Dr. Andrew Williams is a Professor of design history and game art at the University of Wisconsin-Stout with twelve years of experience in historical research, game development and leadership. Dr. Williams conducts research at the intersection of the history of art, design and interactive media which is combined with professional experience from multiple historical videogame projects. Williams has served as Art Director and Lead Environment Artist on "The American Revolution Series," with immersionED, Co-Producer and Lead Developer for "Witness to the Revolution" in conjunction with Carleton College, and Game and Narrative Designer for the interactive history exhibit, “Play the Past” at the Minnesota History Center. Williams is the author of the video game history textbook, History of Digital Games: Developments in Art, Design and Interaction. Williams also served seven years as the Director for two nationally-ranked, career-focused Bachelor of Fine Arts university programs in game art and animation.