Last week my university @UGent approved non-competitive research financing for all professors. The idea is that each professor (all ranks) would receive a yearly amount of research funding of ca. 30.000 euro (so two professors can jointly hire one PhD student). 1/2

🎓Funded PhD alert: Game design for sustainable energy use🎓 Come do a fully funded 3.5y PhD with me + @pierrepinson at Energy Futures Lab Imperial College London, fusing social game design + economic mechanisms to coordinate end user energy demand. imperial.ac.uk/grantham/educa…

We're very excited to bring you our next keynote announcement. The University of York's Joe Cutting will be talking about their experiences in research on game attention. Want to know more? Check out iggi2023.org/speakers for more information.

A new study by our researchers, including Fiona McNab and Joe Cutting, has shown adults aged 60 and over who play digital puzzle games have the same memory abilities as people in their 20s. #YorkResearch bit.ly/3YAxsA4

A year ago, I started following how the cost of living crisis was playing out at an Oldham school, checking in with the fantastic @NewmanRC_Head every few weeks. I ended up learning a lot about the British state, and its education system, to boot. on.ft.com/3KYWPWv

PlayStation, London are hiring an accessibility researcher!

I am looking for a research assistant or postdoc to work on a new data visualization website and help crunch enormous amounts of game data - remote work is possible - please DM me about this massively exciting opportunity!

And to close off the conference, we have Joe Cutting's talk on attention in games.

My supervisor Joe Cutting talking about their research in game attention across learning and mental health. And also their experience from iGGi PhD to faculty @iGGiCON2023

Interested in applying for a PhD studentship in Working Memory and Distractor Resistance at the University of York, UK? Behavioural and/or imaging studies. Please send a CV to [email protected]

Can you pick out Bubsy the Bobcat in a line up? Do you know the full name of Tails from Sonic the Hedgehog 2? If you fancy testing your retro gaming skills (and celebrating Lewis Packwood’s book launch!) here’s a date for your diary. #rise #acomb #booklaunch #quiznight

This year, we're offering online participation at an unbeatable rate of just $40 for ACM/SIGCHI Student Members. 🌐 Don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity: chiplay.acm.org/2023/attend/re…

We are recruiting! Come work with our lovely HCI group in Computer Science at the University of York. Deadline November 22nd: The group has significant expertise in Games, but we are looking to recruit from any area of HCI jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/lectur…

Hey friends! We have a QA job going at Rockstar Lincoln at the moment if anyone is looking for work. If any mutual would like a referral or know someone who's recently been let go, hit me up and I can send a link over to you. #gamedevjobs #QAJobs rockstargames.com/careers/office…

Are you a PhD student researching games & play and would like to learn how to better articulate your research contribution? Apply to the CHI PLAY doctoral consortium! Simone Kriglstein and me are looking forward to your submissions, DL June 5

🎮 120 playable games 👾 Over 50 years of the history and culture of video games 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Games highlighting Scotland's role as a major development hub That's just three reasons to book your tickets to Game On (opens 29 June). 🎟️ Tickets available NOW: nms.ac.uk/GameOn

Another job from us. This time it's a part-time teaching position (creative coding, unity, media asset creation). Could be ideal for someone who's finishing up their PhD and needs some part time work during write up. jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/associ…

After Kamala Harris' nomination, I talked to a bunch of journalists about our meta-analysis on race/gender in candidate experiments. With the exception of 1 brave journalist, everyone called me off. I've never been called off by so many journalists. A 🧵on why I think that is.