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Biography
I am Programme Area Lead for Games in the School of Film, Media, and Creative Technologies at the University of Portsmouth. My research interests lie in the creative interpretation of ambiguity in games, and also how "constrained writing" techniques can be applied to Game Development.
Research Interests
My PhD thesis was entitled "A Grounded Theory of Emergent Benefit in Pervasive Game Experiences". The thesis examined ways in which players of games creatively interpret the more ambiguous rules in order to better satisfy their needs in the everyday world, such as socialising, learning and expressing individuality.
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Halloween at the Theatre Royal
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Sea Change Board Game
Dansey, N. (Director), Stevens, B. (Director), Smith, J. (Producer), Jones, P. (Director) & Canning, R. (Director), 1 Jul 2025Research output: Non-textual form › Artefact
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Sea Change Game Design Documentation
Dansey, N. & Smith, J., 1 Jul 2025Research output: Non-textual form › Design
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Sea Change online game prototype
Dansey, N. (Director) & Smith, J. (Designer), 1 Jul 2025Research output: Non-textual form › Software
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Baby Got Beanz
Dansey, N., Uddin, M. J., Howell, P., West, C., Limpens, A. & Higgins, M., 28 Jan 2024Research output: Non-textual form › Artefact
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Thesis
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A grounded theory of emergent benefit in pervasive game experiences
Dansey, N. (Author), Eglin, R. (Supervisor), Stevens, B. (Supervisor) & Pinchbeck, D. M. (Supervisor), Apr 2013Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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Interpretation as Play
Higgins, M. (PI), Howell, P. (CoI), Dansey, N. (CoI) & Eyles, M. (CoI)
1/09/16 → …
Project: Research
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Sprint Project: SlowTV - simulate any car journey in the world in VR or on desktop
Dansey, N. (PI)
1/06/21 → 31/07/21
Project: Innovation
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What We Take With Us
Jerrett, A. (PI), Howell, P. (Team Member), Higgins, M. (Team Member) & Dansey, N. (Team Member)
1/10/19 → 1/03/24
Project: Innovation
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School of Creative Technologies AAA Game Development Project
Wade, G. (CoI), Howell, P. (CoI), Dansey, N. (CoI) & Stevens, B. (CoI)
1/01/14 → 31/12/20
Project: Innovation
Activities
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Efrei Paris Engineering School of Digital Technologies
Dansey, N. (Visiting lecturer) & Higgins, M. (Visiting lecturer)
14 Mar 2024 → 15 Mar 2024Activity: Visiting an external organisation types › Visiting an external academic institution
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Larian Studios
Howell, P. (Visiting lecturer), Limpens, A. (Visiting lecturer), Higgins, M. (Visiting lecturer), Uddin, M. (Visiting lecturer), Dansey, N. (Visiting lecturer), West, C. (Visiting lecturer), Ramirez Gomez, A. (Visiting lecturer) & Jerrett, A. (Visiting lecturer)
4 Mar 2024Activity: Visiting an external organisation types › Visiting an external non-academic organisation
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Get In The Game 2024
Dansey, N. (Organiser), Nickbakhsh, M. (Member of programme committee), Uddin, M. (Member of programme committee), Rayner-Tickner, J. (Member of programme committee), Higgins, M. (Member of programme committee), Jerrett, A. (Member of programme committee) & Smith, J. (Member of programme committee)
14 Feb 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Guildhall Games Fest 2023
Limpens, A. (Invited speaker), Dansey, N. (Invited speaker) & Uddin, M. (Invited speaker)
4 Feb 2023 → 5 Feb 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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TIGA Games Industry Awards 2022
Limpens, A. (Participant), Dansey, N. (Participant) & Hull, A. (Participant)
10 Nov 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
Prizes
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Excellence in University / Industry Collaboration Award 2023
Limpens, A. (Recipient), Howell, P. (Recipient), Higgins, M. (Recipient), Uddin, M. (Recipient), Jerrett, A. (Recipient) & Dansey, N. (Recipient), 2023
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Vice-Chancellor's Award for Excellence 2023: Internationalisation
Dansey, N. (Recipient), Higgins, M. (Recipient), Ralph-Donaldson, T. (Recipient), Hull, A. (Recipient) & Andrews, M. (Recipient), 28 Nov 2023
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Press/Media
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Game on! It's a paradise for players in a festival of fun
3/02/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert comment