Rory Summerley

Lecturer

Rory is a games studies researcher who has written and lectured on a diverse range of games-related topics. He has previously worked as a games critic, game design consultant and performance artist and his research interests include e-sports, game fiction and parody.

Email	r.summerley@falmouth.ac.uk
Telephone	01326255587

Qualifications

Year	Qualification	Awarding body
2009	Foundation in Art and Design	Kingston University
2012	BA Fine Art, Performance and Digital Media	Kingston University
2013	MA Digital Games Theory and Design	Brunel University
2018	PhD Game Studies	Falmouth University
2018	PGCHE	Falmouth University

Membership of external committees

Editorial Board Member - Games and Culture Journal

Research Interests

Research interests and expertise

Esports and Game Spectatorship
Mental Illness and Games
Cognitive Theory and Games
Game Fiction
Parody in Games

Research Outputs

Publications and research outputs

Article

Summerley, Rory, Rubino, Giovanni, Lelievre, Edwige and Phillips, Tim (2019) Creation of a meaningful Garden Game: Increasing players' nature awareness through soil management and plant recognition mechanics. Journal of Environmental Media, 1 (1). ISSN 26322471 (In Press) Item availability may be restricted.

Summerley, Rory (2019) The Story of Bonehead Merkle: Appraising the Fictional Component of Sports. Well-Played, 8 (3). pp. 151-172. ISSN 2164-3458

Summerley, Rory (2019) The Development of Sports: A Comparative Analysis of the Early Institutionalization of Traditional Sports and E-Sports. Games and Culture, 15 (1). pp. 51-72. ISSN 1555-4139

Summerley, Rory (2018) Approaches to Game Fiction Dervied from Musicals and Pornography. MDPI Arts Journal, 7 (3). ISSN 2076-0752

Summerley, Rory (2015) How do Frog Fractions and Nier use intertextual knowledge to subvert the player's expectations? Well-Played Journal, 3 (2). pp. 187-206. ISSN 2164-3458

Conference or Workshop Item

Summerley, Rory (2019) Approaching the Analysis of the Spectatorship of AI in Saltybet.com. In: AISB, Falmouth, UK. (Submitted)

Thesis

Summerley, Rory (2017) Ludic Dysnarrativa : How Can Fictional Inconsistency in Games be Reduced? Doctoral thesis, University of the Arts London in collaboration with Falmouth University.