Research

My research todate splits fairly neatly into two phases:

1992-6, methods integration research: The integration of structured and formal methods of software engineering: A later strand to this was the integration of safety case analysis into the former two.
1998 onwards, the design and analysis of new media, virtual environments and video games.

You can get an idea of what these entail by checking out the 'Publications' link on the left.

You can also find some online papers on the later subject by following the 'VE Design' link.

I am currently helping to supervise six PhD students and have recently been an external examiner for two successful PhD condidates in this general area.

I also have an interest in semiotics and in particular the semiotics of new media and interactive digital environments.