Jesse N. Schell is a video game designer, professor and author. He is the CEO of Schell Games, a game development company which which he founded in 2002 that specializes in transformational games and innovative, interactive experiences. Previously, he worked as a programmer, manager, designer and Creative Director at Walt Disney Imagineering, where he worked on on several projects including TOONTOWN ONLINE. He published the book THE ART OF GAME DESIGN in 2008.