Noah Leiter is a first-year Ph.D. student in Critical Game Design at RPI and will be working as a Research Fellow with the Center of Excellence for AY23-24. 

Noah hails from central Missouri and, prior to attending RPI, spent several years living and working in New York City as a Software Engineer. He subsequently transitioned from writing code to writing about videogames and continues to write features and reviews for RPGFan today. 

Noah earned his M.A. in English from Georgetown University in 2023 and a B.S. in Computer Science with minors in English and Mathematics from the University of Missouri in 2016. His Master's thesis, Queer Playing Elden Ring, is available online.