Ian Bogost

Author and Founding Partner, Persuasive Games

Ian Bogost is a scholar, author, and game designer. He is a professor and the director of the graduate program in digital media at the Georgia Institute of Technology and founding partner of Persuasive Games. As an author, he writes about video games as a medium with many uses. As a game designer, he makes games for political, social, educational, and artistic uses. Dr. Bogost is the author or co-author of eight books, including Persuasive Games and the upcoming 10 PRINT CHR$(205.5+RND(1)); : GOTO 10. His video games cover topics as varied as airport security, disaffected workers, the petroleum industry, suburban errands, and tort reform. His games have been played by millions of people and exhibited internationally.