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HomeStaff profilesRory Summerley

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.
Emailr.summerley@falmouth.ac.uk
Telephone01326255587
  • Qualifications
  • Research Interests
  • Research Outputs
  • Teaching

    Qualifications

    Qualifications

    YearQualificationAwarding 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.
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    Summerley, Rory (2019) The Story of Bonehead Merkle: Appraising the Fictional Component of Sports. Well-Played, 8 (3). pp. 151-172. ISSN 2164-3458
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    Summerley, Rory (2019) The Development of Sports: A Comparative Analysis of the Early Institutionalization of Traditional Sports and E-Sports. Games and Culture, Online. p. 155541201983809. ISSN 1555-4139
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    Summerley, Rory (2018) Approaches to Game Fiction Dervied from Musicals and Pornography. MDPI Arts Journal, 7 (3). ISSN 2076-0752
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    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
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    Conference or Workshop Item

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

    Areas of teaching

    • Digital Games Theory and Design

    Courses taught

    • BA Game Development

    Downloads

    • rory_summerley_academic_cvsite.docx

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