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Exploring video game design and development

Our members have produced commercial titles as part of their research-informed practice

A key feature of the Advanced Games Research Group is research-informed practice, and the majority of our projects have a significant developmental aspect – with research directly feeding into the design, development, and release of a range of games, both commercial and free.

You can find links to the projects and publications below.

Research projects

  • This project is exploring the potential of disrupting and subverting a player's expectations and pre-existing knowledge of games and gameplay, in order to provide a deeper, more cognitively engaging play experience. The project has been developed from a foundation of cognitive psychology coupled with existing models of gameplay, leading to the creation of a new framework of 'Ludic Knowledge' and a new model of 'Ludic Action'.

  • This project is exploring the role of comprehension and interpretation in digital games, particularly in ‘walking simulators’, where comprehension and interpretation are the key interaction – a form of ‘introspective play’. Through the application of games theory this project endeavours to gain further understanding of walking simulators and how ‘introspective play’ can be facilitated through game design.

Publication highlights

  • Higgins, M., Howell, P. (2020) "Interpretive play and the player psychology of optimal arousal regulation", Interactive Storytelling

Our members

Peter Mark Howell Portrait

Dr Peter Howell

Senior Lecturer

peter.howell@port.ac.uk

School of Film, Media, and Creative Technologies

Faculty of Creative and Cultural Industries

PhD Supervisor

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Matthew James Higgins Portrait

Dr Matthew Higgins

Senior Lecturer

Matthew.Higgins@port.ac.uk

School of Film, Media, and Creative Technologies

Faculty of Creative and Cultural Industries

PhD Supervisor

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Mohammed Jahangir Uddin Portrait

Mr Mohammed Uddin

Senior Lecturer

jahangir.uddin@port.ac.uk

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Anna Catherine Limpens Portrait

Mrs Anna Limpens

Academic Lead

Anna.Limpens@port.ac.uk

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Adam Michael Leonard Jerrett Portrait

Adam Jerrett

Lecturer

Adam.Jerrett@port.ac.uk

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Argenis Ramirez Gomez Portrait

Dr Argenis Ramirez Gomez

Senior Lecturer

Argenis.Ramirez-Gomez@port.ac.uk

School of Film, Media, and Creative Technologies

Faculty of Creative and Cultural Industries

PhD Supervisor

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