Who's this guy?

I am Associate Professor of Game Design Practice based at the University of Portsmouth in the sunny south of England. I divide my time between games education, research, design, and development, with a particular emphasis on applications of psychology to the design of novel and disruptive player experiences. I am the founder and director of Port in the Storm Games, our in-house development and publishing studio at the University, and the founder of Cold Cactus Games, a microstudio working on experimental titles in collaboration with colleagues and students.

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