TIGA, the trade association representing the
UK games industry, is delighted to announce that Lancaster University has
become its latest member.
Founded in 1964, the university has gone from
strength to strength and it is currently ranked seventh in The Guardian
newspaper's university league table.
There is a great interest in video gaming at
the university. Dr Patrick Stacey, a lecturer
and assistant professor of information systems at the university's Management
School,
will be running a national survey of game studio well-being in 2013 in
partnership with TIGA.
And one of his PhD students John Hardy
recently completed ST Excalibur which PC Gamer magazine called “The Star Trek game
we've all dreamt of.”
The world-leading research record of
Lancaster University's Department of Management Science’s was a major factor in
the Management School’s excellent performance in the 2008 Research Assessment
Exercise. It found 75 per cent of the School’s research activity was world
leading or internationally excellent in terms of originality, significance and
rigour.
Dr Patrick Stacey said:
“Lancaster University
has joined TIGA in order to cultivate world-class relationships for its
researchers and students. The two organisations have already agreed to run a
co-branded Quality of Life survey in 2013, and the hope is there will be more
such research partnerships. Lancaster University is strong in game development,
particularly in terms of game process management, creative well-being, game
design, and gamification. Lancaster University counts Andy Serkis, famous for
playing Gollum in Lord of the Rings, and the Hobbit, as a graduate.”
Dr Richard Wilson, CEO of TIGA, said:
“We
always extend a warm welcome to universities within TIGA since we feel it is
absolutely vital to nurture a new generation of UK talent to secure a solid
future for the video game industry. TIGA is also delighted to be working with
Lancaster University's Management School in running a nationwide survey looking
at the creative well-being of computer game developers. Dr Stacey is
particularly experienced in this area since he conducted research on the same
topic in Singapore.”
Notes to editors:
About
TIGA:
TIGA is the trade association representing the UK’s
games industry. The majority of our members are either independent games
developers or in-house publisher owned developers. We also have games
publishers, outsourcing companies, technology businesses and
universities amongst our membership. Since 2010, TIGA has won 14
business awards and has been nominated a finalist for 16 other awards.
TIGA's vision is to make the UK the best place in the world to do games
business. We focus on three sets of activities: political representation,
generating media coverage and developing services that enhance the
competitiveness of our members. This means that TIGA members are
effectively represented in the corridors of power, their voice is heard in the
media and they receive benefits that make a material difference to their
businesses, including a reduction in costs and improved commercial
opportunities.
For further information, please contact Dr Richard Wilson, TIGA CEO on:
07875 939 643, or email: richard.wilson@tiga.org