Alex Urban, Ph.D., is the Research & Development Manager at the University of Missouri’s Adroit Studios Gaming Lab. He received his doctorate in Information Science and Learning Technologies at the University of Missouri. His research goal is to determine how novel media may promote learning and meaningful experiences. At Adroit, he works with stakeholders across disciplines to produce educational learning games. He is also an instructor at the University of Missouri, where he teaches project management and game-based learning design.