Lecturer, School of Design and Informatics, Abertay University

Lynn Love is a lecturer in animation and interactive media at Abertay University who, when not teaching, makes interactive work that blurs physical and digital boundaries aiming to make the world more playful.

Twitter: @toadrick

Research Lead, Watershed /Lead Producer- Playable City

Hilary is Research Lead at Watershed in Bristol. She leads a team of multi-disciplinary producers who develop and deliver key research partnerships and programmes including South West Creative Technology Network and Bristol and the Bath Creative Research and Development Clusters.

Twitter: @playablecity and @pmstudiouk

Freelance Journalist and Author

Darran Anderson is the author of 'Imaginary Cities' and the forthcoming 'Inventory'. He has written on urbanism for the likes of The Atlantic, The Guardian, Dezeen, Wired and the Architectural Review. He was formerly a columnist, focusing on the subject of architecture and space in videogames, for Kill Screen.

Twitter: @Oniropolis

Founder/Director, Biome Collective

Tom deMajo is a multi-disciplinary artist and designer with a focus on immersive experiences through interactive art and sound. Toms work explores the effects and uses of technology in society and culture and has been applied to screen, theatre, computer games, exhibition installation, and hybrid virtual/real works.

Twitter: @tomdemajo and @biomecollective

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, InGAME

Jung In Jung is an interdisciplinary artist and researcher originally from South Korea. Her work focuses on the intimate relationships between sound, movement and space, which she has been exploring through using hacked Gametrak controllers to create engaging and hypnotic dance pieces – pushing at the boundaries of what dance can be.

Twitter: @jjnyx85

Post Graduate Researcher, University of Dundee / Biome Collective

Fruzsina Pittner is an illustrator and postgraduate researcher currently studying at Dundee University and based in Biome Collective. Her concept art and illustrations have featured in a number of game projects and she has worked on a number of original digital comics.

Twitter: @rynezion

Freelance Curator and Producer

Pat Ashe is a curator and producer. He is currently studying for an MFA in Curating at Goldsmiths. He is a member of Wild Rumpus, and a co-curator of Beta Public, an event focusing on the intersections between videogames and contemporary performance.

Twitter: @patrickashe

Lecturer, School of Design and Informatics, Abertay University

Darshana Jayemanne is lecturer in Games and Arts at Abertay University and the author of Performativity in Art, Literature and Videogames. Recently, he has served as Jurist for the Excellence in Narrative Award for the Independent Game Festival and appeared on BBC Radio 3's Free Thinkers festival.

Twitter: @ShirazHaderach

Independent Game Developer and Artist

Claire is a self-taught game developer and artist, currently working on her game, 'Before I Forget'. She loves to use online tools such as Bitsy and Flatpack to make tiny personal games and is primarily interested in the potential of these tools for accessible digital creative expression.

Twitter: @shimmerwitch

Character Artist, Puny Astronaut / Ambassador, Women in Games

Erin Stevenson is a 24 year old character artist and animator working on Dundee based game company Puny Astronaut's first game, "Skye". Erin handles every aspect of the character process, from the creative elements right down to the technical design.

Twitter: @UniComicRN

Treasurer, Game Workers Union

Kevin Agwaze is a AAA gameplay programmer and labour organizer. As the treasurer of the Game Workers Unite UK union, he seeks to improve working conditions and inclusivity across the industry. The Game Workers Unite UK branch of the IWGB is a worker-led, democratic trade union that represents and advocates for UK game workers' rights.

Twitter: @RebornRider and @GWU_UK

Freelance Game Researcher, Writer and Maker

Sabine Harrer is a games researcher, writer, and maker based in Tampere, Finland. Their research focuses on cultural videogames criticism, HCI and intersectionality, and creation-based knowledge making. Author of the book Games and Bereavement (transcript 2018) and a member of the Copenhagen Game Collective, Sabine blends experimental game making and writing as modes to inquire, challenge, and queer social norms.

Twitter: @enibolas

Independent Games Developer and Artist

Dan Hett is a BAFTA-winning digital artist, games designer and writer. After spending the last decade making videogames for the BBC, he now works as a digital artist, as well as running a small independent games company PASSENGER.

Twitter: @danhett and @passengergames

Freelance Games Writer, Video Producer and Lecturer

Marijam Didžgalvytė is the creator of Left Left Up video series on gaming & IRL politics, she is a guest lecturer and the Head of Communications for Game Workers Unite International movement. Marijam's research interests include the modes of production of games, labour rights, the politics in gaming communities and the utility of gaming as a medium for inspiring social change.

Twitter: @marijamdid

Senior Designer at Outplay

Keeley Bunting is a Games Designer with over 12 years of industry experience in both the UK and Canada. She currently works as a Senior Designer at Outplay leading the design for Crafty Candy, a fun free-to-play match-3 mobile game. Previously, at Electronic Arts, Nexon, Microsoft and Disney, she explored a variety of disciplines including design, technical art and software engineering.

@keeleybunting

Senior Producer, Ruffian Games

James is Senior Producer for Ruffian Games, who have been based in Dundee for more than ten plus years. Starting his career in embedded software, over twenty years ago, he's now a youthful veteran that's worked on varied, ambitious and creative projects that range from one to hundreds of developers.

Twitter: @Jimaroid

2D Game Artist, Bunnyhug Games

Luciana is a 2D artist originally from Brazil. She worked on various indie games over the course of 6 years and developed the art style for Wargroove by Chucklefish, before getting fully funded on her next project with her partner, allowing her to co-found the indie studio Bunnyhug Games.

Twitter: @viiolaceus

Art Director for Visual Development at Rockstar North

Miriam Bellard is the Art Director for Visual Development at Rockstar North. Miriam has been designing spaces (for games, film, and architecture) for over 15 years. Career highlights include a 1st Class Hons degree in Architecture from Auckland University (New Zealand), Set Designer on King Kong (2005), and working on both Indie and AAA video games before starting at Rockstar.

Twitter: @MiriamBellard

Freelance Musician / Programmer, Ustwo Games

Kirsty is a programmer at Ustwo games, she enjoys exploring relationships between mobile tech and diverse creative contexts in game-based interactions. Her interest in games grew from algorithmic music composition, creating music using classic board games.

Twitter: @kirstykeatch

Freelance Sound Artist and Composer / Musical Director, Tinderbox

Luci Holland is a Scottish composer, musical director, and sound artist who composes and produces music and audio-visual art for film, games and concert. Luci composed the original dynamic/responsive soundtrack for Murderous Pursuits (Blazing Griffin) and has worked with US-label Materia Collective on numerous game music releases including Pattern: An Homage to Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture and Joystuck.

Twitter: @LuciHolland

Freelance Artist and Musician / Lecturer, School of Design and Informatics, Abertay University

Yann Seznec is an artist and musician whose work focuses on sound, music, physical interaction, games, and building new instruments. Recent projects include residencies at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, Fak'ugesi Johannesburg, Playable City Lagos, and Timespan in the Scottish Highlands.

Twitter: @yannseznec

Festival Director, Feral Vector

David Hayward has spent fifteen years running festivals, conferences, game jams, hackspaces, and assorted developer events. Among other things he currently runs Yorkshire-based game design festival Feral Vector, and curates the Leftfield stand at EGX events, showing independent games and experimental games-related work to established audiences.

Twitter: @nachimir

Research Curator of Videogames , V&A South Kensington

Kristian Volsing was Research Curator of Videogames: Design/Play/Disrupt. With interests that lie between design, digital, pop culture and fashion, he is currently part of the curatorial team redeveloping the V&A’s Museum of Childhood.

Twitter: @K_Vo_