Eric B. Vogel
Introduction
Eric B. Vogel is a clinical psychologist, a professor of psychology, and a game designer.
Career
Professor of Psychology
As a Doctor of Psychology, Vogel teaches at John F. Kennedy University in Pleasant Hill, California. He is the 2009 winner of the Eugene Benjamin Sagan award for Outstanding Teaching in Psychology.
Game Designer
Vogel's game design career began in 2004 with Land of Psymon, a psychotherepeutic game intended to teach children Cognitive behavioral therapy skills by showing them how to defend against psychological monsters ("psymon") that represent negative thinking and common cognitive distortions.
In 2008, with the Cambria board game produced by Sandstorm Productions, Vogel began producing more mass-market releases. To date, his most successful has been The Dresden Files Cooperative Card Game, which raised over a half-a-million dollars in a Kickstarter campaign. This was produced as part of an ongoing partnership with Evil Hat Productions that has resulted in several releases.