One of the things I will have to get to grips with again for the a work project is agent based modelling, in particular agent based modelling business processes. While I haven’t played with Netlogo for a long time I Read more…
In a period of both getting and bidding for new projects a colleague said: “The thing about all these exciting things is that they always end in disaster”. To be fair my colleague had a lot on his mind, he Read more…
Our department have started work on a new exciting new project called RAGE, which stands for Realising an Applied Gaming Ecosystem. When I tell anybody I’m working on this they kind of get this idea that it is a project Read more…
When I am writing my slides for a presentation, recording a video to help a student with a piece of work or finishing a bit code to my latest ridiculous web project I am constantly thinking ‘Who will I sacrifice Read more…
At many points during your PhD you have to go through box ticking exercises. These exist to make sure that you are doing something that is along the University’s right track. I hate these exercises because at this point I Read more…
This week I have been following the news that ‘The Pub landlord‘ is going to stand as MP for Thanet South, meaning that he will be standing against UKIP’s Nigel Farage. I have enjoyed this story somewhat, while we seem Read more…
During my degree my networking tutor made the claim that by 2015 most TV shows, computer programs and music would be streamed through the Internet. He claimed that we would return to a ‘mainframe model’ where homes would be equipped Read more…
2014 was described by GamesTM as a ‘transitional’ year in gaming, there were lots of new things. New platforms, business models, discussions and technologies. On paper it sounds like exciting times and I guess it was, but with most periods Read more…
“Alright, listen to me. You go to the office where they are based, right? Before you get enter that office, you pack your Application to Register for a Professional Doctorate Award Form (R1 Form) in your bag, make sure there Read more…
Survival horror is a genre within computer games that has a horror focus and the aim to simply help the main character stay alive while they are underpowered and vulnerable in scary scenarios. There are a wide range of games Read more…
