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Game Design
Game Research
Dr Peter Howell
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.
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.
Because there is nothing less exciting than being normal.
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Recent Media and Publications
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![capsule_616x353_edited.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae59a4_9d40379f02be439e80cd236b669800f6~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_36,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/ae59a4_9d40379f02be439e80cd236b669800f6~mv2.jpg)
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