Peter Cowling

@Ekanaut reminds us that when we talk about cultures (especially underrepresented ones) - we need to balance positives and negatives. #GDC23

Jen O’Neal (Magic Soup) at #GDC23. Soon hiring a new cohort of PhD researchers at @iggiphd - more people to co-create the culture we want to have (it’s already great!)

@bobbydigitales : user-generated content has been around for just as long as content. #ugc #GDC23

@kjw_audio talking about generating procedural music that is more interesting for the listener at #iggicon2022

@NGJHughes looks at what people think about their decisions in open world games. Fascinating! At #iggicon2022

@nbballou talking about the frustration of needs (and measuring their behavioural outcomes) in video games at #iggicon2022

@tommakesgames asks “What should we measure to find out interesting things about our games?” at #iggicon2022

Fascinating panel at #iggicon2022 - can the tortoise of academic research transfer useful ideas to the hare of the games industry? The answer - it depends ;)

@tot_marko talks about making #AI fun (and not simply strong) in games at #iggicon2022

@b_khaleque presenting an interesting view on evaluating interestingness in game level design at #iggicon2022

@helsby_laura talking about games and their impact on low mood. Games are one of my low mood activities - interesting stuff at #iggicon2022

@elepetrovs talking about Internet Gaming disorder at #iggicon2022 - more balanced studies of addiction needed (to trump press hysteria)

@DrKowert talking about the move from negative to positive in game studies at #iggicon2022 - games can be good for you! And they’re fun :).