Dr C Hargood, Dr W Tang
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Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
About the Project
This MRes Scholarship project aims to explore the methodologies behind the creation of location aware narrative and games. The department of Creative Technology at Bournemouth University (where the student will be based) has a long history of excellence in teaching and research in games and was awarded the 2016 TIGA “Best Educational Institution Award” for Games. The department also includes multiple internationally recognised award-winning experts in interactive narrative who will be directly supervising the project making this an exciting opportunity for PhD study for a student with an interest in interactive entertainment, digital narratives, and game design.
The increasing prevalence of mobile technology has lead to an increase in consumption of digital content on devices that are portable but also have access to a rich variety of contextrual information through a variety of sensors. This includes locations aware stories and games such as dramatised tour guides and the highly successful pokemon go! Location aware narratives are an emerging form of digital storytelling that use location technologies to trigger content on smart devices according to a user’s location enabling an immersive context aware educational or entertainment experience. This prevalence has lead to an accelerating research field associated with it with seeking to understand the models behind this form of narrative as well as the associated poetics.This project seeks to explore the emerging authoring process behind location aware narrative and identify how the form changes the writing process. The project can be summarised by this research question:
How has location aware technology changed the writing and design process, and what can be done to better support location aware entertainment authorship and design?
How to apply: Applications are made via our website using the Apply Online button below. If you have an enquiry about this project please contact us via the Email NOW button below, however your application will only be processed once you have submitted an application form as opposed to emailing your CV to us.
The MRes Fee Waive Scholarships are open to UK & EU candidates, who must demonstrate outstanding qualities and be motivated to complete an MRes in 12 months full-time.
The successful applicants must have a proven previous academic excellence (first class honours or equivalent). An IELTS (Academic) score of 6.5 minimum (or equivalent) is essential for candidates for whom English is not their first language.
In addition to satisfying the basic entry criteria, BU will look closely at the qualities, skills and background of each candidate and what they can bring to their chosen research project in order to ensure successful completion.
The successful candidate must have a degree in a field connected to application design such as Computer Science, Software Engineering, Game Design, Games Programming, Digital Writing or a related discipline.
Funding Notes
The MRes Fee Waive Scholarships will provide a full tuition fee waive for up to 12 months.
You are eligible to apply for a postgraduate loan from Student Finance England for up-to £10,000. Find out more about the postgraduate loan.