Staff

University of York.  Researches transformations in technology and media and how they reshape society and culture. This work focuses on the social power of algorithms and the politics of data and metrics.

University of York.  Experience design researcher interested in designing, developing and evaluating multimodal and mixed physical/digital user experiences. Keen to work in the areas of digital experiences and games for disabled people and those with mental or physical illnesses.

Queen Mary University of London.  My research explores new approaches to the creation of interactive technologies for media and arts through Interaction Design techniques. It impacts the areas of Human-Computer Interaction, Creative Computing, and Design.

University of York. I am fascinated by the different experiences games offer players, what those experiences are and how to quantify them. I am also excited by using diverse research methods to understand games.

Queen Mary University of London. Computational Creativity researcher working on getting AI software to act creatively in an autonomous fashion, with applications to procedural content generation, whole game design, music, visual art, design, mathematics and software engineering.

University of York. A designer-researcher working on games and playful design for enjoyment, learning, wellbeing, and climate adaptation. Especially interested in curiosity in games, motivational affordances, behaviour change, design research, psychology of games, methods for entertainment and applied game design.

Queen Mary University of London. Interactive Entertainment and Intellectual Property Law scholar and Video Games enthusiast. Especially interested in the relationship among creativity, interactivity, technology and the law.

University of York. Data scientist focusing on behavioral modeling in the Creative Industries.

Queen Mary University of London. Academic interested in applying gamification for human-machine interactive systems, including robotic-based rehabilitation.

De Montfort University. Technology ethicist with an interest in the ethics and social impact of video games and innovative research methods. Anything to do with games, philosophy, society, critical theory, diversity & inclusion, or ethics.  

University of York. Lina’s expertise is in the clinical utility of digital media as means to specialist interventions for mental health. She has led the development and evaluation of software-based systems, including games and mixed reality applications, for use in psychological therapies and skills training.

University of York. Ecological modeller trying to understand complex ecological systems, and develop quantitative solutions for real life problems. Especially interested in creative and playful ways to understand and communicate research to non-scientists.

University of York. HCI researcher interested in new interactive media content forms and tools to support their creation. Particularly interested in data-driven experiences and how games and other media forms can help the public understand and benefit from data.

Queen Mary University of London. Research combines machine learning and motivational psychology. Work on technology for behaviour change, well being, and improving communication.

University of York. I’m a researcher working on 3D face reconstruction and face analysis in images and videos using 3D face models. In the area of games, I am in particularly interested in creating 3D face avatars of players for immersive playing and social experiences. I am also interested in using face analytics for professional e-sports.

University of York. Human Computer Interaction researcher with interests in understanding learning as a part of gameplay, complex player experience, and using games for applied purposes e.g. education or wellbeing.

University of York. Weird x Play. Postdisciplinary researcher of playful/placeful/radical.  Not good at summaries.

Queen Mary University of London.  Linguist and discourse analyst who employs multimodal, mediated discourse analytic and ethnographic approaches to explore the discursive construction of embodied identity in polycentric and polymedia contexts, particularly interested in embodiment and identity performance in digitally mediated environments.

University of York. Design researcher focusing on the roles of traditional storytelling and engagement in digital contexts. Particularly interested in environmental design and speculative design processes and approaches.

University of York. I am an experimental psychologist using games and virtual environments to study emotions and social interaction. I am particularly interested in human interactions with autonomous systems and cognitive performance under threat.