Personas as Public, Audience, and Stereotype: A Critical Inquiry

Isabel Prochner is a design researcher, teacher, and industrial designer focused on socially and community- engaged design. She is an assistant professor of industrial design at Virginia Tech. Her research, creative practice, and service endeavors to bolster social responsibility through design, thus participating in the transition to more equitable futures. She was recently a keynote speaker at Women in Design Deep Dive 2024 by the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA).

Danny Godin is a game design, game development, and management specialist. After more than 10 years as a game design and development professor in Quebec, Canada, he now works as a game designer and administrator at Borealys Games Inc. Email: [email protected].