Noah Falstein

President, The Inspiracy (San Francisco)

Noah Falstein is one the gaming world’s pre-eminent authorities, and is often called the ‘Father of Serious Games’ in the West.

Since 1996 Falstein has run The Inspiracy, a consulting firm specializing in game design and production assistance for entertainment and serious game titles.  His clients have run the gamut from entertainment (Sega, Disney, Dreamworks Interactive, LucasArts Entertainment) to corporate (Intel, Shell Oil), to serious game developers (Health Media Lab, Hopelab, Vision-Play, Medical Cyberworlds) to government (NIH, DARPA).  A sampling of recent titles to which he has contributed include Hungry Red Planet (teaching nutrition to teens), Freedom Fighter 56 (Serious historical game), Space Station Sim (in conjunction with NASA), and Empire at War (Star Wars game for LucasArts).