Bogost is internationally recognized for his writing on video games and media studies. He is the author of 11 books and is a contributing editor at The Atlantic, where he writes and edits on science, technology, design and culture. His research approaches media studies from the perspective of both a critic and a practitioner.
He brings technical humanist experience to WashU and boosts the university’s growing expertise in video games and new media through his primary appointment in Arts & Sciences and secondary appointment in McKelvey Engineering.