Staffordshire University Games Christmas Lectures

Join University's academics and industry professional in a series of Games Lectures.

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  • Time: 1pm – 3.15pm
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Monday 12th December

1 pm

Professor Chris Headleand

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Papa, I'm a Real Boy

 

Lessons in creating believable non-player characters for video games.

 

1.45 pm

Craig Weightman

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Consciousness and Games: Towards a therapeutic intervention

 

An introduction to current understanding of consciousness, and current studies; and how games and immersive technology can perhaps allow us to generate therapeutic interventions for a variety of illnesses.

 

2.30 pm

Stuart Butler

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Digital Preservation of British Automotive History

 

3.15 pm

Dave Walters and Liam Pinches (City of Wolverhampton College)

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A talk from our guests from the City of Wolverhampton College.

 

 

Tuesday 13th December

1 pm

Dr David White

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Artificial Life & Agent Based Modelling – the wisdom of crowds.

 

1.30 pm

Rece Thompson-Hamilton

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My year in industry – a guide to future students

 

2.00 pm

James Fraser-Muriso

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A talk from our guest, James Fraser-Murison, the Director of Esports at Queen Mary's College

 

2.30 pm

Emma Fallows

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Design and Development Approach for an Interactive Virtual Museum with Haptic Glove Technology

 

3.00 pm

Dr David Murphy

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Smashing the Stack for Politics and Profit: Inside the PlayStation Portable Homebrew Software Production Scene

 

Wednesday 14th December

1 pm

Ben Williams

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The Future of Virtual Reality in Video Games

 

This talk discusses VR in games, considerations for games developers, and exciting areas we may see grow in the future

 

1.45 pm

Davin Ward & Tom Oliver

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Presenting Games at Expos

 

An overview of tips, tricks, and anecdotes on how to successfully demonstrate your game to the public at game expos.

 

2.30 pm

Human Esmaeili

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How to Increase Engagement in Serious VR Games?

 

Showcasing three examples of serious VR experiences developed in the following areas: Immersive Storytelling, Digital Heritage, and Sustainable Development. The findings that are relevant to engagement will be discussed in this talk.

 

 

3.15 pm

Greg Penninck

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An introduction to Artificial Intelligence in Unreal Engine

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