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The Magic of Watching Strangers Play Your Game
Earlier this year, I had the incredible opportunity to showcase our flagship game Race to Your Rocket at a festival, and I can honestly say it was one of the most energising and valuable experiences we’ve had in the entire development process. Networking, exposure, playtesting, feedback… you name it, this experience offered it all. But…
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How to Start a UK Business The Right Way
Starting a business is exciting, but also daunting. There’s so much advice out there, and it’s easy to feel overwhelmed about what actually matters in those early stages. I’ve pulled together the essentials that I’ve learned along the way, having moved my personal business from Australia to the UK. Please be aware this is NOT…
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How to Run Great Executive Education Games
Over the years I’ve designed my fair share of executive education games, both for digital and in-person sessions, and one thing I’ve learned is this: The design of the game is only half the story. The other half is in the way it’s run. A brilliant game can fall flat with poor facilitation, while a…
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AI Wars: Behind the Scenes of My Latest Game
What if you could test your response to a disruptive innovation, like AI —before it hits your industry? The latest game I’m working on with Cranfield University is one that allows executive clients to test their methodologies for reacting to disruptive innovation in their sector. The Health Sector is the first sector that I am…
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I Love Talking About Games
Cabaret of Ideas I recently presented at the Milton Keynes’ International Festival, Cabaret of Ideas with my fellow game designer and founder of Little Spark Games, Nicci – to share how games can benefit people of any age, in any group. The style of the day was described as ‘speed dating, but with ideas’. We…
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Top 5 Things Learned From My First Board Game
Race to Your Rocket is a game I’m co-creating with Little Spark Games for children aged 7–11, with one big goal: to encourage communication, build friendships, and spark meaningful connection. Designing for this age group is incredibly rewarding — and also full of surprises. Kids are honest, playful, and wildly creative. But to really make…
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What I Look For in My Work Computer
Choosing the Right Computer for Creative Grunt Work Computers evolve so quickly — and if you’re not careful, you suddenly find yourself clinging to a 15-year-old gaming laptop, politely waiting for every click to register and watching your rendering times creep up minute by painful minute. That was me. For far too long. Eventually, I…
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What I learned from designing my first game
My first creative passion was designing and editing music videos. It was explorative, challenging, and involved a lot of charity shopping for costumes, but who knew that it would lead me into building a multiplayer detective games with international appeal? After studying Multimedia and Videography at college, my love for animation slowly overtook my love…