Scott Preston
Dr. Scott Preston studies applied game design, games-based learning, and the history of games and popular culture. He is particularly interested in exploring how developments in modern tabletop game design can be used to create games for change. Scott conceptualized Resolve in the summer of 2021 while working on his first applied game design project, Campus Paths. Four different students had participated in various capacities during the first year of that project, and he envisioned creating on-going opportunities for students by establishing a permanent research group. At Resolve, students study, play, and design games in collaboration with Dr. Preston, while developing important career competencies such as problem-solving, teamwork, collaboration, and professionalism.
Katie Roger
​Katie Roger (4th year, BA Joint Honours Comparative Cultural Studies and English) joined Resolve as an ARTS 4000 internship student in the summer of 2023. She is a long-time lover of both board games and video games, and is interested in exploring how games can inspire social change. Katie is passionate about finding creative new ways to educate and is excited to continue to learn as Group Coordinator for Resolve this year.
Autumn Roy
Autumn Roy (3rd year, BA Media Arts and Cultures) has been with Resolve since Fall 2023, and happy to be part of the team as an ARTS 4000 intern for the 2024-25 academic year. Autumn is excited to incorporate her love for art with game development. Continuing to apply her graphic design knowledge and her lifelong passion for art, Autumn is excited to expand her interests and further develop her skills this year with Resolve.
Adeola Shittu
Adeola Shittu (2nd year, BA Media Arts and Cultures, and English. Minor in Business) joined Resolve in Fall 2024 as an ARTS 3000 intern. She took a game production course which sparked her interest in game design. Adeola is excited to learn more about game production and to apply her marketing knowledge in promoting Resolve.
Katie McDonough
Katie McDonough (3rd year Bachelor of Applied Arts) is a lifelong lover of video games and the impact they have on players. After studying 3 years at NBCCD, and graduating with a Foundation Visual Arts Certificate and a diploma in 3D Digital Design, Katie is looking forward to using those skills to help bring a new form of design to Resolve. New to the tabletop game community, they’re interested in learning more about designing tabletop games as an ARTS 3000 intern!
Resolve Alumni
Phillipa Painter
Philippa Painter (aka Pippa) (Bachelor of Applied Arts) joined the team in the fall of 2022 as a Work Study student. She was an ARTS 3000 intern in Summer 2023, creating illustrations and graphic design for Project AUDE, and completed an ARTS 4000 intership in the 2023-24 school year. Prior to UNB, she completed her Foundation Visual Arts Certificate at the NBCCD. She is passionate about graphic design and digital art, and excited to become more involved in the designing and marketing process in the games community. Thanks to her dad’s colossal board game collection, she was practically born for this!
Issac O'Donnell
Tam Long Hin (Thomas)
Thomas (BA Media Arts & Cultures; English: Creative Writing minor) has been passionate about both video games and tabletop games since a young age and has recently become a hobby game designer. He’s made two board games as class projects at UNB and a video game that speaks against drug use. Currently, he is designing a new racing tabletop game as well as a small video game. Thomas joined Resolve as an Arts 3000 intern in January 2023 and completed an ARTS 4000 paid internship in Summer 2023. He is now working on his MA in Game Studies at Brock University.
Isaac O'Donnell
Isaac (3rd Year BA/BCS, Media Arts & Cultures) joined the team in September 2023 as an ARTS 3000 intern. A fan of playing tabletop games and video games, he is an aspiring video game designer. His goal while with Resolve is to expand his understanding of game design and learn more about how games can be used as more than just entertainment.
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Wallis Leonard
Wallis Leonard (5th year, Bachelor of Business Administration) joined the Resolve team in the 2024 Winter academic term as an ARTS 3000 intern. Wallis is working towards a major in Marketing and a minor in Media Arts & Culture. She is a fan of tabletop games and brought her marketing knowledge to help promote Resolve and its games.​​​
Jillian Jeddore
Jillian Jeddore (BA English and Media Arts and Cultures) joined Resolve in the Winter of 2024. She is a lover of both video games and digital games and hopes to learn more skills in related fields. Jillian is passionate about social change and brought her creative skills to Resolve.
Deviina Hajela
Deviina Hajela (BA Honours Media Arts & Cultures: Film Production; English minor) served as Research Group Coordinator from 2021 to 2023, supported by the Work Study program as well as the ARTS 4000 internship program. She is an international student from India interested in game design, filmmaking and graphic design. Deviina has designed two tabletop games and a digital game for class projects and created a game for her honours thesis exploring themes of post-colonialism and dystopia.