Matthew Weise has worked in new media and games since 2003. A game designer, producer, and writer; his experience encompasses AAA games, serious games, independent games and academic projects. He was a Senior Designer at Harmonix Music Systems and Game Design Director of Singapore-MIT’s GAMBIT Game Lab. He holds a MS in Comparative Media Studies from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Clara Fernandez Vara is a game designer and writer, and has extensive experience in the design and development of adventure games. She is an Associate Arts Professor at New York University and teaches courses on videogame theory and game narrative.