Michael John Saiger

University of York

Michael is a game design researcher investigating how we engage players (particularly young people) in the design and development of applied games. He has facilitated co-design workshops across health and education research, designing solutions to research problems. Most recently, he was employed as a game design researcher on an ESRC funded project to design and evaluate a game for teacher recruitment.

A description of Michael's research:

Michael's research involves the facilitation and involvement of children and young people in the design of mental health games. Through their research, they have co-designed mental health prototypes and explored the factors to impact participation and engagement. Their research has highlighted how there are facilitation barriers and shifts in participant preferences towards how young people want to interact during co-design.