iGGi PhD

Intelligent Games and Game Intelligence, EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training

@ [email protected]

[iGGi PhD @iggiphd]

We're excited to reveal our final keynote talk!
Daniel Hernandaz will be speaking on - The Joys and Woes of Training AI Agents For AAA Games!
Learn more about Daniel and his talk at https://t.co/bN9LwQx0zP

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We are eager to introduce our second keynote talk!
Emily Brown will be presenting the talk - Making Monument Valley 3!
Visit https://t.co/do4gddRCry for more information about Emily and their talk!

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We're thrilled to introduce our first keynote talk!
Stefano Gualeni will deliver the talk - On Games as Conceptual Tools!
Check out https://t.co/do4gddR4C0 for more details about Stefano and his talk!

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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!
https://t.co/iT0Urbg093

#PhD #Research #GameDev #PlayerResesarch #AI

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📢 iGGi 🔜 @developconf (as soon as TOMORROW!!)

Meet us at the iGGi stand (B12) on the expo floor
& talk to our researchers!

One of which is Philip Smith!
Drop by to chat to Philip about interdisciplinary #GameDesign, #CitizenScience, and #AppliedGames

https://t.co/DLmjndyM6N

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🎤LAST KEYNOTE ANNOUNCEMENT

📷 Daniel Hernandez is joining iGGi CON 2025! Research Scientist at Sony AI.

📷 Register: https://t.co/AcyNFCIgdH

Updates: https://t.co/w3kssD91VW - Talk reveals coming soon!

#iGGi25 #GameStudies

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📢 iGGi 🔜 @developconf
Meet us at the iGGi stand (B12) on the expo floor
and talk to our researchers!

Highlighting today:
Tania Dales who researches emotional gameplay experiences, in particular Horror character design.
Chat to Tania to find out more!

https://t.co/CAwFZ7vJ24

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📢 iGGi 🔜 #DevelopBrighton
Meet us at the iGGi stand (B12) on the expo floor
and talk to our researchers!

There'll be 23+ of us around, one of which: George Long!
Drop by & chat to George about balancing #Fairness in Games, #Programming, #GameDesign.

https://t.co/BjDI6Xr5jB

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📢 iGGi 🔜 @developconf
Meet us at the iGGi stand (B12) on the expo floor & talk to our researchers!

Come chat to Doruk Balcı about
🎨 Player #Creativity
✒️ #GameDesign
⌨️ #Programming
🃏 #Experimental Games

>>> https://t.co/F0CI4j0xSu
@d0ruk_b

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📢 iGGi 🔜 @developconf
Meet us on the expo floor & talk to our researchers!

Today's highlight: Luiza Gossian whose research involves some seriously casual games..
Find out more from @LuGossian herself at the iGGi stand (B12)!
https://t.co/yoGK4TQa9h
https://t.co/Qg9Vsxj3gi

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📢 iGGi 🔜 @developconf

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
https://t.co/5znAYZ3TU1
#PlayerResearch #GameDev

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📢 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
https://t.co/JxSsY74PJk
#GameAI #gamedev

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📢 iGGi 🔜 @developconf
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
https://t.co/aIOdQF6wLl

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📢 iGGi 🔜 @developconf
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!
https://t.co/KfdYN71Ypj
#PCG

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📢 iGGi 🔜 Develop:Brighton
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!
https://t.co/vnnVAcnS53

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📢 iGGi 🔜 Develop:Brighton

Meet us at the iGGi stand (B12) on the expo floor
and chat to our researchers!!

Nicole Levermore is using video games to better understand cognition, attention, and specifically, ADHD. 🧠
Do drop by for a chat if you can!
https://t.co/8lbNYTyrFw

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📢 iGGi 🔜 @developconf
Meet us at the iGGi stand (B12) on the expo floor
and chat to our researchers!!

Karl Clarke specialises in VR interaction & how to shape VR environments to enhance engagement.
Drop by our stand to learn more!

@LlamaHatVR
https://t.co/RvPlbK39W9

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📢 iGGi 🔜 @developconf
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!
https://t.co/n9E9Imp8rU

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📢 iGGi 🔜 @developconf

Meet us at the iGGi stand (B12) on the expo floor
and chat to our researchers!!

Today, we'd like to highlight >>> Ross Fifield <<<
whose research focuses among other things on
Discoverability & Matchmaking! 🔍
@RossFifield
https://t.co/Xvo4ZzQOJw

[Develop:Brighton 2026 @developconf]

Francesca Foffano, academic at the @UniOfYork will be discussing the art of player emotional design through the exploration of a recent study. This session will outline the common design traits that make a game emotional, and how to manage them in an accessible manner. #DevelopConf