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WolfQuest is a project of the Minnesota Zoo and eduweb. Our team brings the best of conservation education and compelling multimedia
and game design to the project.
Project Development Leads
- Principal Investigator and Project Director: Grant Spickelmier, Minnesota Zoo.
- Co-Principal Investigator and Producer: David T. Schaller, eduweb.
- Associate Producer: Steven Allison-Bunnell, eduweb.
- Project Coordinator: Michelle Housenga, Minnesota Zoo.
Game Production Team
Schaller and Allison-Bunnell are leading the game design and production effort, working with our talented team of artists, designers and programmers.
- Game Programmers: Russ Lunsford, Ray Nothnagel, Lucas Goss, and Clayton Black, eduweb.
- 3D Artists: Nikitova LLC; Joshua Seaver, Steve Wagner and Joe Morgan, eduweb.
- Graphic Designer: Steve Wagner, eduweb.
- Web and Multimedia Developer: Paul Gardner, eduweb.
Consultants
These consultants provide specific expertise in the planning, design and evaluation of the WolfQuest project:
- Jacquelyn Fallon, Wolf zookeeper, Minnesota Zoo.
- Lori Schmidt, Wolf curator, International Wolf Center.
- Andrea Lorek-Strauss, Wolf educator, International Wolf Center.
- Kurt Squire, Learning game consultant, Assistant Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
- Minda Borun, Project evaluator.
- Sam Kalman, Unity game software advisor.
Advisory Committee
We have assembled a world-class advisory committee with appropriate expertise to inform both the design and dissemination of WolfQuest.
- Jack Grisham, Chair of the Canid, Hyaena and Aardwolf Taxon Advisory Group (TAG) for the AZA and Curator, St. Louis Zoo.
- Dr. L. David Mech, Senior Research Scientist, U.S. Department of the Interior.
- Kirsten Perez, Director of Education, Los Angeles Zoo, and representative of the American Zoo and Aquarium's Conservation Education Committee.
- Dr. Carol Saunders.
Partners
To succeed in achieving its goals, WolfQuest requires several significant partnerships with organizations that can contribute to the development, testing, and implementation of the project. The following partners have agreed to support this project:
- The International Wolf Center (IWC) in Ely, Minnesota has developed one of the nation's premiere wolf education programs. Founded 15 years ago by Dr. L. David Mech, the IWC provides up close wolf experiences for thousands of visitors each year, as well as distributing wolf information around the country through its Web site and outreach programs.
- The Canid Taxon Advisory Group (TAG), of the AZA makes decisions regarding management of wild canids, including gray wolves, in AZA institutions.
- The Conservation Education Committee (CEC), of the AZA is a volunteer group of educators from AZA-accredited zoos and aquariums that disseminates best practices and establishes standards for zoo and aquarium education.
