Spencer Striker

Biography

Dr. Spencer Striker joined the American University in Dubai’s Digital Media program in the fall of 2015 -to study, teach, and produce digital media and technology in one of the most innovative cities of the 21st century. Spencer’s current projects include launching a new podcast called Digital Media & Tech in Dubai, exploring the latest developments with key influencers in Dubai’s burgeoning digital scene; the design and development of a next gen digital history book app, called “A Little Big History of Human Collective Learning,” currently supported by a fellowship at the Summer Research Institute at Harris Manchester College, Oxford; and the development of a tablet-first next gen interactive entertainment experience, called the "World Without a Name."     Previously, Spencer was founding creative director for a digital media and learning startup based in Mountain View, CA - called Galxyz, Inc. - which secured $3m in Series A funding from Relay Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, and Laurene Powell Jobs’ Emerson Collective. He spearheaded Galxyz’ product and creative from concept to full-fledged startup - overseeing product design and development strategy; building from scratch and quarterbacking a cross-functional team of mobile app dev professionals; and creatively directing and producing a scalable, narrative-themed next gen digital media product initiative. Before that, Spencer pioneered an innovative digital media & learning product design strategy for the Andreessen Horowitz backed Silicon Valley ed tech startup, Kno, (acquired by Intel in November 2013).  Spencer is also the founder of the four-time Webby Award winning game media studio, GameZombie TV; co-founder of the Media Arts & Game Development program at UW-W; and a Ph.D. holder in Digital Media from the University of Wisconsin at Madison. Spencer is a proven, award-winning creative director, professor, and entrepreneur of next gen products that synthesize digital media, video games, mobile, and cutting-edge innovation in interactive technology.

Research Interest

Digital Media, Telecommunications, Radio-TV-Film, History