Sean Austin

Sean Austin (aka Hart Getzen) is a father of avid gamers as well as a writer and producer of simulation and gaming entertainment for companies such as IMAX, Hitachi and Universal Studios. Using ECHO's Revenge as a springboard, Getzen guest lectures on writing and STEM career development at middle-grade and high schools. The author has also lectured on design and production of Location Based Entertainment at universities such as the Rhode Island School of Design. "The ECHO's Revenge series provokes young gamers to think about what goes into both building and playing a game - what happens when a group of people work together to create a game, and imbue it with their own spirit. What are the political and interpersonal dynamics of that team enterprise, and what challenges may game designers face when their game evolves in an unanticipated direction?"