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iGGi PG Researchers - 2023 start Here is the listing of iGGi PhD Researchers who started in September 2023. This is iGGi's last ever cohort. Filter by iGGi Theme Accessibility Applied Games Creative Computing Design & Development Game AI Game Data Immersive Technology Player Research Filter by Location Doruk Balcı iGGi PG Researcher ​ Design & Development, Player Research Read More Ross Fifield iGGi PG Researcher ​ Player Research Read More Cameron Johnston iGGi PG Researcher Available for placement Design & Development, Creative Computing Read More Océane Lissillour iGGi PG Researcher Available for placement Design & Development, Player Research Read More Philip Smith iGGi PG Researcher ​ Applied Games, Design & Development Read More Ruizhe Yu Xia iGGi PG Researcher Available for placement Game AI, Game Data Read More Karl Clarke iGGi PG Researcher Available for placement Design & Development, Immersive Technology, Player Research Read More Alex Flint iGGi PG Researcher Available for placement Design & Development, Player Research Read More Joshua Kritz iGGi PG Researcher Available for placement Game AI, Applied Games, Design & Development Read More Prakriti Nayak iGGi PG Researcher Available for placement Applied Games, Accessibility, Player Research Read More Filip Sroka iGGi PG Researcher ​ Game AI, Applied Games, Immersive Technology Read More Tania Dales iGGi PG Researcher Available for placement Game AI, Design & Development, Immersive Technology, Player Research Read More Tamsin Isaac iGGi PG Researcher Available for placement Applied Games, Design & Development, Player Research Read More Nicole Levermore iGGi PG Researcher Available for placement Design & Development, Immersive Technology, Accessibility, Player Research Read More Dien Nguyen iGGi PG Researcher ​ Game AI, Applied Games, Design & Development, Creative Computing Read More Connor Watts iGGi PG Researcher Available for placement Game AI Read More

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iGGi PG Researchers Available for Placement or Seeking Post-PhD Position The iGGi Programme includes that each PG Researcher (PGR) on the iGGi Programme will spend a minimum of 8 weeks, but typically around 3-6 months, on placement in the games industry. Companies who have worked with IGGI researchers on knowledge exchange placements include big players such as Google Deep Mind, Microsoft, and Sony, but also a number of SMEs like Splash Damage, Revolution Software, Ninja Theory, and Die Gute Fabrik Story Tech. Some PGRs choose to go on more than one placement with either the same or different companies. ​ The listing below shows PGRs who are currently available for placement. Additionally, you can also find Researchers who are close to completing their doctorate and are looking for Post-PhD Positions in either Industry or Academia. Filter by iGGi Theme Accessibility Applied Games Creative Computing Design & Development Esports Game AI Game Audio Game Data Immersive Technology Player Research Filter by Location Filter by Start Year Filter by placement/work status Dr Martin Balla iGGi Alum Available for post-PhD position Game AI Read More Terence Broad iGGi PG Researcher Available for post-PhD position Creative Computing, Design & Development Read More Michelangelo Conserva iGGi PG Researcher Available for placement Game AI Read More Tania Dales iGGi PG Researcher Available for placement Game AI, Design & Development, Immersive Technology, Player Research Read More Alex Flint iGGi PG Researcher Available for placement Design & Development, Player Research Read More Peyman Hosseini iGGi PG Researcher Available for placement Player Research, Game AI Read More Bobby Khaleque iGGi PG Researcher Available for placement Creative Computing, Game AI Read More Nicole Levermore iGGi PG Researcher Available for placement Design & Development, Immersive Technology, Accessibility, Player Research Read More Sarah Masters iGGi PG Researcher Available for placement Applied Games, Design & Development, Player Research Read More Prakriti Nayak iGGi PG Researcher Available for placement Applied Games, Accessibility, Player Research Read More Erin Robinson iGGi PG Researcher Available for placement Design & Development, Immersive Technology Read More Remo Sasso iGGi PG Researcher Available for placement Game AI Read More Sunny Thaicharoen iGGi PG Researcher Available for placement Player Research, Game Data, Esports Read More Tom Wells iGGi PG Researcher Available for placement ​ Read More Ruizhe Yu Xia iGGi PG Researcher Available for placement Game AI, Game Data Read More Nirit Binyamini Ben Meir iGGi PG Researcher Available for placement Applied Games, Design & Development, Creative Computing Read More Steph Carter iGGi PG Researcher Available for placement Applied Games, Design & Development, Player Research, Accessibility, Game Data Read More Dan Cooke iGGi PG Researcher Available for placement Esports, Game Data, Player Research Read More Rory Davidson iGGi PG Researcher Available for placement Player Research, Applied Games, Design & Development Read More Charline Foch iGGi PG Researcher Available for post-PhD position Player Research, Design & Development Read More Tamsin Isaac iGGi PG Researcher Available for placement Applied Games, Design & Development, Player Research Read More Joshua Kritz iGGi PG Researcher Available for placement Game AI, Applied Games, Design & Development Read More Océane Lissillour iGGi PG Researcher Available for placement Design & Development, Player Research Read More Dimitris Menexopoulos iGGi PG Researcher ​ Game Audio, Creative Computing Read More Alan Pedrassoli Chitayat iGGi PG Researcher Available for post-PhD position Design & Development, Game Data, Esports Read More Michael John Saiger iGGi PG Researcher Available for post-PhD position Applied Games, Design & Development, Player Research Read More Amy Smith iGGi PG Researcher Available for placement Creative Computing, Player Research Read More Marko Tot iGGi PG Researcher Available for post-PhD position Game AI Read More Oliver Withington iGGi PG Researcher Available for placement Game AI, Creative Computing, Design & Development Read More Toby Best iGGi PG Researcher Available for placement Game AI, Design & Development, Player Research Read More Karl Clarke iGGi PG Researcher Available for placement Design & Development, Immersive Technology, Player Research Read More Maximilian Croissant iGGi PG Researcher Available for post-PhD position Player Research, Design & Development Read More Kevin Denamganaï iGGi PG Researcher Available for post-PhD position Game AI Read More Francesca Foffano iGGi PG Researcher Available for placement Player Research Read More Cameron Johnston iGGi PG Researcher Available for placement Design & Development, Creative Computing Read More Laura Helsby iGGi PG Researcher Available for post-PhD position Player Research, Applied Games Read More George Long iGGi PG Researcher Available for placement Game AI, Design & Development, Game Data Read More Sahar Mirhadi iGGi PG Researcher Available for post-PhD position Player Research Read More Younès Rabii iGGi PG Researcher Available for post-PhD position Game AI, Creative Computing, Design & Development Read More Prasad Sandbhor iGGi PG Researcher Available for placement Applied Games, Design & Development Read More Luiza Gossian iGGi PG Researcher Available for placement Applied Games, Design & Development Read More Connor Watts iGGi PG Researcher Available for placement Game AI Read More Kyle Worrall iGGi PG Researcher Available for post-PhD position Game Audio, Creative Computing Read More

iGGi PG Researchers iGGi is a community formed of PG Researchers (PGRs), Supervisors, affiliated Partners from industry and academia, and supporting Administrators. The most essential part of this community is of course the group of currently over 70 active iGGi PGRs who, through their research in games and related fields, work on creating positive impact on and through games. Their research topics spread over a wide spectrum of areas, and while you can filter subjects of interest by theme, please see the individual profiles for more detailed information. Filter by iGGi Theme Accessibility Applied Games Creative Computing Design & Development Esports Game AI Game Audio Game Data Immersive Technology Player Research Filter by Location Filter by Start Year Filter by placement/work status Doruk Balcı iGGi PG Researcher ​ Design & Development, Player Research Read More Terence Broad iGGi PG Researcher Available for post-PhD position Creative Computing, Design & Development Read More Michelangelo Conserva iGGi PG Researcher Available for placement Game AI Read More Tania Dales iGGi PG Researcher Available for placement Game AI, Design & Development, Immersive Technology, Player Research Read More Luke Farrar iGGi PG Researcher ​ Immersive Technology Read More Charline Foch iGGi PG Researcher Available for post-PhD position Player Research, Design & Development Read More James Gardner iGGi PG Researcher ​ Game AI Read More Peyman Hosseini iGGi PG Researcher Available for placement Player Research, Game AI Read More Dominik Jeurissen iGGi PG Researcher ​ Game AI, Design & Development, Game Data Read More Cameron Johnston iGGi PG Researcher Available for placement Design & Development, Creative Computing Read More Joshua Kritz iGGi PG Researcher Available for placement Game AI, Applied Games, Design & Development Read More Nicole Levermore iGGi PG Researcher Available for placement Design & Development, Immersive Technology, Accessibility, Player Research Read More Sarah Masters iGGi PG Researcher Available for placement Applied Games, Design & Development, Player Research Read More Sokol Murturi iGGi PG Researcher ​ Game AI Read More Zoë O’Shea iGGi PG Researcher ​ Design & Development, Immersive Technology, Player Research Read More Erin Robinson iGGi PG Researcher Available for placement Design & Development, Immersive Technology Read More Remo Sasso iGGi PG Researcher Available for placement Game AI Read More Florence Smith Nicholls iGGi PG Researcher ​ Game AI, Creative Computing, Design & Development, Game Data Read More Sunny Thaicharoen iGGi PG Researcher Available for placement Player Research, Game Data, Esports Read More Tom Wells iGGi PG Researcher Available for placement ​ Read More Kyle Worrall iGGi PG Researcher Available for post-PhD position Game Audio, Creative Computing Read More Nirit Binyamini Ben Meir iGGi PG Researcher Available for placement Applied Games, Design & Development, Creative Computing Read More Steph Carter iGGi PG Researcher Available for placement Applied Games, Design & Development, Player Research, Accessibility, Game Data Read More Dan Cooke iGGi PG Researcher Available for placement Esports, Game Data, Player Research Read More Rory Davidson iGGi PG Researcher Available for placement Player Research, Applied Games, Design & Development Read More Ross Fifield iGGi PG Researcher ​ Player Research Read More Francesca Foffano iGGi PG Researcher Available for placement Player Research Read More Janet Gibbs iGGi PG Researcher ​ ​ Read More Yu-Jhen Hsu iGGi PG Researcher ​ Game AI, Game Data Read More Yizhao Jin iGGi PG Researcher ​ Game AI Read More Evgenii Kashin iGGi PG Researcher ​ Creative Computing Read More Gorm Lai iGGi PG Researcher ​ Creative Computing, Game AI, Design & Development Read More Océane Lissillour iGGi PG Researcher Available for placement Design & Development, Player Research Read More Dimitris Menexopoulos iGGi PG Researcher ​ Game Audio, Creative Computing Read More Prakriti Nayak iGGi PG Researcher Available for placement Applied Games, Accessibility, Player Research Read More Alan Pedrassoli Chitayat iGGi PG Researcher Available for post-PhD position Design & Development, Game Data, Esports Read More Michael John Saiger iGGi PG Researcher Available for post-PhD position Applied Games, Design & Development, Player Research Read More Amy Smith iGGi PG Researcher Available for placement Creative Computing, Player Research Read More Filip Sroka iGGi PG Researcher ​ Game AI, Applied Games, Immersive Technology Read More Marko Tot iGGi PG Researcher Available for post-PhD position Game AI Read More Lauren Winter iGGi PG Researcher ​ Design & Development, Player Research Read More Ruizhe Yu Xia iGGi PG Researcher Available for placement Game AI, Game Data Read More Toby Best iGGi PG Researcher Available for placement Game AI, Design & Development, Player Research Read More Karl Clarke iGGi PG Researcher Available for placement Design & Development, Immersive Technology, Player Research Read More Maximilian Croissant iGGi PG Researcher Available for post-PhD position Player Research, Design & Development Read More Kevin Denamganaï iGGi PG Researcher Available for post-PhD position Game AI Read More Alex Flint iGGi PG Researcher Available for placement Design & Development, Player Research Read More Madeleine Frister iGGi PG Researcher ​ Design & Development, Player Research Read More James Goodman iGGi PG Researcher ​ Game AI, Design & Development Read More Tamsin Isaac iGGi PG Researcher Available for placement Applied Games, Design & Development, Player Research Read More Nathan John iGGi PG Researcher ​ Game AI, Design & Development Read More Bobby Khaleque iGGi PG Researcher Available for placement Creative Computing, Game AI Read More Laura Helsby iGGi PG Researcher Available for post-PhD position Player Research, Applied Games Read More George Long iGGi PG Researcher Available for placement Game AI, Design & Development, Game Data Read More Sahar Mirhadi iGGi PG Researcher Available for post-PhD position Player Research Read More Dien Nguyen iGGi PG Researcher ​ Game AI, Applied Games, Design & Development, Creative Computing Read More Younès Rabii iGGi PG Researcher Available for post-PhD position Game AI, Creative Computing, Design & Development Read More Prasad Sandbhor iGGi PG Researcher Available for placement Applied Games, Design & Development Read More Philip Smith iGGi PG Researcher ​ Applied Games, Design & Development Read More Luiza Gossian iGGi PG Researcher Available for placement Applied Games, Design & Development Read More Connor Watts iGGi PG Researcher Available for placement Game AI Read More Oliver Withington iGGi PG Researcher Available for placement Game AI, Creative Computing, Design & Development Read More

Staff Staff involved in iGGi include the Supervisors of the iGGi PGRs, the iGGi Co-Investigators (i.e., academic members of staff who have specific roles within iGGi), and the iGGi Admin Team members. All of these people form part of the wider support network for iGGi PGRs. ​ Our 60+ supervisors draw on close links to games industry/related academia, and are conducting interdisciplinary research in areas such as: Understanding player experience, games user research, and game analytics Game audio and music Using games and gamification to support wellbeing, learning, or social change Using esports and other game data to study human behaviour and psychology Interaction, user experience and learning design for games Using machine learning (ML) and other forms of artificial intelligence (AI) to create interesting, fun, believable game agents Augmented creativity tools that support game designers and developers, e.g. procedural content generation, AI-assisted game design and testing Using ideas from game AI to improve real-world decision making beyond games Filter by iGGi Theme Accessibility Applied Games Creative Computing Design & Development Esports Game AI Game Audio Game Data Immersive Technology Player Research Filter by Location All Staff / iGGi Staff / Externals Filter by Role Type - iGGi Management - ​ Prof. David Adger Supervisor Queen Mary University of London Creative Computing Read More ​ Prof. David Beer Supervisor University of York Player Research, Applied Games, Creative Computing, Game Data, Game AI Read More - iGGi Management - Susanne Binder iGGi Admin Queen Mary University of London ​ Read More ​ Prof. Nick Bryan-Kinns Supervisor Queen Mary University of London Applied Games, Creative Computing, Game Audio, Player Research Read More ​ Dr Guifen Chen Supervisor Queen Mary University of London Creative Computing, Design & Development, Immersive Technology, Player Research Read More - iGGi Management - Prof. Simon Colton Supervisor Queen Mary University of London Game AI, Game Audio, Creative Computing, Accessibility, Player Research Read More - iGGi Management - Prof. Peter Cowling Supervisor Queen Mary University of London Game AI, Applied Games, Design & Development Read More - iGGi Management - Prof. Sebastian Deterding Supervisor ​ Applied Games, Creative Computing, Design & Development, Player Research Read More ​ Dr Abi Evans Supervisor University of York Design & Development, Immersive Technology, Player Research Read More ​ Dr Dan Franks Supervisor University of York Game AI, Game Data Read More - iGGi Management - Dr Jeremy Gow Supervisor Queen Mary University of London Game AI, Creative Computing, Design & Development, Game Data Read More ​ Dr Zoe Handley Supervisor University of York ​ Read More ​ Dr Anne Hsu Supervisor Queen Mary University of London Applied Games, Design & Development, Player Research, Esports Read More ​ Dr Jo Iacovides Supervisor University of York Applied Games, Design & Development, Player Research Read More ​ Dr Yul HR Kang Supervisor Queen Mary University of London Game AI, Player Research, Creative Computing, Immersive Technology Read More - iGGi Management - Prof. William Latham Supervisor Goldsmiths Creative Computing, Immersive Technology Read More - iGGi Management - Prof. Simon Lucas Supervisor Queen Mary University of London Game AI Read More - iGGi Management - Dr Debbie Maxwell Supervisor University of York Applied Games, Player Research, Design & Development Read More ​ Prof. Damian Murphy Supervisor University of York Creative Computing, Game Audio, Immersive Technology Read More - iGGi Management - Dr Diego Pérez-Liébana Supervisor Queen Mary University of London Game AI, Game Data Read More ​ Dr Paulo Rauber Supervisor Queen Mary University of London Game AI Read More ​ Dr Luca Rossi Supervisor Queen Mary University of London Game AI, Game Data Read More ​ Dr Ahmed M. A. Sayed Supervisor Queen Mary University of London Creative Computing, Design & Development, Player Research, Game AI, Game Data Read More ​ Dr William Smith Supervisor University of York Creative Computing, Design & Development, Game AI, Player Research Read More - iGGi Management - Dr Laurissa Tokarchuk Supervisor Queen Mary University of London Immersive Technology, Creative Computing, Player Research, Applied Games, Game AI Read More - iGGi Management - Dr James Walker Supervisor University of York Game AI, Game Data, Creative Computing, Esports Read More ​ Dr Poonam Yadav Supervisor University of York Design & Development, Game Data, Esports Read More ​ Dr David Zendle Supervisor University of York Game Data, Player Research Read More ​ Dr Mathieu Barthet Supervisor Queen Mary University of London Game AI, Game Audio Read More ​ Dr Jen Beeston iGGi Alum + Supervisor University of York Accessibility Read More ​ Dr Adrian Bors Supervisor University of York Game AI Read More - iGGi Management - Prof. Paul Cairns Supervisor University of York Applied Games, Player Research, Accessibility, Game Data Read More ​ Dr Tom Cole iGGi Alum + Supervisor ​ Game AI, Design & Development Read More ​ Dr Anthony Constantinou Supervisor Queen Mary University of London Game AI Read More ​ Dr Joe Cutting iGGi Alum + Supervisor University of York Player Research, Applied Games, Design & Development Read More ​ Dr Gaetano Dimita Supervisor Queen Mary University of London Applied Games, Creative Computing, Game AI, Player Research, Esports Read More ​ Dr Ildar Farkhatdinov Supervisor Queen Mary University of London Design & Development, Game AI, Immersive Technology, Player Research Read More ​ Dr Raluca Gaina iGGi Alum + Supervisor Queen Mary University of London Game AI Read More ​ Dr Claudio Guarnera Supervisor University of York Applied Games, Creative Computing Read More ​ Dr Miles Hansard Supervisor Queen Mary University of London Game AI, Immersive Technology, Design & Development, Game Data Read More ​ Dr Patrik Huber Supervisor University of York Applied Games, Game Data, Immersive Technology, Player Research, Esports Read More ​ Dr Mona Jaber Supervisor ​ Applied Games, Game AI, Accessibility Read More ​ Dr Gavin Kearney Supervisor University of York Accessibility, Applied Games, Game AI, Game Audio Read More ​ Dr Pengcheng Liu Supervisor Queen Mary University of London Game AI, Immersive Technology, Applied Games Read More ​ Dr Agnieszka Lyons Supervisor Queen Mary University of London Player Research Read More ​ Dr Cade McCall Supervisor University of York Applied Games, Game Data, Player Research Read More ​ Dr Changjae Oh Supervisor Queen Mary University of London Game AI, Applied Games Read More ​ Prof. Massimo Poesio Supervisor Queen Mary University of London Applied Games, Game AI Read More ​ Dr Josh Reiss Supervisor Queen Mary University of London Creative Computing, Game AI, Game Audio Read More - iGGi Management - Oliver Roughton iGGi Admin University of York ​ Read More ​ Dr Siamak Shahandashti Supervisor University of York Applied Games Read More ​ Dr Tony Stockman Supervisor Queen Mary University of London Applied Games, Design & Development, Game AI, Game Audio, Player Research, Esports Read More ​ Prof. Marian Ursu Supervisor Goldsmiths Player Research, Creative Computing Read More ​ Dr Sarah West Supervisor University of York Player Research, Accessibility, Design & Development Read More ​ Dr Yongxin Yang Supervisor Queen Mary University of London Game AI, Applied Games, Game Data Read More - iGGi Management - Prof. Richard Bartle Supervisor University of Essex Design & Development, Game AI, Player Research Read More - iGGi Management - Shopna Begum iGGi Admin Queen Mary University of London ​ Read More ​ Dr Anna Bramwell-Dicks Supervisor University of York Game Audio, Player Research, Design & Development, Applied Games, Accessibility Read More ​ Dr Ignacio Castro Supervisor Queen Mary University of London Game AI, Applied Games, Player Research, Game Data Read More ​ Dr Tom Collins Supervisor University of York Game AI, Game Audio, Game Data, Player Research, Esports Read More ​ Dr Mike Cook Supervisor ​ Game AI, Design & Development, Creative Computing Read More ​ Dr Alena Denisova Supervisor University of York Applied Games, Player Research, Design & Development Read More ​ Prof. Anders Drachen Supervisor ​ Player Research, Design & Development, Game Data, Esports Read More - iGGi Management - Dr Catherine Flick Supervisor ​ Accessibility, Applied Games, Player Research Read More ​ Dr Lina Gega Supervisor University of York Applied Games, Player Research Read More ​ Dr Christian Guckelsberger iGGi Alum + Supervisor Queen Mary University of London Game AI Read More ​ Dr Jon Hook Supervisor University of York Applied Games, Player Research, Esports Read More - iGGi Management - David Hull iGGi Admin University of York ​ Read More ​ Dr Lorenzo Jamone Supervisor Queen Mary University of London Applied Games, Creative Computing Read More - iGGi Management - Dr Ben Kirman Supervisor University of York Player Research, Creative Computing, Design & Development, Applied Games, Esports Read More ​ Dr Mariana Lopez Supervisor University of York Applied Games, Game Audio Read More ​ Dr Athen Ma Supervisor Queen Mary University of London Player Research, Game Data Read More ​ Dr Fiona McNab Supervisor University of York Applied Games Read More ​ Prof. Nick Pears Supervisor University of York Game AI, Creative Computing Read More ​ Prof. Matthew Purver Supervisor Queen Mary University of London Creative Computing, Game AI Read More ​ Dr Søren Riis Supervisor Queen Mary University of London Game AI, Game Data, Creative Computing Read More ​ Prof. Mark Sandler Supervisor Queen Mary University of London Game Audio Read More ​ Prof. Greg Slabaugh Supervisor Queen Mary University of London Applied Games, Creative Computing, Immersive Technology Read More - iGGi Management - Helen Tilbrook iGGi Admin University of York ​ Read More ​ Prof. Alex Wade Supervisor University of York Player Research, Applied Games, Creative Computing, Game Data, Esports Read More ​ Dr Andrew James Wood Supervisor University of York Applied Games, Design & Development, Game Data Read More ​ Dr Shanxin Yuan Supervisor Queen Mary University of London Creative Computing, Immersive Technology, Applied Games, Game AI, Player Research Read More

The iGGi Team (Management Team) Meet the iGGi Team! The iGGi Team consists of the Management Team (managers/administrators and co-investigators) as well as independent assessors who are external to the current iGGi universities (QMUL/York). It also includes representatives of university partners of the first iGGi funding round (2014-2018) during which Goldsmiths and the University of Essex recruited 5 cohorts of PGRs - some of these PGRs are still active. The iGGi Team is ensuring the deliverance and smooth running of the iGGi Programme in the way it was envisaged in the iGGi (grant) bid. The Team's daily tasks center around supporting the iGGi PGRs on their journey to completing their PhD, and on building and fostering the iGGi Community. Filter by Location iGGi Staff / Externals Filter by Role Title - All Staff - Prof. Paul Cairns iGGi Chair University of York Chair of iGGi and iGGi lead at UoY; iGGi management + leadership; iGGi finances + decision making; focus on iGGi-internal matters; management of local staff + administration Read More Susanne Binder iGGi Manager Queen Mary University of London Manager of iGGi at QMUL; local iGGi PGR admin; Industry liaison; PGR Pastoral care; iGGi-local finances; PR and website/social media, events & training; Supervisor community Read More Dr Raluca Gaina iGGi Outreach Coordinator Queen Mary University of London Outreach; ensures that iGGi papers + other publications reach the widest audience possible; events organisation Read More Dr Laurissa Tokarchuk iGGi Research Collaboration Coordinator Queen Mary University of London Research Collaboration for iGGi at QMUL; PGR + supervisor collaborations/KE; general chair for QMUL iGGi conferences; iGGi-internal collaboration fund; research-orientated events; promotion of open science + reproducibility; academic liaison Read More Prof. Simon Colton iGGi Co-Investigator Queen Mary University of London iGGi Co-Investigator at QMUL; Impact Lead; maintaining the iGGi "Vision" Read More Prof. Richard Bartle iGGi Co-Investigator University of Essex iGGi Co-Investigator at Essex; local management and contact point; Industry Liaison Read More Prof. Sebastian Deterding iGGi Responsible Innovation Lead ​ Independent Assessor (external) across iGGi; develops + delivers RI training; acts as iGGi researcher ombudsman; develops + manages RI framework research, including EDI best practices ; RI workshops; ‘ethics clinic’ to PGRs + supervisors; stakeholder workshops Read More Prof. Peter Cowling iGGi Director Queen Mary University of London iGGi grant winner (PI) 2014 and 2019; Director of iGGi and iGGi lead at QMUL; iGGi vision, strategy + leadership; focus on external iGGi relations, especially Games Industry; delivery of the "iGGi vision"; management of local staff + administration Read More Dr Jeremy Gow iGGi Training Coordinator Queen Mary University of London iGGi Training Coordinator at QMUL; module content + delivery of training; approval of individual training needs; supervisor/researcher relations + 1st contact point for pastoral care Read More Dr Diego Pérez-Liébana iGGi Industry Liaison Queen Mary University of London Industry Liaison for iGGi at QMUL; industry collaborations, placements and related approvals/reports Read More Dr Debbie Maxwell iGGi Research Collaboration Coordinator University of York Research Collaboration for iGGi at UoY; PGR + supervisor collaborations/KE; general chair for UoY iGGi conferences; iGGi-internal collaboration fund; research-orientated events; promotion of open science + reproducibility; academic liaison Read More Helen Tilbrook iGGi Administrator University of York Administrator for iGGi at UoY; general admin; PGR + staff travel/room bookings; research expenses + purchases; PGR recruitment admin; progression monitoring; alumni; PGR support Read More Prof. William Latham iGGi Co-Investigator Goldsmiths iGGi Co-Investigator at Goldsmiths; local management + contact point; Industry Liaison Read More Oliver Roughton iGGi Administrator University of York Administrator for iGGi at UoY; general admin; PGR + staff travel/room bookings; research expenses + purchases; PGR support Read More David Hull iGGi Manager University of York Manager of iGGi at UoY; local & global iGGi PGR admin; PGR recruitment; PGR Pastoral care; iGGi-global finances; iGGi community; events & training; EPSRC reporting Read More Dr Ben Kirman iGGi Training Coordinator University of York iGGi Training Coordinator at UoY; module content + delivery of training; approval of individual training needs; supervisor/researcher relations + 1st contact point for pastoral care Read More Dr James Walker iGGi Industry Liaison University of York Industry Liaison for iGGi at UoY; industry collaborations, placements and related approvals/reports Read More Prof. Simon Lucas iGGi Co-Investigator Queen Mary University of London iGGi Co-Investigator at QMUL; QMUL Game AI Group Chair; Turing Institute + DERI liaison; QMUL staff and resource issues; maintaining the iGGi “Vision” Read More Shopna Begum iGGi Administrator Queen Mary University of London Administrator for iGGi at QMUL; general admin; PGR travel/room bookings; research expenses + purchases; progression monitoring; newsletter; local PGR support; events support Read More Dr Catherine Flick iGGi Responsible Innovation Lead ​ Independent Assessor (external) across iGGi; develops + delivers RI training; acts as iGGi researcher ombudsman; develops + manages RI framework research, including EDI best practices ; RI workshops; ‘ethics clinic’ to PGRs + supervisors; stakeholder workshops Read More

iGGi Alumni Our growing community of iGGi Alumni are out there in the games industry, or in research (or, often, both), making the world a better place. We are proud to have as Alumni: Filter by iGGi Theme Accessibility Applied Games Creative Computing Design & Development Esports Game AI Game Audio Game Data Immersive Technology Player Research Filter by former Location Filter by Start Year Michael Aichmüller iGGi Alum ​ Game AI, Applied Games Read More Dr Martin Balla iGGi Alum Available for post-PhD position Game AI Read More Matt Bedder iGGi Alum ​ Game AI Read More Dr Sebastian Berns iGGi Alum ​ Creative Computing Read More Dr Tom Cole iGGi Alum + Supervisor ​ Game AI, Design & Development Read More Igor Dall'Avanzi iGGi Alum ​ Player Research, Game Audio Read More Dr Timea Farkas iGGi Alum ​ Player Research, Creative Computing, Immersive Technology Read More Dr Daniel Gomme iGGi Alum ​ Game AI, Player Research, Design & Development Read More Dr Cristina Guerrero-Romero iGGi Alum ​ Design & Development, Game AI Read More Dr Daniel Hernandez iGGi Alum ​ Game AI, Player Research Read More Sam Hughes iGGi Alum ​ Player Research Read More Dr Adam Katona iGGi Alum ​ Game AI Read More Dr Shringi Kumari iGGi Alum ​ Player Research Read More Andrew Martin iGGi Alum ​ Game AI Read More Dr Cristiana Pacheco iGGi Alum ​ Creative Computing Read More Dr Dino Ratcliffe iGGi Alum ​ Game AI Read More Lisa Sha Li iGGi Alum ​ Player Research Read More Stefan Stoican iGGi Alum ​ Game AI Read More Lizzie Vialls iGGi Alum ​ Game AI Read More Dr Matthew Whitby iGGi Alum ​ Player Research, Design & Development Read More Pilar Zhang Qiu iGGi Alum ​ Applied Games Read More Dr Memo Akten iGGi Alum ​ Game AI Read More Dr Nick Ballou iGGi Alum ​ Player Research, Game Data Read More Dr Jen Beeston iGGi Alum + Supervisor ​ Accessibility Read More Dr Valerio Bonometti iGGi Alum ​ Player Research Read More Dr Tara Collingwoode-Williams iGGi Alum ​ Player Research, Applied Games Read More Callum Deery iGGi Alum ​ Design & Development, Player Research, Accessibility Read More Alex Fletcher iGGi Alum ​ Player Research, Applied Games, Game Audio Read More Dr Carlos Gonzalez Diaz iGGi Alum ​ Immersive Technology, Game AI, Design & Development, Creative Computing Read More Dr David Gundry iGGi Alum ​ Applied Games Read More Dr Phoebe Hesketh iGGi Alum ​ Player Research, Esports Read More Dr Nathan Hughes iGGi Alum ​ Player Research Read More Dr Athanasios Vasileios Kokkinakis iGGi Alum ​ Game AI, Player Research, Esports Read More Dr Chris Madge iGGi Alum ​ Player Research Read More Guilherme Matos de Faria iGGi Alum ​ Game AI Read More Dr Elena Gordon-Petrovskaya iGGi Alum ​ Player Research Read More Dr Charles Ringer iGGi Alum ​ Game AI, Game Data, Esports Read More Dr Henrik Siljebråt iGGi Alum ​ ​ Read More Dr Evelyn Tan iGGi Alum ​ Player Research, Esports Read More Rokas Volkovas iGGi Alum ​ Game AI Read More Dr Piers Williams iGGi Alum ​ Game AI Read More Dr Myat Aung iGGi Alum ​ Game AI Read More Dr Adrián Barahona-Ríos iGGi Alum ​ Creative Computing, Game Audio Read More Dr Daniel Berio iGGi Alum ​ Game AI Read More Dr Ivan Bravi iGGi Alum ​ Game AI, Player Research Read More Dr Joe Cutting iGGi Alum + Supervisor ​ Player Research, Applied Games, Design & Development Read More Dr Cristina Dobre iGGi Alum ​ Game AI, Immersive Technology Read More Dr Raluca Gaina iGGi Alum + Supervisor ​ Game AI Read More Dr Christian Guckelsberger iGGi Alum + Supervisor ​ Game AI Read More Dr Thryn Henderson iGGi Alum ​ Design & Development Read More Rob Homewood iGGi Alum ​ Player Research Read More Andrei Iacob iGGi Alum ​ Player Research Read More Dr Jozef Kulik iGGi Alum ​ Accessibility, Player Research Read More Emily Marriott iGGi Alum ​ Player Research Read More Dr Mihail Morosan iGGi Alum ​ Game AI, Design & Development, Player Research Read More Dr Nuria Peña Pérez iGGi Alum ​ Applied Games Read More Dr Oliver Scholten iGGi Alum ​ Game Data Read More Dr Ryan Spick iGGi Alum ​ Game AI Read More Dr Ozan Vardal iGGi Alum ​ Design & Development, Game Data, Esports Read More Dr Joseph Walton-Rivers iGGi Alum ​ Player Research Read More Peter York iGGi Alum ​ Game AI, Esports Read More

< Back ​ Prasad Sandbhor University of York ​ iGGi PG Researcher ​ Available for placement Prasad is a serious game designer and researcher. He has designed digital, tabletop and hybrid games in diverse areas such as education, healthcare, entrepreneurship, social safety, accessibility and sustainability. He is a part of the ‘Play in Nature’ initiative that crafts playful experiences to connect people with nature around them. He also teaches game design and user experience design. As a multidisciplinary design consultant, Prasad has been involved in conceptualising and creating B2C and B2B digital products for Indian as well as international organisations. His professional experience of 8 years in setting and leading design teams has made him proficient in strategic management of design. Prasad has been able to maintain his secret identity as a freelance author too. He writes short stories and essays in his native language, Marathi. A description of Prasad's research: Prasad’s PhD research explores designing games that facilitate the sensemaking of climate actions among university students. It defines ‘sensemaking’ as a structured process aiding the understanding of alternative pro-environmental actions within complex constraints, involving activities like reflection, brainstorming, and critiquing. The primary objective of his work is to identify game elements that impact players’ ability to make sense of climate actions to articulate design and facilitation guidelines for researchers, designers, and educators from climate change education and communication domains. It also aims to explore the transferability of sensemaking from the game into the real world. As a part of his research, Prasad is designing 3 climate change games using user-centred methods and exploratively evaluating them to see how they help players experience and develop sensemaking. He started with ‘Climate Club’, a tabletop role-playing game dealing with climate action-related decision-making challenges within everyday constraints. Its evaluation showed that the use of curated group setup, relatable contexts, problem-solving mechanic, and explicit mention of climate issues enhances sensemaking while group dynamics and asymmetric role-plays may cause hindrance. Combining these with other literature findings, Prasad designed ‘Climate Club 2.0’, a mini-live action role-playing game (LARP) about planning a climate-friendly holiday which is currently under evaluation. ​ prasad.sandbhor@york.ac.uk Email Mastodon https://www.playinnature.in/ Other links Website https://www.linkedin.com/in/prasad-sandbhor/ LinkedIn Twitter Github Supervisor: Dr Jon Hook Featured Publication(s): Climate Club: A Group-based Game to Support Sensemaking of Climate Actions Radical Alternate Futurescoping: Solarpunk versus Grimdark Themes Applied Games Design & Development - Previous Next

< Back ​ Ross Fifield University of York ​ iGGi PG Researcher ​ ​ I studied for my bachelors and masters degrees in games design at Falmouth University and prior to entering the iGGi program, have more recently been teaching further and higher education courses in games development. I’m a user centred designer with a practical interest in disruptive, future-proof, and emergent design solutions and a theoretical interest in paradigms surrounding engagement and disposition towards play. I also maintain professional interests in pedagogy, affective psychology, applied games, ludic lexicology, and speculative design. As a player of games, my interests are normally agnostic. I’ll happily engage with anyone in play, but I find First Person Shooter, MMO and Sandbox games particularly appealing. I also maintain an interest in Live-action roleplaying and martial hobbies such as Tai Chi and Airsoft. My research focuses on the factors which enable or inhibit play when inviting or being invited to play with others. I intend to identify the instrumental factors affecting the decision to commence play with others and in so doing, identify opportunities to reduce disengagement and improve engagement with others. My hope is that this project will result in developing practical, user-centred practices relevant to academic, educational and commercial communities of play. ​ ross.fifield@york.ac.uk Email https://bsky.app/profile/rossfifield.bsky.social Mastodon http://www.rossfifield.com Other links Website https://www.linkedin.com/in/rossfifield/ LinkedIn https://twitter.com/RossFifield Twitter Github Supervisors: Dr Joe Cutting Prof. Paul Cairns ​ Themes Player Research - Previous Next

< Back iGGi Studentships - Home Fees Candidates iGGi SPECIAL RECRUITMENT ROUND - home-fees only - With focus on home candidates only, we are inviting applications for studentships for the iGGi PhD Programme. Each studentship includes four years of fully funded (fees and stipend at UKRI rate) full-time study starting September 2023. The PhD researchers will be based at Queen Mary University of London or University of York (depending on which uni the chosen primary supervisor belongs to). To apply please follow the instructions on our Apply page Submit your full application by Monday 15 May 2023, 12:00 noon BST. ​ Previous 5 Apr 2023 Next

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