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.
Qualifications
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 JournalResearch Interests
Research interests and expertise
Esports and Game SpectatorshipMental Illness and Games
Cognitive Theory and Games
Game Fiction
Parody in Games
Research Outputs
Publications and research outputs
Article
Summerley, Rory  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6496-9679, Rubino, Giovanni, Lelievre, Edwige and Phillips, Tim (2020) Virtual gardening: Identifying problems and potential directions for ‘ecological awareness’ through soil management and plant recognition gaming. Journal of Environmental Media, 1 (2). pp. 185-207. ISSN 2632-2471 | |
| Summerley, Rory ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6496-9679 (2019) The Story of Bonehead Merkle: Appraising the Fictional Component of Sports. Well-Played, 8 (3). pp. 151-172. ISSN 2164-3458 | |
| Summerley, Rory ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6496-9679 (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 ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6496-9679 (2018) Approaches to Game Fiction Derived from Musicals and Pornography. MDPI Arts Journal, 7 (3). ISSN 2076-0752 | |
| Summerley, Rory ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6496-9679 (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 | |
Book Section
| Scott, Michael ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6803-1490, Summerley, Rory ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6496-9679, Besombes, Nicolas, Connolly, Cornelia, Gawrysiak, Joey, Halevi, Tzipora, Jenny, Seth, Miljanovic, Michael, Stange, Melissa, Taipalus, Toni and Williams, J. Patrick (2021) Foundations for Esports Curricula in Higher Education. In: Proceedings of the 2021 Working Group Reports on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education. Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, pp. 27-55. ISBN 978-1-4503-9202-0 | |
Conference or Workshop Item
| Scott, Michael ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6803-1490, Summerley, Rory ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6496-9679, Besombes, Nicolas, Connolly, Cornelia, Gawrysiak, Joey, Halevi, Tzipora, Jenny, Seth, Miljanovic, Michael, Stange, Melissa, Taipalus, Toni and Williams, J Patrick (2021) Towards a Framework to Support the Design of Esports Curricula in Higher Education. In: Proceedings of the 26th ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, 26 June, 2021 - 1 July, 2021, Gernany. (In Press) | |
| Summerley, Rory ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6496-9679 (2019) Approaching the Analysis of the Spectatorship of AI in Saltybet.com. In: AISB, Falmouth, UK. (Submitted) | |
Thesis
| Summerley, Rory ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6496-9679 (2017) Ludic Dysnarrativa : How Can Fictional Inconsistency in Games be Reduced? Doctoral thesis, University of the Arts London in collaboration with Falmouth University. | |
Teaching
Areas of teaching
- Digital Games Theory and Design
Courses taught
- BA Game Development
