Stefano Gualeni, Ph.D., is an Italian philosopher and game designer who created videogames such as Tony Tough and the Night of Roasted Moths, Gua-Le-Ni; or, The Horrendous Parade, and Something Something Soup Something. Gualeni is an Associate Professor at the Institute of Digital Games of the University of Malta, where he pursues academic research in the fields of philosophy of technology, game design, virtual worlds research, and existentialism. Since 2015, he is a Visiting Professor in Game design at the Laguna College of Art and Design of Laguna Beach, California.