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Alan Hook is a researcher in New Media and Play, and has worked in games and virtual environments development for over 10 years. He has exhibited his research internationally in America and Europe working with international festivals such as Zero1 in San Jose, Paraflows in Vienna and RXIC in Riga. He has exhibited virtual environments research in The Tech Museum, Americas largest Science and Technology Museum and continues to work with virtual environments and immersive game experiences as a way to build understanding of complex social, cultural and political issues. Alan’s current research looks at games as a way to tackle ‘wicked problems’ such as Climate Change or Civic and Societal Responsibility. Alan was shortlisted for the AHRC and BBC’s New Generation Thinkers Award for his work in digital design and play and empathy.
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Research Output 2007 2019
Invisible Belfast: Flat ontologies and remediation of the post-conflict city
Barrios-O'Neill, D. & Hook, A., 26 Dec 2019, In : Convergence. 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
File
Remediation
ontology
Ontology
radio
narrative
Exploring Speculative Methods: Building Artifacts To Explore ‘Inter-Species Inter-Subjective Subjectivity’
Hook, A., 31 Jul 2019, In : Alphaville: Journal of Film and Screen Media. 17, p. 146-164 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
File
Animals
Wear of materials
‘Where is my Googleplex?’ Rethinking vocational learning and teaching spaces for Digital Media curriculums
Hook, A., Hickey, A. & Jackson, H., 2019, In : Journal of Media Practice. 20, 1, p. 29-43Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
File
digital media
curriculum
Teaching
learning
media industry
A Transmedia Topology of 'Making a Murderer
Hook, A., Barrios-O'Neill, D. & Mairs Dyer, J., 31 Dec 2016, In : VIEW European Journal for Television History and Culture. 5, 10, p. 124-139Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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File
Murderers
Topology
Creator
Gaming
Textuality
The Game Did Not Take Place—This Is Not A Game and blurring the Lines of Fiction
Hook, A., 20 Apr 2017, Alternate Reality Games and the Cusp of Digital Gameplay. Garcia, A. & Niemeyer, G. (eds.). p. 00-00Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Prizes
Best Use of Educational Technology / ICT Initiative of the Year
Adrian Hickey (Recipient), Helen Jackson (Recipient) & Alan Hook (Recipient), 19 Apr 2018
Prize: Honorary award
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