Meet the Teams

Adroit Studios is a full-fledged team of game professionals, who strive to enable learners to feel confident in taking on challenging learning objectives while experiencing the fun of game play. The MHS approach consists of dynamic game play experiences that include (1) rich visual environments, (2) compelling narratives and characters, (3) engaging mechanics, and (4) specific just-in-time feedback.

As part of the University of Missouri College of Education, Adroit Studios creates compelling game-based learning environments for tomorrow’s education. The MHS project draws on faculty, staff and students from the School of Information Science and Learning Technologies, the ReSTEM Institute, and the Department of Computer Science.

Principal Investigators

James Laffey
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James Laffey

University of Missouri

Professor Emeritus, SISLT, Education

Troy Sadler
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Troy Sadler

University of Missouri

Professor, LT&C, Education

Sean Goggins
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Sean Goggins

University of Missouri

Associate Professor, Computer Science, Engineering

Will Romine
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Will Romine

Wright State University

Associate Professor, Biological Sciences

Design Team

Joe Griffin
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Joe Griffin

Lead Designer
Clover Ross
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Clover Ross

Jr. Designer

Creative Team

Justin Sigoloff
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Justin Sigoloff

Creative Director
Jonathan Breedlove
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Jonathan Breedlove

Jr Modeler
Zak Anderson
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Zak Anderson

Character Modeler
Jose Vazquez
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Jose Vazquez

Concept Artist
Tim Linder
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Tim Linder

Graphic Artist

Development Team

Sean Lander
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Sean Lander

Lead Developer
Wesley Thompson
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Wesley Thompson

Senior Developer
Jeremy Gonzalez
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Jeremy Gonzalez

Jr Developer
Olivia Apperson
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Olivia Apperson

Jr Developer

Curriculum and Assessment Team

Eric Wulff
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Eric Wulff

Graduate Research Assistant: Subject Matter Expert
AJ Womack
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AJ Womack

Graduate Research Assistant: Subject Matter Expert

Learning Analytics

Wenyi Lu
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Wenyi Lu

Graduate Research Assistant: Data Analyst
Nabil Alsharif
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Nabil Alsharif

Server Developer

Advisors

Doug Clark, Vanderbilt University
Beth Covitt, University of Montana
Victor Sampson, University of Texas
Krista Galyen, Universty of Missouri-Columbia
Stephanie Teasley, University of Michigan
Diane Jass Ketelhut, University of Maryland

Support Team

Megan Wilkinson
Michelle Mueller
Jingyan Xia
Brenda Cook

Partner Organizations to Help in Working with Schools

Global Personalized Academics, Primary Contact Jed Friedrichsen
Missouri Partnership for Educational Renewal
Columbia Public Schools

Partner Organizations to Help with Developing Curriculum & Assessments

BSCS, Primary Contact Mark Bloom
Wright State University, Primary Contact Will Romine

Past Members

Ryan Babiuch, Lead Developer
Justin Brocard, Jr Developer
Curtis Bollinger, 2D Sim Developer
Alex Wilhelm, Jr Developer
Jed Speck, Developer Intern
Kate Watkins, Jr Developer
Eva Petakovic, Jr. Designer
Sydney Goggins, Jr. Designer
David Bowring, GRA Designer
Alex Schwartz, Jr Modeler
Deanna Lankford, Subject Matter Expert
Toni Milstead
Marilyn Soucie