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Hi, I'm Bobby Lockhart, a game designer and creative leader focused on educational and family-friendly experiences. I lead design teams, balance systems, craft visual GDDs, and prototype across platforms, from web and mobile to Roblox. Over the years, I've built Ozaria at CodeCombat, collaborated on fields like journalism, marine ecology, and executive function at Field Day Lab, and founded Important Little Games to bring playful learning to kids and families. I thrive mentoring designers and turning ambitious ideas into engaging, accessible games.…Hi, I'm Bobby Lockhart, a game designer and creative leader focused on educational and family-friendly experiences. I lead design teams, balance systems, craft visual GDDs, and prototype across platforms, from web and mobile to Roblox. Over the years, I've built Ozaria at CodeCombat, collaborated on fields like journalism, marine ecology, and executive function at Field Day Lab, and founded Important Little Games to bring playful learning to kids and families. I thrive mentoring designers and turning ambitious ideas into engaging, accessible games.

Bobby Lockhart

Game Designer, Creative Director, Designer, +2

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Hi, I'm Bobby Lockhart, a game designer and creative leader focused on educational and family-friendly experiences. I lead design teams, balance systems, craft visual GDDs, and prototype across platforms, from web and mobile to Roblox. Over the years, I've built Ozaria at CodeCombat, collaborated on fields like journalism, marine ecology, and executive function at Field Day Lab, and founded Important Little Games to bring playful learning to kids and families. I thrive mentoring designers and turning ambitious ideas into engaging, accessible games.…Hi, I'm Bobby Lockhart, a game designer and creative leader focused on educational and family-friendly experiences. I lead design teams, balance systems, craft visual GDDs, and prototype across platforms, from web and mobile to Roblox. Over the years, I've built Ozaria at CodeCombat, collaborated on fields like journalism, marine ecology, and executive function at Field Day Lab, and founded Important Little Games to bring playful learning to kids and families. I thrive mentoring designers and turning ambitious ideas into engaging, accessible games.

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Hi, I’m Bobby Lockhart, a game designer and creative leader focused on educational and family-friendly experiences. I lead design teams, balance systems, craft visual GDDs, and prototype across platforms, from web and mobile to Roblox.

Over the years, I’ve built Ozaria at CodeCombat, collaborated on fields like journalism, marine ecology, and executive function at Field Day Lab, and founded Important Little Games to bring playful learning to kids and families. I thrive mentoring designers and turning ambitious ideas into engaging, accessible games.

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Work Experience

Lead Game Designer at Nurture

December 1, 2024 - Present

Leading a small team of game designers as we help build a new kind of educational media for children. Nurture combines the best of children’s television with customization and interactivity.

Senior Game Designer at CodeCombat

October 1, 2018 - September 1, 2021

Co-designed CodeCombat's next-generation learn-to-code game for the web, Ozaria. Co-designed learn-to-code MMO CodeCombat Worlds on Roblox.

Game Designer at Field Day Lab

September 1, 2021 - June 1, 2022

Working as part of a team to design games to improve understanding and appreciation of all kinds of learning goals, from Journalism to Marine Ecology to Executive Function. Including: Wake: Tales from the Aqualab – Web – Teaches scientific modeling & argumentation; Headlines & High Water – Web – Journalism simulator.

Creative Director at Important Little Games

May 1, 2013 - Present

I founded this independent studio for educational and family-friendly games development and consulting. Titles include Codemancer – PC, Mac, Android, iOS & Kindle Fire – Teaches the principles of programming; Words Explorers & the Tunnel of Treasures – iPad, Kindle Fire w/Osmo Accessory – Word game.

Senior Game Designer at Phosphor Games

October 1, 2016 - November 1, 2017

Simultaneously led two design teams making mobile-VR games for a new controller & headset.

Principal Consultant at Wolfram Solutions

April 1, 2015 - October 1, 2016

Developer of custom products using Wolfram technology including Wolfram|Alpha and Mathematica.

Senior Software Engineer at WMS Gaming, Inc.

October 1, 2014 - March 1, 2015

Building experimental gambling games content for an internal startup called BetCloud.

Lead Game Designer at Toy Studio

November 1, 2010 - May 1, 2013

Creative lead for this small casual games studio.