Role
Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader in Games Computing field. Admissions tutor for the School of Computer Science.
Biography
Mark Doughty has been a member of academic staff at the University since 1994. Initially attached to the Faculty of Applied Science and Technology at the Grimsby campus, he then moved on to the Faculty of Engineering and IT - based this time at the Hull campus. Mark is now based at the Lincoln campus within the Faculty of Technology.
Mark's teaching areas are in the Games Computing field. C++/OpenGL/DirectX programming as well as computer gaming studies form the bulk of the teaching duties.
Marks research interests lie in the games field also. Particular areas include the development of games related curricula at uinversity, affective gaming and the alternative uses of computer games technologies.
Mark is currently working on a book publication in the games studies field with his colleague, Duncan Rowland.
Qualifications/Memberships
BSc(Hons) Physics [University of Sheffield, 1989]
MSc Engineering Information Technology [Sheffield City Polytechnic, 1991]
P.G.C.E. [University of Sheffield, 1992]
Research Interests
Mark's research interests lie in the games field also. Particular areas include the development of games related curricula at uinversity, affective gaming and the alternative uses of computer games technologies.
Teaching Interests
Falling into both undergraduate and postgraduate fields, Mark's core teaching area is in the Games Computing field. C++/OpenGL/DirectX/Renderware/Playstation2 programming as well as computer gaming studies form the bulk of the teaching duties.
External Interests
KTP projects:
- Wm. Jackson Bakery, Hull. 2000/01
Other Interests
Representative Publications/Patents
- Doughty, M., O’Coill, C. Computer Game Technology, Collaborative Software Environments and Participatory Design, Proceedings of IADIS International Conference on Web Based Communities, Algarve, Portugal, 23-25 February, 2005, pp 303-306. ISBN: 9729935378
- Doughty, M., Computer Game Development Education at University, Proceedings of 5th International Game On Conference - Computer Games: Artificial Intelligence, Design and Education, 8-10 November, 2004, Reading, UK, pp 338-341. ISBN:0954901606
- Cobham, D., Doughty, M., Observations on Developing Undergraduate Games Computing Curricula, Proceedings of KDUSITE2005, 31 May – 1 June 2005, KDU College, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia.
- Fowler, M., Hunter, A., Doughty, M., Hybridisation for Versatile Decision Making in Game Opponent AI, 2nd Annual International Workshop in Computer Game Design and Technology, 15-16 November, 2004, Liverpool, UK.
- O'Coill, C., Doughty, M., Computer Game Technology as a Tool for Participatory Design. In Proceedings of eCAADe, September 15 – 18, Copenhagen, 2004.
- Rank, S., O’Coill, C., Boldyreff, C., Doughty, M. 2004. Software, Architecture and Participatory Design. In Proceedings of SIGSOFT 2004/FSE-12 Workshop on Interdisicplinary Software Engineering Research (WISER2004), November 5, 2004. Newport Bch. Ca.