John Hopson, Ph.D.
User Research Engineer, Microsoft Games Studios/Games User Research

John Hopson received his Ph.D. in Behavioral and Brain Sciences from Duke University in 2002. He has written and given talks on the interaction of psychology and game design and his article Behavioral Game Design is required reading in many college game design programs. Games he has worked on include Halo 2 and Age of Empires III.

Lecturer: User Research for Online Game Development