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< Back LAST EVER iGGi Cohort – Sep 2023 Start iGGi is proud to announce that we have now successfully recruited a total of 120 PhD researchers over its two funding runs (i.e., “IGGI 1” and “IGGI 2” which each granted funding for 5 years of new intake), resulting in a total of 10 cohorts of 12 new researchers on average per year. While this is sad news for those who were hoping to apply to the programme in future as there won’t be any further recruitment, we are excited about the high quality of work that iGGis on the programme have so far achieved and about what is still to come. Our last ever intake comprises a total of 16 new researchers who are about to start the programme officially at the beginning of this October (2023). We’ve seen teasers of their research projects during the “Year 1 Buzz” session of last week’s iGGi conference, and, diverse though they were in their topic areas, they all looked very promising. – We can’t wait to hear more of it!! If you are a new iGGi Year 1 and happen to read this: Here’s a warm welcome to you from the iGGi Community - to many years of shared work and fun! Previous 18 Sept 2023 Next

iGGi Partners We are excited to be collaborating with a number of industry partners. IGGI works with industry in some of the following ways: Student Industry Knowledge Transfer - this can take many forms, from what looks like a traditional placement, to a short term consultancy, to an ongoing relationship between the student and their industry partner. Student Sponsorship - for some of our students, their relationship with their industry partner is reinforced by sponsorship from the company. This is an excellent demonstration of the strength of the commitment and the success of the collaborations. In Kind Contributions - IGGI industry partners can contribute by attending and/or featuring in our annual conference, offering their time to give talks and masterclasses for our students, or even taking part in our annual game jam! There are many ways for our industry partners to work with IGGI. If you are interested in becoming involved, please do contact us so we can discuss what might be suitable for you. The National Videogame Museum

< Back What makes icons appealing? The role of processing fluency in predicting icon appeal in different task contexts Link Author(s) S McDougall, I Reppa, J Kulik, A Taylor Abstract More info TBA Link

< Back Predicting skill learning in a large, longitudinal MOBA dataset Link Author(s) M Aung, V Bonometti, A Drachen, P Cowling, AV Kokkinakis, C Yoder, ... Abstract More info TBA Link

< Back iGGi Essex is located two miles from the historic city of Colchester and set in over 200 acres of beautiful parkland. iGGi is a consortium of four universities or sites: the University of York (York), Queen Mary University of London (QMUL), Goldsmiths, University of London (Goldsmiths), and the University of Essex (Essex). iGGi received funding in two phases: “iGGi 1” funded the first five cohorts of researchers across York, QMUL, Goldsmiths, and Essex and PGR intake spans from 2014 to 2018; “iGGi 2” started in 2019 with funding for a further five cohorts, this time only at York and QMUL. One of the "Essex iGGis" from the iGGi 1 funding round is still in the process of completing their PhD work. Essex is therefore still listed here as an active iGGi site, even though future iGGi main events such as the iGGi Conference and the iGGi Game Jam will take place at one of the iGGi 2 sites, i.e., either York or QMUL. iGGi Essex is part of the University of Essex's School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering . You can find the University of Essex campus map in the gallery below. University of Essex (UoE) iGGi Essex Gallery University of Essex Colchester Campus University of Essex Campus Map Colchester Campus, University of Essex Previous Next

< Back TAG: Pandemic Competition Link Author(s) RD Gaina, M Balla Abstract More info TBA Link

< Back How do video games affect mental health? A narrative review of 13 proposed mechanisms Link Author(s) N Ballou, T Hakman, M Vuorre, K Magnusson, AK Przybylski Abstract More info TBA Link

< Back Design and implementation of TAG: a tabletop games framework Link Author(s) RD Gaina, M Balla, A Dockhorn, R Montoliu, D Perez-Liebana Abstract More info TBA Link

< Back Immersive Technology How might we advance the use and understanding of VR, XR, AR, and other immersive technologies in games? Project areas include: Generating 3D game assets from 2D images Using machine learning to enhance interaction with virtual characters in games << Previous Theme page Next Theme page >> iGGi >>> People <<< relevant to this Theme: Dr Guifen Chen Supervisor Creative Computing, Design & Development, Immersive Technology, Player Research Read More Dr Cristina Dobre iGGi Alum Game AI, Immersive Technology Read More Dr Ildar Farkhatdinov Supervisor Design & Development, Game AI, Immersive Technology, Player Research Read More Dr Miles Hansard Supervisor Game AI, Immersive Technology, Design & Development, Game Data Read More Karl Clarke iGGi PG Researcher Available for placement Design & Development, Immersive Technology, Player Research Read More Dr Abi Evans Supervisor Design & Development, Immersive Technology, Player Research Read More Luke Farrar iGGi Alum Immersive Technology Read More Dr Patrik Huber Supervisor Applied Games, Game Data, Immersive Technology, Player Research, Esports Read More Tania Dales iGGi PG Researcher Available for placement Game AI, Design & Development, Immersive Technology, Player Research Read More Dr Timea Farkas iGGi Alum Player Research, Creative Computing, Immersive Technology Read More Dr Carlos Gonzalez Diaz iGGi Alum Immersive Technology, Game AI, Design & Development, Creative Computing Read More Dr Yul HR Kang Supervisor Game AI, Player Research, Creative Computing, Immersive Technology Read More Load More iGGi People working in this Theme iGGi >>> Publications <<< relevant to this Theme: Prototyping by Moving for Virtual Reality N Plant, C Hilton, CG Diaz, R Fiebrink, P Perry, R Gibson, B Martelli, ... 2025 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops (VRW) Dr Carlos Gonzalez Diaz View Details The Sky's the Limit: Relightable Outdoor Scenes via a Sky-Pixel Constrained Illumination Prior and Outside-In Visibility JAD Gardner, E Kashin, B Egger, WAP Smith European Conference on Computer Vision, 126-143, 2024 James Gardner Evgenii Kashin View Details Embodied, in-medium design of VR game motion controls using interactive supervised learning C Gonzalez Diaz University of York, 2023 Dr Carlos Gonzalez Diaz View Details Making Space for Social Time: Supporting Conversational Transitions Before, During, and After Video Meetings C Gonzalez Diaz, J Tang, A Sarkar, S Rintel 2022 Symposium on Human-Computer Interaction for Work, 1-11, 2022 Dr Carlos Gonzalez Diaz View Details InteractML: Making machine learning accessible for creative practitioners working with movement interaction in immersive media C Hilton, N Plant, C González Díaz, P Perry, R Gibson, B Martelli, ... Proceedings of the 27th ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and …, 2021 Dr Carlos Gonzalez Diaz View Details Interactive Machine Learning for Embodied Interaction Design: A tool and methodology N Plant, C Hilton, M Gillies, R Fiebrink, P Perry, C González Díaz, ... Proceedings of the Fifteenth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded …, 2021 Dr Carlos Gonzalez Diaz View Details Load More iGGi Publications for this Theme Previous Next

< Back The changing face of desktop video game monetisation: An exploration of exposure to loot boxes, pay to win, and cosmetic microtransactions in the most-played Steam games of … Link Author(s) D Zendle, R Meyer, N Ballou Abstract More info TBA Link

< Back Creative Computing How can AI tools enhance the creative process of (human) game creatives? Project areas include: Procedural content of game content (art, level design, audio, etc.) AI-assisted game-creation and playtesting AI tools which allow non-experts to build games << Previous Theme page Next Theme page >> iGGi >>> People <<< relevant to this Theme: Dr Adrián Barahona-Ríos iGGi Alum Creative Computing, Game Audio Read More Dr Terence Broad iGGi Alum Creative Computing, Design & Development Read More Prof. Simon Colton Supervisor Game AI, Game Audio, Creative Computing, Accessibility, Player Research Read More Dr Timea Farkas iGGi Alum Player Research, Creative Computing, Immersive Technology Read More Nirit Binyamini Ben Meir iGGi PG Researcher Available for placement Applied Games, Design & Development, Creative Computing Read More Prof. Nick Bryan-Kinns Supervisor Applied Games, Creative Computing, Game Audio, Player Research Read More Dr Mike Cook Supervisor Game AI, Design & Development, Creative Computing Read More Dr Carlos Gonzalez Diaz iGGi Alum Immersive Technology, Game AI, Design & Development, Creative Computing Read More Dr Sebastian Berns iGGi Alum Creative Computing Read More Dr Guifen Chen Supervisor Creative Computing, Design & Development, Immersive Technology, Player Research Read More Prof. Sebastian Deterding Supervisor Applied Games, Creative Computing, Design & Development, Player Research Read More Dr Jeremy Gow Supervisor Game AI, Creative Computing, Design & Development, Game Data Read More Load More iGGi People working in this Theme iGGi >>> Publications <<< relevant to this Theme: POD/Post-anthropocentric design: World Oceans Day 2022 D Barrios-O'Neill, C Jarvis, N Binyamini Ben Meir, C Ramirez-Figueroa Nirit Binyamini Ben Meir View Details Post-anthropocentric design lab (PADLab). D Barrios-O'Neill, M Pauzner, O Kutok, O Stadnuk, N Binyamini Ben Meir, ... Nirit Binyamini Ben Meir View Details RESP: Reference-guided Sequential Prompting for Visual Glitch Detection in Video Games Y Yu, A Wiens, A Barahona-Ríos, B Wilkins, S Zadtootaghaj, N Barman, ... arXiv preprint arXiv:2604.11082, 2026 Dr Adrián Barahona-Ríos View Details Exploring the Possibility Space of 1 Billion Spells O Withington Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games, 2025 Dr Oliver Withington View Details Procedural Sonification of Environmental Phenomena for Realistic Sound Design D Menexopoulos International Conference on Auditory Display (ICAD), 2025 Dimitris Menexopoulos View Details Domestic Cultures of Plant Care: A Moss Terrarium Probe N. Binyamini Ben-Meir, P.G.T. Healey, S. Deterding Designing Interactive Systems Conference (DIS '25), 05-09 July 2025, Funchal, Portugal. ACM, New York, NY, USA 19 Pages Nirit Binyamini Ben Meir View Details Load More iGGi Publications for this Theme Previous Next

< Back How Players Learn Team-versus-Team Esports: First Results from A Grounded Theory Study Link Author(s) J Hesketh, CS Deterding, J Gow Abstract More info TBA Link