Matthew Holland

Courses taught:

• Computer Games Design (Undergraduate)
• Computer Games Technology (Undergraduate)
• Computer Games Art (Undergraduate)
• Computer Games Programming (Undergraduate)

Matthew is a Lecturer in game design and development, with a game industry background and interests in game development, player experience and generative creativity.

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Background

Matthew has held game design roles on a variety of projects and at all seniority levels, including design team leader and monetisation manager for a major massively multiplayer online game.

He has also been a solo independent developer, taught mathematics in secondary schools and been a Software Developer and IT Manager in telecoms.

Research interests

• Procedural narrative and game content generation
• Player experience
• Pedagogy and professional practice for game design and development
• Impact on society of games and related technologies

Teaching

Matthew currently teaches on the following modules:

• Immersive Game Design
• Game Technologies
• Final Project for Games
• Technical Development for Games
• Games Concepts and Analysis

Qualifications

• MSci Mathematics with Philosophy of Mathematics, King’s College London
• PGCE Secondary Mathematics, University of Hertfordshire