Had a great time with the @iggi-phd.bsky.social jam this week. One of the suggested constraints was to use Qualtrics (survey platform) as a game engine, and it piqued my interest so I put a small game together. It's called Research Survey - benkirman.itch.io/research-sur...
The iGGi Game Jam '26 successfully concluded last Friday: we made it!
Massive thanx to all participants, incl. the "Friends of iGGi" who joined the jam or post-GJ session, and the organising team who made it all happen!
Read the article 👇 to get "tHe fU= p1ctur9"!
www.iggi-phd.org/news/iggi-ga...
Microsoft continues to offer satisfactory proof that a cutting-edge kind of approach is not a pre-requisite to success (if we measure success in size of user base).
"The Power of Month View"...
a green booklet shaped like a knife against a background of wood planks
the green booklet is now opened to showcase the pages which flip out like a pocket knife blade
greetings i have made another zine, this is about how i got my hands on a knife at age ~9 (individual pages in the replies) #internationalzinemonth #minizinejuly2025
Some of the iggi PG Researchers at the iggi stand at the Develop Brighton expo
iggi PG Researchers and staff at the iggi stand at the Develop Brighton expo
iGGi is at @developconference.com!!
It’s not yet too late to drop by the iGGi stand (B12) to have a chat with one or several of the iGGi researchers!
😎 See you there!
www.iggi-phd.org/iggi-at-deve...
#PhD #Research #GameDev #PlayerResesarch #AI
Tania Dales - Come chat to me about Designing Monstrous Humanoid Characters, Creating Emotional Gameplay Experiences, as well as: Design, Programming, and UX Research for Horror Themed Games
📢 iGGi 🔜 @developconference.com
Meet us at the iGGi stand (B12) on the expo floor
& talk to our researchers!
Highlighting today: Tania Dales who researches emotional gameplay experiences, in particular #Horror #CharacterDesign.
Come chat to Tania to find out more!
www.linkedin.com/in/tania-dal...
🎟️ We have less than 10 tickets left for the in-person event so remember to get your ticket if you haven't already!
Tickets for attending in-person will close in one week, on Monday 7th July, a few days ahead of the Gathering so we can handle the admin for attendees.
Nicole Levermore - Come chat to me about using video games to research and study Cognition, Attention, ADHD
📣 iGGi 🔜 Develop:Brighton
Meet us at the iGGi stand (B12) on the expo floor
and talk to our researchers!!
Nicole Levermore uses video games to better understand cognition, attention & ADHD 🧠
Do drop by for a chat if you can!
www.linkedin.com/in/nicolelev...
#ADHD #Research #Games #DevelopBrighton
Toby Best - Come chat to me about Game Master AI for Tabletop Games, Programming, Design, Narrative, TTRPGs
📣 iGGi 🔜 #DevelopBrighton
Meet us at the iGGi stand (B12) on the expo floor
and talk to our researchers!!
Toby Best's research is about creating #GameMaster #AI for #TabletopGames, #TTRPG, #Narrative.
Drop by our stand to chat to Toby
l0rdr0b.github.io
Ruizhe Jay Yu Xia - Come chat to me about Developing Game Agents with Diverse Play Styles and Skill Levels, Game Data Analytics, Game AI
📢 iGGi 🔜 #DevelopBrighton
Meet us at the iGGi stand (B12) on the expo floor & talk to our researchers!
Introducing: Ruizhe "Jay" Yu Xia who develops AI Game Agents with diverse play styles & skill levels.
Drop by to chat to Jay!
@ruizheyu.bsky.social
www.linkedin.com/in/ruizheyuxia
#GameAI #GameDev
Alex Flint - Come chat to me about Playtesting narrative in indie games, Games User Research, and Indie Game Development
📢 iGGi 🔜 #DevelopBrighton
Meet us at the iGGi stand (B12) on the expo floor
and talk to our researchers!
Alex Flint's research is about #Playtesting #Narrative in #IndieGames !! 🕹️📖🕸️👹
Drop by our stand to chat to Alex!
@alexlflint.bsky.social
alexflint.tech
#PlayerResearch #GameDev
Tamsin Isaac - Come chat to me about, Limited-Time Events, What they are, How they engage Players, UX Research, Game Design, and Engagement.
📢 iGGi 🔜 #DevelopBrighton
Meet us at the iGGi stand (B12) on the expo floor and talk to our researchers!
Introducing *Tamsin Isaac* whose research deals with Limited-Time Events in Games! ⏱️🎮
Drop by our stand 🗨️ to chat to Tamsin!
@tamsinisaac.bsky.social
www.linkedin.com/in/tamsinisaac
#UX #GameDev
Oliver Withington - Come chat to me about Visualising the Output Spaces of Content Generators, and The future of Procedural Content Generation
📣 iGGi 🔜 #DevelopBrighton
Meet us at the iGGi stand (B12) on the expo floor
and talk to our researchers..
..Oliver Withington being one of them!
Among other things (e.g. his vlog), chat to Oliver about The Future of Procedural Content Generation!
@owithington.bsky.social
www.owithington.co.uk
#PCG
Karl Clarke - Come chat to me about Shaping Virtual Reality Interaction, Creating engaging Virtual Reality Environments, UX Design.
📣 iGGi 🔜 @developconference.com
Meet us at the iGGi stand (B12) on the expo floor
and chat to our researchers!!
Karl Clarke specialises in VR interaction and how to shape VR environments to enhance engagement.
Drop by our stand to learn more!
@llamahat.bsky.social
linktr.ee/llamahat
#VR #GameDev
Océane Lissillour ß Come chat to me about Points in Games, Gamification, UX Research, Design, and Psychology
📣 iGGi 🔜 Develop:Brighton
@developconference.com
Meet us at the iGGi stand (B12) on the expo floor
and chat to our researchers!!!
Talk to Océane Lissillour 🎲
who can provide insight about, e.g. points systems in games & their effects, and all things gamification!
www.linkedin.com/in/oceane-li...
Francesca Foffano - Develop Talk – Wednesday 9th of July at 12:00 noon about Player Emotional Design. Come chat to me about Understanding player emotional experiences, or UX research.
📣 iGGi 🔜 Develop:Brighton
Meet us at the iGGi stand (B12, expo floor)
and chat to our researchers!
For instance, the fabulous ✨Francesca Foffano✨
who is also giving a Develop talk:
Player Emotional Design
Wed 09 July 12:00 noon
Room 4
www.linkedin.com/in/foffanofr...
@francescafoffano.bsky.social
Pink Milk.
Steph Carter - Come chat to me about, Gamifying experiments in Second Language, Acquisition Research , Applied Games, Accessibility, UX & Design
📣 iGGi 🔜 Develop:Brighton
Meet us at the iGGi stand (B12) on the expo floor
and chat to our researchers!!!
One of them is >>> Steph Carter!
linktr.ee/steph_carter
@pawlyglot.bsky.social
Worth mentioning: Steph is also a Speaker at the
@ga11ygathering.bsky.social 🎮
Joshua Kritz - Come chat to me about Card Games, Artificial Intelligence, Working with calculating synergy in games through AI simulation or by design
📣 iGGi 🔜 Develop:Brighton
Meet us at the iGGi stand (B12) on the expo floor
and chat to our researchers!!!
It's gonna be 23+ of us, one of which is
Joshua Kritz linktr.ee/jskLudus
Sahar Mirhadi - Come chat to me about Video Games and Coping, User Research, Game Design, Wellbeing
📣 iGGi 🔜 Develop:Brighton
Meet us at the iGGi stand (B12) on the expo floor
and chat to our researchers!!!
Today, we introduce
Sahar Mirhadi - linktr.ee/saharmirhadi
@saharmirhadi.bsky.social
Gonna put this in the mail and see who gets it
iGGi is at the UK Games Expo in Birmingham! Come say hi if you're around! (Hall 3 - Stand 1070)
#TabletopGames #PlayTesting #GamesResearch #GamesInEducation #Games4Sustainability
"Going On A Trip" Rule no 1:
Do *NOT* open your email less than 3 hours before leaving.
Agree. And The Guardian's "AI’s vulnerability to errors on sensitive topics" isn't helping at all to clarify that either. A comment that's misleading in multiple ways.
poster to announce the next iggi conference, displaying the iggi logo, date and location, and this year's mascot: a plant seed
YOU ARE INVITED
to come to the next iGGi Conference!!!
🏵️ iGGi CON 2025 🏵️
🍃 10+11 September, York
🌱 REGISTRATION NOW OPEN! 🌱
Register via our website:
🟩 iggi2025.org 🟩
@york.ac.uk @cs-uoy-research.bsky.social @qmuleecs.bsky.social @qmul-dc.bsky.social
#games #gamedev #research #PhD #conference
What's the secret to my young complexion you ask?
Keeping to spaces with *LOW* light conditions.. 😂