Lucas Blair

Lucas Blair is the head of the Immersive Technology Lab at RTI International and a member of Lab 58, an emerging technology group. Lucas also co-founded Little Bird Games, a serious game development company that specializes in educational and therapeutic games. Before that, Lucas was lead game designer and co-manager of RETRO Lab at the University of Central Florida. He received an M.S. in instructional technology from Bloomsburg University and a PhD in modeling and simulation from the University of Central Florida. His doctoral research explored the use of video game achievements to enhance player performance, self-efficacy, and motivation.