Paul Booth is Associate Professor at DePaul University in Chicago, researching fandom, time travel, and board games.

Now retired, following a career in computing; a Euro boardgames industry insider, with wider interest in Experimental Wargaming.

Ashley is a researcher, looking into the intersection of the Gothic and Digital Gaming. Also interested in game design and gaming pedagogy.

Eddie Duggan is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Suffolk where he contributes to undergraduate teaching on courses in Computer Games Design and Computer Games Programming. He is a member of the Board Game Studies Association and is a regular contributor to the annual Board Game Studies colloquia.

Darren is Senior Library Assistant at Poole Library and UK Coordinator of ALA International Games Week. Promoting the value of games in libraries.

Senior Lecturer in Translation Studies at University of Portsmouth, researching creative translation of literature, film, media and games.

Librarian, vice Chair and digital champion for the Public & Mobile Libraries Group.

Research Fellow at University of Alberta, researching play and money in live streaming, Esports and fantasy sports; ex-pro poker player.

Matteo Menapace is a game designer and educator, recently artist in residence at the V&A. Matteo makes cooperative board games inspired by social issues, such as food politics, memory loss and capitalism. He also teaches people how to make games that encourage collaboration and help people navigate complex conversations.

Twitter: @baddeo

Website: https://ma.tteo.me

Founder of Seriously Learned Ltd, and an independent scholar and games-based consultant.

Website: https://seriouslylearned.com/

A Lecturer and Chancellor's Fellow at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. Esperanza, specialise in the critical analyses of gender, race and technology in media, popular culture and everyday life.

Pigeon researches interpersonal trust and emergent political processes through cyber-based interaction, and through tabletop, live-action, and networked gaming as natural experiments.

Email: james.fielder@colostate.edu

Twitter: @j_d_fielder

Website: https://www.libarts.colostate.edu/people/fielderj/

Commissioning Editor at Rebellion Publishing specialising in Sci-fi, Fantasy & Horror. Interested in Interactive Fiction, RPGs & videogames.

PhD student at NTC/MU. Researching the use of apocalyptic imagery in computer games, focusing on Bioware’s Mass Effect trilogy.

Jan-Noël Thon is a Professor of Media Studies at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), a Guest Professor of Media Studies at the University of Cologne, Germany, and a Professorial Fellow at the University for the Creative Arts, UK.

Email: jan.n.thon@ntu.no

Website: http://janthon.net

Lecturer at the University of Manchester, teaching creative and experimental geographies. Independent street game designer with Playfuel.