David Squire is the founder and Creative Director of DESQ, a UK-based learning games and e-learning developer. DESQ creates award winning e-learning materials and game-based learning applications for clients such as the UK National Learning Network (NLN), Oxford University Press, and the BBC. DESQ is a member of Game Republic, a UK regional games developer association and an industry member of FutureLab. David is an honorary Research Fellow at the University of Bristol, looking at theories of game design and game-based learning to inform practice and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.