He received his doctorate in Social Science from the University of California, Irvine and has written extensively about digital game culture. Dr. Wright’s research has examined the relationships in games between consumption, gender, visual media, play and pleasure, and a critical understanding of social inequality and development. Some of Dr. Wright's publications include Social Exclusion, Power, and Video Game Play (2012) and Utopic Dreams and Apocalyptic Fantasies: Critical Approaches to Researching Video Game Play.