With expertise in game design methodologies, Professor Emmanuel Guardiola is a veteran of the video game industry with over 30 major titles released for publishers and independent studios.
PhD in computer science, he is now head of research at the Cologne Game Lab of TH Köln – University of Applied Sciences. In the field of game design research he focuses on models, processes, characteristics of the gameplay experience, and how we can apply these findings to education, health, psychology or humanitarian causes.