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Rochester, NY 14607 USA
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Staff

The staff at the International Center for the History of Electronic Games™ (ICHEG) studies and interprets the cultural history of electronic games to ensure that they and related materials are collected and preserved for future generations and that present generations understand their impact on society. ICHEG’s leadership team participates at industry conferences and offers weekly insights on the CHEGheads Blog.

Jon-Paul C. Dyson, Director

J.P. is a gamer and an expert on the evolution of children’s literature and culture. He holds a doctorate in American cultural history, is Vice President for Exhibit Research and Development at Strong National Museum of Play^®, and led the team that designed and produced the museum’s 12,000-square-foot Reading Adventureland exhibit. Often called “the world’s biggest pop-up book,” this highly hands-on exhibit combines artifacts and interactivity in unique ways and includes many literary items that helped inspire electronic-game imagery.

Marc Check, Associate Director

Marc is a gamer, a mathematician, a musician, an experienced developer of exhibit interactives, and Director of Information Technology at Strong National Museum of Play. He holds a master’s degree in Information Technology and has taught as an adjunct in Rochester-area colleges.

Eric Wheeler, Associate Curator

Eric is a gamer and an experienced collections manager. An Associate Curator at Strong National Museum of Play, he holds a master’s degree in American cultural history and is an adjunct member of the faculty of Monroe Community College and the State University of New York College at Brockport.

 

This core team is supported by the rest of the Strong’s curatorial, library and archives, exhibits, and education staff and especially by Scott G. Eberle, Vice President for Interpretation and G. Rollie Adams, President and CEO. Scott holds a doctorate in American intellectual history, has executed scores of museum exhibits, is author of Classic Toys of the National Toy Hall of Fame, and is currently writing—in partnership with noted play scholar Stuart Brown—a book on the elements of play. Rollie holds a master’s degree in social science education and a doctorate in American history, has served on the staff of the American Association for State and Local History and the board of the American Association of Museums, and is Editor-in-Chief of Strong’s American Journal of Play.