26 - 28 October 2021 Hilton Brighton Metropole

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What's On Develop:Research

Room 7 Tuesday 9 July

For more info on the sessions and speakers click here

10.00: Introduction and Orientation: Situating Games for Good
Karen Cham, Helen Kennedy and Ewan Kirkland, University of Brighton
Gregor White, Abertay University

10.10 - 10.45: PLAYING WITH PERFORMANCE / PERFORMING PLAY: Creating hybrid experiences at the fringes of video games and performance
Mona Bozdog and Dayna Galloway, Abertay University

11.00 - 11.45: Panel: Game Workers: Individualisation and Collectivism in the UK game industry
Kevin Agwaze (Game Workers Unite UK)
Paolo Ruffino, University of Lincoln
Jamie Woodcock, Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford

12.00 - 12.45: 3D experiences to enhance engagement with cultural heritage collections
Karina Rodriguez Echavarria and Myrsini Samaroudi, Centre for Secure, Intelligent and Usable Systems, University of Brighton

Reality Inspired Games: Values-Led Design in Cancer Patient Support
Robyn McMillan, Abertay University

12.45 - 14.00: Lunch break

Please note, lunch is not included but there are various places near the Hotel to get lunch.

14.00 - 14.45: Panel: Creating the Conditions: Enabling Equality in Games Education and Research

Chris Lowthorpe, London College of Communication
Marie-Claire Isaaman, Women in Games
Rosie Ball, Chucklefish Games
Sean Taylor, InGAME
Moderated by Sharon Tolani-Sage, Norwich University of the Arts

15.00 - 15.45: Understanding Social Capital in Gaming Communities
Angeliki Glynou, Edinburgh Napier University

Trapped Between an Exodus and an Apocalypse: How Discourses of Disruption and Crisis Shape and Constrain the Indie Scene
Dean Bowman, University of East Anglia and Norwich University of the Arts

16.00 - 16.45: Panel: Pro-social gaming; designing for public interest
Joseph DeLappe, Darshana Jayemanne, Hadi Mehrpouya, Abertay University

17.00 - 17.45: A Conceptual Framework for Creating Educational Escape Rooms
Panagiotis Fotaris, University of Brighton

The present and future of scientific discovery games
Benjamin Keep, Stanford University

17.45 - 18.30 - Panel discussion
Karen Cham, Helen Kennedy and Ewan Kirkland, University of Brighton
Gregor White, Abertay University

18.30: Drinks reception with all conference delegates

Develop:Research Passes

Passes inlcude access to Develop:Research only and official networking events on that day. Lunch is not included.

£95 Super Early Bird (on or before 3 April)
£110 Early Bird (on or before 5 June)
£125 Standard (from 6 June)

All prices exclude VAT.

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Don’t miss out!

Develop:Brighton offers you an inspiring mix of top-notch speakers, practical how-to sessions, insights into the latest trends and technologies, plus fantastic networking opportunities. Find out about the different conference pass options and prices here or...

Develop:Brighton is especially unique - it’s by the seaside and there’s a lovely relaxed tone that goes with that.The talks are cool, the networking is cool and having the opportunity to catch up with people – that’s always the excitement for me!

Sean Murray

Hello Games

Building games is hard and it’s taxing physically, mentally and emotionally. So being around a community that understands that is great – there’s a comraderie here.

Haden Blackman

Hangar 13

Develop is important – the networking is very important. And go to talks they’re inspiring and get your creative juices flowing, they can make you think and you’ll learn how other people do things.

Jason Kingsley

Rebellion

Develop:Brighton’s a great conference. It’s got a spread of people from all parts of the games industry talking about such a wide range of topics.

David Amor

Mag Interactive

Develop is a really great way to network, it’s also great for going to talks and finding that little tip that you didn’t know before and thinking – oh I’ll bring that back to the team!

Leanne Loombe

Riot Games

Develop is the must-attend event for the games industry in the UK. It’s where we all come together and learn from each other. It’s the best way into the industry and it’s the best place to learn from your colleagues.

Hannah Flynn

Failbetter Games

By coming to Develop what you get is the opportunity to network like you can’t in any other situation. Everyone knows everyone and it’s such a wonderful community feel.

Jessica Saunders

Salix Games

I absolutely love coming to Develop, it’s a brilliant, brilliant conference – you just know you’re guaranteed to meet everyone.

Jo Twist, OBE

Ukie

It’s really nice to see some of the younger people in our studio come to Develop, interact with other people in the dev community and make new contacts. I think it’s really important to learn from other people.

Abbie Heppe

Media Molecule

Develop is an excellent way of catching up with people – there’s a really nice community feel here.

Mike Bithell

Mike Bithell Games

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