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Game Design

Game Research

I am a Games Researcher, Designer, Developer and Lecturer based at the University of Portsmouth in the sunny south of England. I also founded and manage Cold Cactus Games, a microstudio working on experimental titles, and Port in the Storm Games, our in-house development and publishing studio at the University.

 

Through my work, I aim to challenge preconceptions of games and play, to poke and prod at the limits of the game medium, and to break a few rules in the process. 

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Recent Media and Publications

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The Last of Us: Season Two forgets what made its video game unforgettable

June 11th, 2025

Published on The Conversation UK

Recoding motherliness and femininity in the Plague Tale game series

May 7th, 2025

Published in Cogent Arts & Humanities

Fallout: an expertly crafted TV adaptation that manages to incorporate some of the best elements of gameplay

April 24th, 2024

Published on The Conversation UK

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