Richard L. Gilbert is Professor of Psychology at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California and the Director of The P.R.O.S.E. (Psychological Research on Synthetic Envi...view moreRichard L. Gilbert is Professor of Psychology at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California and the Director of The P.R.O.S.E. (Psychological Research on Synthetic Environments) Project (www.proseproject.info), a lab that is conducting a systematic program of behavioral research on the psychology of 3D virtual environments. He also serves as the Co-Chair of The Psychology of Immersive Environments (PIE) Technology Working Group within the Immersive Education Initiative. In addition to his work in psychology, he has a background in the creative arts as a Grammy Award winning songwriter and a published novelist.view less