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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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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

The Big Games Stream @ UoP: Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs' 10-year Anniversary

November 27th, 2023

Published on the University of Portsmouth Games Courses' Youtube Channel

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Co-authored with Adam Jerrett and Dr Matthew Higgins

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