Mario Grande de Prado holds a Ph.D. in Psychology and Educational Sciences. He has been an educational counsellor for more than 15 years and a professor at the Faculty of Education in León (Spain) since 2006. He has also been the Director of the ULe Online Area (University of León) since 2020. His research interests are game-based learning, gamification, RPGs, video games, e-learning, digital competence, and ICT.