Dr. Homer is director of research at the Consortium for Research and Evaluation of Advanced Technologies in Education at NYU (createlabs.org), and a primary investigator at the Games for Learning Institute (G4LI.org). His research examines how children acquire and use �cultural tools� to store and transmit knowledge (e.g., language, literacy, and information technologies), and how these tools transform developmental and learning. His recent work has focused on the use of simulations and games for learning (see http://brucehomer.ws.gc.cuny.edu).