Emma Westecott
Education
University of South Wales
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Game Studies, Feminism, Performance Studies 2008-01-01 - 2015-01-01
University of Westminster
BSC Hons 1st Class, Business Information Technology 1990-01-01 - 1993-01-01Work Experience
OCAD University
Current
OCAD University
International Film School of Wales, UWN
2005-04-01 - 2009-12-01
International Film School of Wales, UWN
RISE Research Institutes of Sweden
2001-10-01 - 2004-12-01
RISE Research Institutes of Sweden
The Digital Village/h2g2 Ltd
1996-05-01 - 2000-05-01
The Digital Village/h2g2 Ltd
Zone UK
1993-01-01 - 1996-01-01
Zone UK
Skills
Summary
Emma has worked as a creative producer in interactive media producing and programming projects as well as lecturing in game design at The University of Westminster, The University of Wales and Ontario College of Art and Design. Her main games credit is as Producer on Starship Titanic (http://www.starshiptitanic.com), Douglas Adam's best selling CD-ROM Adventure Game. She is responsible for the launch of The Digital Village's flagship web-based community (http://www.h2g2.com) based on The Hitch Hiker's Guide To The Galaxy and now part of BBC Online. Recent projects include an international co-production entitled Time Tremors. Emma has presented talks on game design internationally, and has judged interaction on various panels including BAFTA and Sharing Stories.
