In this work-in-progress seminar MMGC PhD students Alexander Brooke and Reiji Nagaoka will present new work arising from their research projects. The discussion will be chaired by Jack Warren. The event is free of charge and open to the public.

Please note the new date (26th April) and venue (In-person and online - details below).

ALEX BROOKE ‘EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS FOR USER RESPONSIVE GAMES’

Alex’s talk will delve into the validity of The Unified Model of Personality and Play Style, a model grouping together some of the most popular personality and game play style typologies used in research and game design into a single system. Whilst many of the groupings have inherent links, some areas of the model are much more debatable, and may not stand up to empirical evidence.

REIJI NAGAOKA, ‘REVIVING ALTERNATIVE FUTURE CITIES: COGNITIVE CLIMATE BEHAVIOUR IN AN URBAN ENVIRONMENTAL MULTIPLAYER ONLINE GAME’

Reiji’s talk will explore the use of multiplayer online games to explore climate behaviour. He will introduce his PhD project, which examines interactive and collective player behaviours in dynamic game environments through a combination of game making and the analysis of player activity.

Join us in person in 3.09 in the Grosvenor East building, or to join the event online, use the following zoom link: https://mmu-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/97709691151?pwd=RzJNTEtOUDdJZXZYb21pVHpXNEFKZz09