Luna Game Labs is a social-impact indie studio creating emotionally resonant games that bridge creativity and care.

Our team brings decades of combined experience across game design, interactive media, art, storytelling, and nonprofit mental health leadership. With backgrounds spanning AAA and indie studios, major tech companies, and grassroots advocacy, we combine technical craft with lived expertise to design safe, inclusive, and imaginative spaces.

Together, we are building a new model of play where games become tools for reflection, connection, and emotional resilience.

Who are we?

Meet the Team

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    Christian de Luna

    Founder, CEO

  • A young woman with shoulder-length dark brown hair and light skin, smiling and looking directly at the camera, wearing a sleeveless navy blue top and a silver necklace against a neutral gray background.

    Suzanna So, PhD, LP

    Co-Founder, Clinical Lead

  • Adam Herman

    Chief of Staff

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    Dennis Tran

    Community Lead

  • Cory Rodis

    Game Design Lead

  • Irving Ruan

    Narrative Lead

  • Sean Keeton

    Art Lead

  • Andrew Edmonds

    Engineering Lead

  • Allen Svanoe-Loggins

    UX Designer

  • Zac Millman

    Narrative Designer

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    Penelope Battistello

    Artist

  • Zoë Cain

    Artist

  • Annie Wong

    Audio Designer

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    Thomas Sandbrink

    Engineer

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    Jocelyn Lai, PhD

    Research, Affective Science

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    Justine Bautista, PhD

    Research, Digital Mental Health

  • A young woman with long dark hair and a yellow hair clip, smiling and wearing a pink collared shirt under a blue sweater, standing against a plain white background.

    Novia Wong

    Research, HCI

  • A man with short black hair is smiling and laughing, wearing a black shirt, against a light background.

    Colin Chen

    Strategy, Production

  • Michael Ge

    Strategy, Fundraising

Learn more about the team

  • Founder, CEO

    Christian de Luna is a game designer, storyteller, and mental health advocate building new ways to experience emotion through play. As founder of Luna Game Labs, he leads the development of Kindred, a narrative RPG that turns reflection and empathy into gameplay. His work explores how AI, creativity, and care can help players build emotional awareness and resilience.

    Beyond game development, Christian serves as board chair and co-founder of the Asian Mental Health Collective, supporting initiatives that make mental health care more accessible and culturally grounded. Twice recognized by the White House as a Mental Health VIP, he continues to mentor emerging creators working at the crossroads of art, emotion, and technology.

    Through Luna Game Labs, he’s shaping a new field of mental health games—interactive worlds where players can practice courage, connection, and emotional growth in ways that feel human and safe.

  • Co-Founder, Clinical Lead

    Dr. Suzanna So is currently an Assistant Professor and Co-Coordinator for the Counseling Psychology program at CSULB. Dr. So is a Licensed Psychologist in the state of California, and she supervises trainees who are pursuing licensure as future LMFTs, LPCCs, and licensed psychologists. She received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Loyola University Chicago, and she completed her predoctoral internship and postdoctoral psychology fellowship at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. She has clinical experience in the assessment and treatment of early childhood and school-aged children and families, with specialization in interdisciplinary community mental health. Dr. So’s research has focused on community violence exposure and mental health outcomes among youth of color in divested, urban communities. Her current research agenda revolves around understanding resiliency factors that can be targeted in culturally responsive treatment for youth exposed to significant stress, adversity, and trauma.

  • Accessiblity Advocate

    Dennis Tran (he/him) is a queer, partially blind, disabled, and late-identified autistic-ADHD Vietnamese American storyteller, advocate, and consultant who grew up in a low-income household living with glaucoma, chronic conditions, and C-PTSD, Dennis draws on his lived experience to inform his cultural, accessibility, and narrative consulting work across digital health, media, and gaming. He is a Program Management Fellow at the Fox Family Foundation, Disability Rising Fellow with Disability Cultural Labs, and Certified CalMHSA Peer Supporter with Peers.net by WellSpace Health (formerly Flourish Labs). Dennis has worked and advised organizations, including 9 Story Media, the Institute for Exceptional Care, and Flourish Labs, advancing inclusive and neurodiversity-affirming design and experiences.