Lydia Cooke
University of Brighton
Lydia Cooke is a PhD researcher specializing in Queer Game Studies, focusing on representation in mechanics, narrative, and aesthetics. She has lectured on video game studies at Brighton University and conducted industry interviews at Develop: Brighton 2024 on identity representation in games. As a content creator and academic, she bridges critical theory and practical game design, helping developers move beyond tokenistic diversity to create meaningful, systemically relevant representation.
