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Research Interests
- Game Design and Development
- Collaborative Design, Ideation and Game Jams
- Meaningful Play Experiences and Climate Change
- Ecopunk and Punk Game Design including Solarpunk
- Interactive Play Experiences, including VR and AR
- Research through Design
Qualifications
MA (Distinction), Indie Games Development, Falmouth University
Qualifications
MA (Distinction), Indie Games Development, Falmouth University
Select Publications:
Workshop
Radical Alternate Futurescoping: Solarpunk versus Grimdark. Academic MindTrek ’23. Oct, 2023.
Link in ACM: https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3616961.3616972
Photos of concepts and mockups from the workshop
WIP Paper
“Better Dead than a Damsel”: Gender Representation and Player Churn. CHI PLAY Companion ’23: Companion Proceedings of the Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play. Oct, 2023.
Link in ACM: https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3573382.3616083
Slides from the presentation of “Better Dead than a Damsel: Gender Representation and Player Churn
Talk
ECOPUNK: Deep, Critical, and Emotional Game Design. York St Johns ’23: Interactive Games Conference. Jul 2023.
Presented at York St. Johns Investigate Dot Games: http://investigate.games/
Slides from the presentation of Ecopunk: Deep Critical and Emotional Game Design