Abertay Game Lab

Our research at Abertay Game Lab was assessed as part of REF 2021. You can now read our impact case study! This discusses how our practice-based and published research has generated impact in two key areas: Performance and Play, and Playing in Public. results2021.ref.ac.uk/impact/492e40e…

🎮 Our staff and students have developed games that shed light on the challenges women and girls face in society. The games were showcased at the ‘16 Days: Game On’ event as part of the 16 Days of Activism Campaign.

Play Party alert! Our first year @AbertayUni GDP students will showcase the 4 game jams they've done this term as part of their #des101 module. If you're in Dundee join us on 12 December at Abertay to celebrate their achievements, play some games and get into the festive spirit🥳

It’s the time for….you guessed it #des101! We’re back and getting ready to kick off another term worth of rapid prototyping @AbertayUni with our Game Design and Production 1st years! Keep an eye out for the # as we’ll be tweeting the amazing concepts they’re making this term!

Here’s the project I made in the last afternoon of the @AbertayGameLab / @nowplaythese game jam! Very chuffed with the project. 🐸

Huge thanks to @ViewtifulGaz @SystemErrorKaye William K and @NiallEM for their work organising the design lab and @nowplaythese for organising such a great initiative. 💖 can’t wait to see what LA, Bruno’s Aires, Madrid and London have made too.

We’ve been hosting an international design lab, in partnership with @nowplaythese with grads, industry & academics. We had guest talks from @alexvscoding @shimmerwitch @MonaBozdog @alexandertarvet & made a bunch of awesome games around the theme of homemade! Itch page to come 👀

This summer will be amazing . First A MAZE. / Sheffield then A MAZE. Digital PlayGround at gamescom. #AMaze2024

Come work with @RobinJSS and I at @AbertayGameLab to investigate how our game, Right 2 Roam, can develop civic engagement. We are looking for a Research Assistant with qualitative research experience to fill a part-time role, Oct 24-Aug 25. Details below. Please share 😊

@CoderCat_ @nowplaythese We’re totally open to partial attendees - we have a great speaker lined up for day two, some time to make something and a play/showcase planned.

@AbertayGameLab @nowplaythese Looks really fun but I'd only be able to join the second day 🥲

Next week (27th & 28th June) we're excited to be hosting a Design Lab in partnership with @nowplaythese The event is open to Academics, Creative practitioners and graduates with an interest in design. More info can be found here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/abertay-x-no…

Lynn Love and Paul Gault's Game Designer was a highlight of the festival this year, bringing mini-golf to the River Terrace. Players could change the obstacles on the course AND the course itself! 📷 benpetercatchpole @somersethouse @londongamesfest

🎲 Marking #InternationalWomensDay @AbertayGameLab have revealed a board game designed to create a discussion around women’s safety. 🎥 Our reporter @DaleEaton_ spoke to Co-Creator Robin Sloan and Student President Olivia Robertson to find out more about Right 2 Roam.

🆕 On #InternationalWomensDay, academics from @AbertayGameLab have created a new board game designed to open up discussions around women's safety and harassment and violence against women in public spaces.

Find out more about Right 2 Roam here: rke.abertay.ac.uk/en/publication…

Join Abertay Game Lab and RSPB Scotland for the Right 2 Roam Gaming for Change event on March 3rd, 10th or 17th at ScrapAntics in the Wellgate Centre. Spark conversations about women’s experiences in urban green spaces and ignite practical solutions. forms.office.com/e/Kgiw9h4Fxy

On Wednesday March 6th, Abertay is hosting a public lecture by Professor Charles Fernyhough on the topic of ‘Video Games and The Science of Inner Experience’ For more information and to sign up to the Eventbrite please follow the link below! abertay.ac.uk/visit/platform/

Later this month I’ll be delivering a public lecture about the excellent game design research being carried out by Abertay University lecturers. If you can be in Dundee at 5pm on Wednesday January 31st, it would be great to see you there! eventbrite.co.uk/e/abstract-45-…

We're looking for a FT Post-Doc researcher for the GAME-ER project where we'll be studying the video game industry and education in Dundee as part of a European project. More details here: ce0173li.webitrent.com/ce0173li_webre…

Countdown to #des101 play party is on. Join us next Thursday to meet the 1st year @AbertayUni Game Design and Production students, play their awesome games and see their haggard but happy faces!

You can access the work here rke.abertay.ac.uk/en/publication…

Right 2 Roam - an original board game developed by researchers @MonaBozdog and @RobinJSS - is now published on the Abertay research website, where you can download a print-to-play version of the game and access a document that unpacks the research process.