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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

< Back Best Game Related Research Award Goes to iGGi Today, iGGi won the Best Game Related Research Award at the Game Republic 20th Anniversary Awards!! The ceremony was part of GaMaYo #21 (by Game Makers Yorkshire and the North ) which took place today, Thursday, 23 November 2023 at Tileyard North in Wakefield, and the award was sponsored by Red Kite Games . For further details please follow this link to the related news item on Game Republic's website. Big thank yous go to the organisers, hosts and sponsor! Last but not least: a WELL DONE to the iGGi Researchers!!! ​ Previous 23 Nov 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. Make It York

< Back ​ Dr Dino Ratcliffe Queen Mary University of London ​ iGGi Alum ​ ​ Teaching AI agents transferable skills for game playing My research focuses on the ability of an AI agent to be able to evaluate the various skills it would need to master a game, such as in an FPS (first person shooter) like doom. If the agent can learn to cluster actions that may split into strategies such as attacking enemies, gathering ammo/health and avoiding enemy fire this information could then be used in similar games. This information would also provide a base for being to evaluate players on a skill level, giving a much more granular view of their strengths and weaknesses in any of these games. This could then be used for better matchmaking in team games, placing players into teams whose skill sets complement each other. Other applications include being able to guide the player into situations that give them more experience in the areas they are weakest. Dino started a MSci in computer science at the University of Essex in 2011. During the next 4 years, he focused on modules that involved improving technical skills and Artificial Intelligence. He was the winner of the K.F Bowden Memorial prize in two separate years. Dino worked at the London startup Signal Media during the summer of 2014 and continued to work for them part time during my masters year. He graduated with a 1st class degree. Please note: Updating of profile text in progress ​ Email Mastodon Other links Website LinkedIn Twitter Github ​ Featured Publication(s): Cross-lingual style transfer with conditional prior VAE and style loss Author's declaration Win or learn fast proximal policy optimisation Domain Adaptation for Deep Reinforcement Learning in Visually Distinct Games Clyde: A deep reinforcement learning doom playing agent Themes Game AI - Previous Next

< Back Hexboard: A generic game framework for turn-based strategy games Link ​ Author(s) J Walton-Rivers, PR Williams, R Bartle Abstract ​ More info TBA ​ Link

< Back Learning to see Link ​ Author(s) M Akten Abstract ​ More info TBA ​ Link

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. York Mediale

< Back Can We Generate Realistic Hands Only Using Convolution? Link ​ Author(s) M Hosseini, P Hosseini Abstract ​ More info TBA ​ Link

< Back How Do We Engage Children and Young People in the Design and Development Of Mental Health Games Link ​ Author(s) MJ Saiger Abstract ​ More info TBA ​ Link

< Back Artistic Sketching for Expressive Coding Link ​ Author(s) D Berio, P Cruz, J Echevarria Abstract ​ More info TBA ​ Link

< Back ResCOM Retreat 2022 - Ammerdown iGGi PGRs Carlos González Díaz, Cristina Dobre, Dan Gomme, Nuria Peña Perez, and iGGi Manager Tracy Dancer are currently attending the CDE CDT 's ResCom 22 Writing Retreat which takes place at Ammerdown Retreat in Somerset, 23 - 25 May, and the programme is filled with workshops, talks and socialising opportunities. A rather cosy time was had last night, as you can see on the images! ​ Previous 25 May 2022 Next

< Back Making text annotation fun with a clicker game Link ​ Author(s) C Madge, R Bartle, J Chamberlain, U Kruschwitz, M Poesio Abstract ​ More info TBA ​ Link