Gabriel McIntyre

Global Game Design Educator • Experiential Learning Designer • Creative Technology Practitioner

More than 25 years helping students design experiences that change how people learn, think and interact.

“I believe students learn best by building real experiences for real people. Throughout my career I have connected classrooms with industry, nonprofit organizations and international partners, giving students opportunities to solve authentic challenges while developing the skills needed for professional practice.”
— GM

  • 25+ Years Teaching

  • 15+ Courses Created

  • 2000+ Students

  • 5–10 Capstone Projects Supervised Annually

  • North America, Europe, Middle East

  • Industry + Academia

Teaching Philosophy

Build : Students build. Test : Students observe. Reflect Students improve. Deliver Students present to real stakeholders.

Teaching Areas

  • Game Design

  • Serious Games

  • Interactive Storytelling

  • Emerging Media

  • Film & Production

  • Creative Technology

  • Experience Design

  • AI in Design

Signature Learning Experiences

AR Graffiti

Students curate their own augmented-reality exhibitions inside museums such as the Rijksmuseum and Van Gough Museum, with projects reviewed on-site by industry professionals.

Serious Game Studio

Students work with nonprofits and organizations to solve real-world problems through game design.

Interactive Installations

Projection mapping. Interactive art. Physical computing. Escape rooms. Public installations.

Client Studio

Students collaborate with real clients and stakeholders while learning governance, communication and professional production.

Representative Highlights from Professional Practice

Apple

European Union

MINI

Coca-Cola

Aruba Tourism

Global experience across teaching, speaking, consulting, and student-led projects—connecting classrooms and organizations throughout North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

Some Guest Speakers include: Bill Plympton (Animator). Marc Canter (father of multimedia), Eyal Gever (3D Artist - Autocad, NASA), Dan Dubno (Emmy-Award Winning Producer)

Student Learning

My students have:

  • Worked with nonprofits

  • Produced installations

  • Produced interactive theatrical performances

  • Designed serious games

  • Created museum exhibitions

  • Worked with international stakeholders

  • Presented to professional clients

Courses I Teach

I teach courses across game design, serious games, interactive media, film, storytelling, creative technology, and professional practice.

My courses are designed around applied learning. Students move from theory into research, prototyping, testing, critique, production, and presentation. Wherever possible, assignments connect with real clients, nonprofit organizations, community partners, or authentic professional challenges.

    • Introduction to Game Design

    • Game Design Theory

    • Game Mechanics and Systems Design

    • Serious Game Design

    • Player Psychology and Experience Design

    • Game Production and Project Management

    • Rapid Game Prototyping

    • Game Design Documentation

    • Game Design Studio

    • Capstone and Graduation Project Supervision

    • Interactive Narrative

    • Transmedia Storytelling

    • Interactive Media Design

    • Emerging Media

    • Content and Media Design

    • Interactive Theatre

    • Experience Design

    • Location-Based and Participatory Media

    • Augmented and Virtual Reality Concepts

    • Film and Television Production

    • Digital Video Production

    • Editing and Post-Production

    • Online and Serial Video Production

    • New Media History and Practice

    • Live Production

    • Creative Direction

    • Media Production Management

    • Presentation Techniques

    • Media Business

    • Client-Based Creative Production

    • Stakeholder Communication

    • Project Governance

    • Community-Engaged Design

    • Portfolio Development

    • AI-Assisted Ideation and Pre-Production

Courses can be adapted for undergraduate, graduate, vocational, continuing-education, professional-training, online, hybrid, or in-person delivery.

Academic CV and Teaching Materials

My academic background combines more than 25 years of teaching with international professional practice in game design, film, interactive media, serious games, creative technology, and experiential learning.

The materials below provide additional information about my academic appointments, curriculum development, professional projects, teaching approach, and areas of expertise.

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Teaching and Academic Opportunities

I am currently based in North Metro Atlanta, Georgia, and am available for:

  • Adjunct and part-time faculty appointments

  • Lecturer and professor-of-practice positions

  • Guest lectures and workshops

  • Capstone and thesis supervision

  • Curriculum development

  • Continuing-education programs

  • Online and hybrid instruction

  • Industry and nonprofit project partnerships

I am particularly interested in opportunities involving:

  • Game Design

  • Serious Games

  • Interactive Narrative

  • Experiential Learning

  • Creative Technology

  • Film and Digital Media

  • Transmedia Storytelling

  • Emerging Media

  • Studio and Capstone Education

Academic Appointments

  • Lecturer in Game Design — Docent Game Design
    2017–2021

    Full-time faculty appointment teaching Game Design Theory and Game Design Practice in a bachelor-level applied higher-education program.

    Key responsibilities included:

    • Teaching multiple classes and academic-year groups of approximately 30 students

    • Creating and updating course curricula

    • Designing assignments, workshops and assessment criteria

    • Supervising graduation and final-year projects

    • Serving on graduation assessment and peer-review boards

    • Developing client-based projects with nonprofits and outside organizations

    • Teaching stakeholder communication, project governance and evaluation

  • Lecturer in Media and Game Design — Docent Media
    1999–2019

    Held part-time and full-time faculty appointments across interdisciplinary programs in game design, film, animation, new media and interactive performance.

    Program areas included:

    • Design for Virtual Theatre and Games

    • Game Design

    • Film and Television

    • Animation

    • New Media

    Subjects taught included:

    • Game Design

    • Film and Television Production

    • Post-Production

    • Interactive Theatre

    • Content and Media Design

    • Online Film and Video

    • Live Production

    • Presentation Techniques

    • Media Business

    Responsibilities included curriculum creation, graduation-project supervision, multidisciplinary production, client partnerships and assessment at bachelor’s and master’s levels.

  • Lecturer in Game Design and Media — Docent
    2015–2017

    Full-time teaching appointment in a practice-oriented Dutch vocational media program.

    Responsibilities included:

    • Teaching Game Design

    • Introducing mechanics, systems and player experience

    • Guiding practical design and production assignments

    • Assessing projects and presentations

    • Supporting team collaboration and production planning

  • Adjunct Lecturer
    2016

    Delivered an invited presentation-technique workshop for scientists and researchers, covering visual communication, public speaking and the presentation of complex technical information.

  • Founder and Lead Instructor
    2012–Present

    Develop and teach project-based courses in:

    • Game Design

    • Serious Games

    • Interactive Storytelling

    • Player and Character Psychology

    • Game-Design Documentation

    • Game Pre-Production

    • Presentation Techniques

    My responsibilities include curriculum design, online and live instruction, educational media production, student mentorship and the development of practical tools for game designers.

 
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