Across these projects, Hobbs’ design work demonstrates a broad creative range: culturally rooted competitive systems, socially conscious educational games, mystery-driven narrative design, augmented-reality concepts, comedy-based tabletop mechanics, and youth-centered interactive storytelling. His work reflects a commitment to designing games that are not only entertaining but also capable of opening conversations about identity, history, mental health, community, and imagination.

As founder of INdigenous Games Design, Hobbs champions tabletop games, digital games, roleplaying systems, worldbuilding, and interactive storytelling as tools for cultural education, leadership development, and creative career pathways. His approach centers Indigenous perspectives, local youth, and community knowledge, helping students understand that games are not only entertainment but also systems of learning, identity, strategy, and imagination.

Hobbs has been involved in Hawaiʻi’s gaming and convention ecosystem for nearly a decade. At age 18, he began teaching game design nationally and entered senior leadership roles with both Kawaii Kon and TableTop Con, giving him approximately five years of experience as a game-design educator and convention leader. By age 20, he was serving as an advisor and professional Dungeon Master, bringing approximately three years of experience in advanced mentorship, tabletop facilitation, campaign design, and collaborative storytelling.

Beyond the game industry, Hobbs has held leadership and service roles across Native Hawaiian, youth, civic, and charitable programs. He previously served as an officer of Nā Koa O Ka Mōʻī, also known as The King’s Guard, under Ka Makani Kāʻili Koa’s Nā Koa Hawaiʻi programs, and serves as a Unit Commander supporting Shriners Children’s community service activities. These experiences continue to inform his leadership style: disciplined, youth-centered, culturally responsible, and rooted in service.

Currently pursuing a degree in Game Development, Hobbs represents a rising generation of Hawaiʻi-based game creators building pathways for Indigenous, local, QBIPOC, and underrepresented students in the global games industry. His long-term vision is to expand Hawaiʻi’s presence in game development by creating programs, games, and educational models that prepare students not only to play in imagined worlds but to design, lead, and own them.

Hobbs welcomes scholarship, mentorship, publishing, industry, and educational partnership opportunities that support his continued development as a game designer, educator, and cultural technology leader.