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.
| r.summerley@falmouth.ac.uk | |
| Telephone | 01326255587 |
Research Outputs
Publications and research outputs
Article
Lelievre, Edwige, Rubino, Giovanni, Summerley, Rory  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6496-9679 and Phillips, Tim ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7762-9742 (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 2632-2463 Item availability may be restricted. | ![[img]](http://repository.falmouth.ac.uk/style/images/fileicons/text.png) |
| Summerley, Rory ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6496-9679, 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 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 Dervied 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 | |
Conference or Workshop Item
| 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. | |
