, Gambit Game Lab

Publications include

Zombies Are Us: Essays on the Humanity of the Walking Dead How the Zombie Changed Videogames; James Bond and Popular Culture: Essays on the Influence of the Fictional Superspy; Horror Video Games: Essays on the Fusion of Fear and Play; Project Muse, Short Controlled Bursts: Affect & Aliens

Awards and honors

Best Social/Casual Game, Game Critics Best of E3