Last week I went to CHI in Paris - it's been a while since I've been to a major academic conference and I seem to have gotten out o...
My PhD thesis
My thesis is finally available via ORO: Digital Games: Motivation, Engagement and Informal Learning . I've included the abstract below ...
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
embodiement
emotional engagement
engagement
game design
immersion
learning
meaningful experience
"In The Game? Embodied Subjectivity in Gaming Environments"
It really has been ages since I last used this blog. Good news is I have finished the thesis! Viva passed, minor corrections and the final s...
Interactive punching bag
Ok, so this isn't directly game related but it could be, depending on what you use the device for. This summer, six 18/19-year-olds buil...
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
research
Open University press release on my research
Today's gaming ethusiast is older than you might think, finds OU research student. My first press release on my PhD work, with a bit of ...
Being more open about my research
As I mentioned in the last post, my recent part-time work where I've been looking at digital scholarship at the OU, has got me thinking ...
ECGBL 2011 - Athens
After rearranging flights to avoid the air traffic control strike, I made it to Athens last week for the 5th European Conference of Game Bas...