Matthew Jones (he/him)
Matthew is a published tabletop designer with an interest in tabletop and digital design of games. His expertise is in game design, narrative design and indie game development.
- Faculty:
- Faculty of Arts, Humanities, Education and Social Sciences
- School:
- Cambridge School of Creative Industries
- Location:
- Chelmsford
- Areas of Expertise:
- Computer games
- Background
Matthew holds a BA and MA in games design; he has a background in one-to-one private tuition specialising in working with vulnerable young adults with severe learning difficulties. He has worked as a freelance game designer working with a creative collective and indie studio.
Matthew is new to teaching at HE level and as such is pursuing his PGCERT alongside his teaching responsibilities.
He is also a consultant game designer on a research project looking into using tabletop gameplay as a way to help neurodivergent young adults process grief.
- Research interests
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- Tabletop design to teach design theory
- Narrative design tabletop games
- VR and Music
- Teaching
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Matthew currently teaches on the following modules:
- Video Game Prototyping
- Collaborative Game Development
- Player Experience in Games
- Introduction to Gameplay & Levels
- Qualifications
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- MA Games Design, Canterbury Christ Church University
- BA (Hons) Games Design, Canterbury Christ Church University
- Research grants, consultancy, knowledge exchange
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- Consultant, Grieving Divergently? Developing understanding and support for bereaved neurodivergent children and young people through gameplay. 16 May 2025. £5912.67.