Robert Howard is Professor of Practice in the Computer Graphics Technology department at Purdue University, where he teaches game design and game history.  Previously, Rob worked in Silicon Valley for 21st Century Fox and Disney at Cold Iron Studios and was a designer on hit video games such as Despicable Me: The Game, Bioshock Infinite, and Batman: Arkham Origins. He recently published A Career in the Video Game Industry for eAcademicPress and is working on the game design textbook Game Design Fundamentals.