Speaker

Speaker

Martin Lynagh

University of Abertay

Lecturer in Game Production

Speaker Biography

Martin Lynagh is a Lecturer in Game Production within the Division of Games and Arts. Before joining Abertay University in 2018 he worked as a producer in the Video Games and CG industries for nearly two decades. During this time,he worked on a variety of both commercially successful and critically acclaimed projects including the first two releases in the LittleBigPlanet franchise. He enjoys collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to create unique, high quality content.

Martin’s current research interests focus on how procedural rhetoric can be employed in simulations to improve project management outcomes for student teams. He is also a co-investigator on the AHRC funded InGAME International project, which aims to foster closer ties between UK and China based game developers.