Elena Shliakhovchuk is a scientific postdoctoral researcher in game studies. She holds a PhD in Communication and Cultural Industries from the Polytechnic University of Valencia. She investigates the acquisition of soft skills, the power to reinforce or weaken cultural, racial and gender stereotypes and the cultural, social and communicative benefits of video games. Elena is the author of books on game-based learning, co-editor of three books at the American scientific publisher “IGI Global” on global education challenges and opportunities, and author of several intercultural learning tools with gamification elements (diversophy®UA, Cultural Detective®UA, CultureConnector®UA). Elena has been teaching online and offline intercultural competencies to the Forbes 500 companies since 2010. She is part of the executive committee of the Spanish Society for Video Game Sciences (SECiVi) and a coordinator of the Special Interest Group (SIG) Gamification of the Society for Intercultural Education, Training and Research (SIETAR).