Computer Games Research Group

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The Group conducts research into realistic, intelligent and intuitive interactions between humans and computers.

The Group’s research not only relates to computer games, but also focuses on addressing a range of industry issues, from technique issues faced by game developers to the issues of scalability and responsiveness involved in the development of massively multiplayer online games (MMOG).

Although the Computer Games Research Group has a diverse range of research interests, a central theme of the Group’s work is technology leverage – the provision of software technologies and tools, which allow game techniques to be developed, integrated and used effectively within a range of applications.
Thanks to this focus, the Group’s research has gained international recognition in a number of areas, including:

Game development and deployment Serious games technologies for various applications System visualisation and modelling Interaction techniques between real and virtual environments Digtial interactive storytelling Massively multiplayer online games

Game middleware and engine development Peer-to-peer technologies Applied artificial technologies Animation technology Body sensor networks for games                User interface design

The solutions generated by the Computer Games Research Group in relation to these research areas are used within the games industry, the broadcasting industry, animation technology and also within the education and training sector.

In the most recent research assessment (Research Excellence Framework 2014), the Computer Games Research Group led one of the key themes, Entertainment Computing, in the Computer Science and Informatics submission. 48% of this Unit of Assessment was rated as world-class and internationally excellent (4* and 3*), whilst 80% of the research impact was ranked as having either outstanding impacts in terms of reach and significance (4*) or very considerable impact in terms of reach and significance (3*).

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