Francesca Foffano
University of York
Francesca Foffano is an academic, currently involved as PhD researcher at the University of York. She specializes in player research, in particular understanding what part of game design enhances or diminishes the emotional player experience. Her work has focused more generally on player difficulty, in particular, what causes players to get stuck in games. Previously, she collaborated with AbleGamers in understanding the use of video games in occupational therapy and working on player perception of adaptive game managers (AI directors) for the University of Reykjavik.
