Game developer
Noah Falstein is a game designer and producer who has been active in the video game industry since 1980. He contributed to award-winning titles such as “Battlehawks 1942” and “Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis” and has worked on multiple platforms, from arcade machines to home computers like the Commodore 64 and MS-DOS.
Falstein was one of the first ten employees at Lucasfilm Games in 1984, where he developed successful games and collaborated with industry legends like Steven Spielberg and George Lucas. In 1995, he joined DreamWorks Interactive as the company’s third employee and also worked for The 3DO Company. In 1996, he founded the consulting firm The Inspiracy, specializing in game design and serious games.
He served as the first elected chairperson of the International Game Developers Association (1997-1998) and wrote the “Better by Design” column for Game Developer Magazine from 2002 to 2007. In 2013, he was hired by Google as Chief Game Designer, a position he held until 2017 before returning to consulting.
Falstein has also made a significant impact in the serious games sector, contributing to health-focused game projects such as “EndeavorRx,” the first video game approved by the FDA for pediatric ADHD treatment. Additionally, he co-founded “The 400 Project” with Hal Barwood, a collection of fundamental game design principles. Today, he continues to work in the industry through The Inspiracy, focusing on the evolution of the serious games and game-based learning market.
Noah Falstein
