At the beginning of the month CHI Play took place in London, and I think I've just about recovered :-) The papers should be accessible t...
CHI 2015: Seoul, South Korea
Last week I was in Seoul for CHI 2015, where overall UCLIC had a really good year and some great talks. With respect to my own work, I pres...
Monday, January 12, 2015
breakdowns
breakthroughs
engagement
HCI
involvement
journal
learning
learning theories
motivation
research
PhD Journal Articles
I'm pleased to announce I now have two more papers published on my PhD research. The first article, " Game-Play Breakdowns and Brea...
Monday, November 10, 2014
conference
game competition
game design
HCI
learning
player strategies
workshop
CHI Play 2014: Toronto
Last month I went to the first CHI Play conference in Toronto - and it was fun :-) The full papers from the conference are openly available...
Monday, November 3, 2014
emotional engagement
game competition
meaningful experience
narrative
serious experience
Serious experience in games
This post has been in my draft folder for ages - I actually forgot it was there for a while but I finally came back and finished it off. S...
UCL Student Game Design Competition
Calling all student game designers!!! Do you believe that games can be more than just a bit of fun? Is designing games your thing? Do you th...
Thursday, December 19, 2013
citizen science
conference
educational games
failure
frustration
learning
Failing in Games at Aarhus University
Last month I was invited to present at the Aarhus University's Interacting Minds mini-conference on "Failing and Confusion in Game...