User:Mscott
Dr Michael Scott joins the Games Academy as senior lecturer in Computing and Creative App Development, leading Falmouth’s first-ever BSc(Hons) course in Computing for Games as well as an innovative distance-learning MA in Creative App Development. Furthermore, as an internationally-recognised researcher, Michael leverages the skills and experience he developed reading computer science and digital games theory to investigate: game procedurality; accessible game interfaces; game jams; and game-inspired pedagogical approaches. He is particularly interested in how lusory perspectives could be used to teach computer programming, having completed a PhD in this area, and can often be found experimenting with multimedia-based instructional technology to enrich the learning experiences of his students.
Previously, Michael worked at Emotional Robots during the development of iOS title Warm Gun, one of the first Unreal-based FPS games on the platform. After its release in 2011, he joined Brunel University London, where he taught Computer Science (Digital Media & Games). While there, he also worked on several international research projects, including: P://SHIFT, examining the potential of transformed identity in games to enrich of programming self-concept (EPSRC Doctoral Training Centre); VERITAS (European Union FP7 Project), developing virtual users and simulation tools for the analysis of interfaces designed for infotainment and other purposes; iSEE at Maiden Castle (UK Technology Strategy Board), focusing on creating an entertaining and personalised tour app for Maiden Castle in Dorchester; and ROSE (National Research Foundation of Singapore), exploring the potential influences of personality and culture on multimedia perception of quality.
Michael is also an associate editor for the Press Start Journal, sits on the Program Committee for the International Conference on Game Jams and Hackathons, is a reviewer for several prestigious academic conferences including SIGCSE and SIGCHI, is the senior examiner for Computing and Information Systems at the ABMA, and is the administrator for the community website at Game Career Guide.
