Professional Milestones
Ready. Set. Playtest. Branding
Our collaborations with award-winning branding gurus UnitedUs continue, delivering this campaign of stunning faux-retro game covers to advertise our playtesting to the public. Brand and design…
Advancing Accessibility
In partnership with Player Research’s Games Accessibility Lead Améliane F. Chiasson, I launched ‘Advancing Accessibility’: the most comprehensive suite of gamedev-specific accessibility services available. Working with…
Develop Star Nomination 2023
Player Research has been nominated for a Develop Star Award once again. This peer-nominated and peer-judged award continues to be one of the highest-value accolades in…
IGM Feature 2022
I was interviewed for German gaming print magazine IGM. What can games user research do? Read the full article in German here.
GRUX Online 2021
A second edition of GRUX Online, a collaboration between Emma Varjo and I. This time with refreshed branding, new website and higher-quality production values. Here’s the…
Develop:Star Nomination
The Develop:Star Awards recognises the very best games and talent within the industry: These awards are all about the game dev community celebrating the creative excellence…
Transform Award Commendation
Player Research’s 2019 rebrand, in partnership with UnitedUs, took home a Highly Commended award from Transform. “The Transform Awards recognise best practice in corporate, product and…
GamesUR Salary Survey
For five years Jonathan Dankoff and I have been polling the gamesUR community for their anonymous salary data. The recent addition of data whizz Andrew Menger-Ogle…
Foreword in ‘How To Be A Games User Researcher’
Friend and colleague Steve Bromley has penned a superb book on the foundations of games user research. I’m honoured to have contributed the foreword and to…
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GRUX Online
I worked behind the scenes to ensure the GRUX Online conference went swimmingly. All the videos are on YouTube.
KPMG Feature 2019
Following the publication of my primer on games user experience, consultancy firm KPMG featured me in their “Insights” magazine. Recognizing these challenges, most major video game…
MCV Mag Feature 2019
Brighton is a great place to make games. Development magazine MCV published a regional spotlight, highlighting Player Research among the city’s gamedev success stories.
Wireframe Mag Feature 2019
Wireframe Magazine published a 6-page feature on games user research, including Player Reasearch’s facilities, staff and contributions to the domain.
Develop 30 Under 30
Develop’s 30 Under 30 highlights up-and-coming development talent from across with world. I was included in 2013, in the sixth edition of the awards, nearly two…
BAFTA Member
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts support the professionals working within the film, games and television industries. I’ve been a BAFTA member since 2017.…
GamesUR 2018
I chaired the fourth gamesUR conference, hosting talks from researchers and data analysts from across Europe.
Player Research Montreal
In 2017 I project managed the establishment of Player Research’s second branch. Montreal is host to hundreds of game development studios, and a community of talented…
GamesUR 2017
Sporting a new venue and new visual identity, I chaired the gamesUR conference again in 2017. The Cavendish Conference Centre provided exceptional hospitality for a series…
NNGroup on Games User Research
My talk on designing a playtest lab had a certain Jakob Nielsen in the audience. It was subsequently featured in the NNGroup article explaining the myriad…
Player Research, a Keywords Studio
Four years after Player Research’s foundation it was acquired by Keywords Studios in a deal worth 1.3m GBP.
GamesUR 2016
After the success of the 2015 event I chaired a second in 2016. Watch the session videos here.
Develop Award: 2016
The Develop Awards spotlight the best of video game development across the world, highlighting studios, service providers, games and their developers. Player Research won the ‘Services’…
GamesUR 2015
In 2015 I co-chaired the first games user research conference in Europe. The American edition had been running annually since 2009, bringing hundreds of Researchers to…
Develop Award: 2014
Player Research won the prestigious Develop Award for Services in 2014. The other finalists were: AudiomotionDeltaDNADimensional ImagingEngine Room GamesPlayer ResearchSperasoftSimplygonVicon
Player Research
The world’s first independent games user research consultancy. Player Research was founded in January 2012.
Understanding the Contribution of Biometrics to Games User Research
Biometrics: the measurement of biological responses that correlate with human emotional responses. These measurements have value to games user research, but how? This paper, published in…
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