About Gaming 4 Growth
Gaming 4 Growth is a nonprofit dedicated to advancing a balanced, evidence-based understanding of the mental and behavioral health effects of video games. We highlight the positive benefits of well-designed games while promoting healthy gaming habits, education, and accessible research for the broader public.
Our Mission Statement
Our mission is to advance a balanced, evidence-based understanding of the health impacts and mental benefits of video gaming. Our organization aims to promote positive effects of well-designed video games as a tool for stress relief and mental health support. We aim to educate both gamers and the broader public on how gaming can foster well-being when approached with mindfulness and moderation. Through education and dedicated research, we strive to cultivate a well-informed dialogue around the health effects of video games, helping gamers recognize the positive effects and navigate potential challenges.
Our Team
Keith Saver
Keith Saver is a data scientist with experience at Shopify and Pear Therapeutics, where he worked on turning user engagement and behavioral data into insights that shape product decisions. His work has spanned consumer tech and health platforms, with a focus on how people engage with products over time.
At Gaming for Growth, Keith leads the data science and research strategy behind the organization's work. He applies the same approach he used studying patient engagement in health platforms to studying player engagement and wellbeing in games.
Keith has also competed in League of Legends, Team Fight Tactics, and Super Smash Bros. Melee. He brings a player's perspective to the research alongside a data scientist's.
Executive Director
Sean Luo
Dr. Sean Luo is a board-certified addiction psychiatrist, Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Columbia University's Division on Substance Use Disorders, and a Research Scientist at the New York State Psychiatric Institute. He earned his M.D. and Ph.D. in computational and theoretical neuroscience at Columbia, and his research applies statistics, machine learning, and neuroscience-based methods to addiction, including predictive models that help match patients with substance use disorders to the treatments most likely to work for them.
At Gaming for Growth, Sean brings this same clinical and data-driven lens to the study of gaming behavior, helping the team understand where gaming supports mental health and where it risks tipping into harm. His work grounds G4G's research in clinical credibility and deep experience working with behavioral data at scale.
Scientific Director
Director of OperationsMichael Huntley
Michael Huntley is a strategy and insights leader with deep experience at the intersection of gaming, data, and human behavior. With a background spanning content strategy, analytics, and ecosystem-level planning in the games industry, he brings a rigorous, research-first mindset to understanding how games impact players at scale.
At Gaming for Growth, Michael focuses on applying data, novel research methods, and cross-disciplinary thinking to better understand the mental health outcomes of different gaming experiences across audiences. He is especially interested in moving beyond anecdotes and assumptions to evidence-based insights that can inform healthier player engagement, game design, and policy conversations.
He believes games have enormous potential for positive growth when backed by evidence, intention, and responsible design.
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