Research Output per year
Personal profile
Research interests
Mata is an academic and digital creative with over 15 years of experience in both design and writing for a broad range of entertainment media.
In 2006, Mata completed a PhD on the influence of technology on narrative and identity in modern fiction.
He currently works as a professor of creative & entertainment games at Breda University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands, as well as consulting on game & narrative design.
"...I work to find new ideas and inspiration both for and from the games industry, looking at ways in which we can create new groundbreaking content for the entertainment and creative industries..."
Subjects
Areas of particular interest include diversity, storytelling, experience design, and bringing games into a broader field of social discourse through discussion with both industry and non-industry media. Alongside this, he is looking for avenues to integrate digital games and strategies into traditional entertainment experiences, such as cinema, theatre, and books
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Research Output
Exploring players’curiosity-driven behaviour in unknown videogame environments
Galdieri, R., Haggis-Burridge, M., Buijtenweg, T. & Carrozzino, M., 2020, AVR 2020: Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, and Computer Graphics: 7th International Conference, AVR 2020, Lecce, Italy, September 7–10, 2020, Proceedings, Part I. Tommaso De Paolis, L. & Bourdot, P. (eds.). Cham: Springer, p. 177-185Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review
Four better ways to talk about ‘immersion’
Haggis-Burridge, M., 12 May 2020, In : Gamasutra.com.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific
Open Access
Four categories for meaningful discussion of immersion in video games.
Haggis-Burridge, M., 17 Apr 2020, In : Published on Researchgate. 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific
Open Access
File
37
Downloads
(Pure)
Users’ adaptation to non-standard controller schemes in 3D gaming experiences
Galdieri, R., Haggis-Burridge, M., Buijtenweg, T. & Carrozzino, M., 2020, AVR 2020: Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, and Computer Graphics: 7th International Conference, AVR 2020, Lecce, Italy, September 7–10, 2020, Proceedings, Part I. Tommaso De Paolis, L. & Bourdot, P. (eds.). Cham: Springer, p. 411-419Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review
Beyond words: telling stories in games
Haggis-Burridge, M., 1 Oct 2019.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
Activities
Getting Started and Staying In – How to start and build a career in game narrative
Mata Haggis-Burridge (Invited speaker), , G Armstrong (Invited speaker), , F Wakefield-Harrey (Invited speaker), , S Webb (Invited speaker), & K Belair (Invited speaker)
6 Jul 2020
Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures/talks/presentations (not at a conference)
Wageningen University (External organisation)
Mata Haggis-Burridge (Member)
11 Jun 2019
Activity: Membership › Membership of network
Platform Kunst Onderzoek (External organisation)
Mata Haggis-Burridge (Member)
1 Jan 2019 → 31 Dec 2019
Activity: Membership › Membership of network
KnowTalks : Insights for business from the video game industry
Mata Haggis-Burridge (Keynote speaker)
12 Feb 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures/talks/presentations (not at a conference)
Writers' Guild of Great Britain (External organisation)
Mata Haggis-Burridge (Member)
1 Jan 2019 → 31 Dec 2019
Activity: Membership › Membership of committee
Press / Media
Politicians join voters in virtual escapism (Interview on www.ozy.com)
15/06/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
Bi+ visibility in video gaming with Mata Haggis-Burridge (Interview on podcast thebicast.org)
24/01/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
Everyday bisexuality in video games (Interview on GamesIndustry.biz)
7/01/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
Writers' Guild of Great Britain Video Game Awards Shortlist 2018
3/01/18
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
Prizes
Best Casual Game (finalist)
Haggis-Burridge, Mata (Nominee), 27 Oct 2016
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Best Desktop / Downloadable (finalist)
Haggis-Burridge, Mata (Nominee), 27 Oct 2016
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Best Indie Game (finalist)
Haggis-Burridge, Mata (Nominee), 27 Oct 2016
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Best Music & Audio (finalist)
Haggis-Burridge, Mata (Nominee), 27 Sep 2016
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Best of Interactive (finalist)
Haggis-Burridge, Mata (Nominee), 25 Sep 2016
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Projects
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC
Warmelink, H., van Gisbergen, M., Haggis-Burridge, M., Pereira Santos, C., Lappia, J. & Hutchinson, K.
1/01/19 → …
Project: Research
Gaming Horizons
Haggis-Burridge, M. & Buijtenweg, T.
European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme
1/12/16 → 31/12/18
Project: Research
A SAMSUNG VIRTUAL REALITY
van Gisbergen, M., Bonenkamp, N., Relouw, J., Pereira Santos, C., Walker, M., Jack, A., de Feijter, D., van der Kroft, M., Haggis-Burridge, M. & Bastiaens, O.
1/01/16 → 31/12/16
Project: Research
Datasets
Gaming Horizons Stakeholder Interviews - anonymised
Perrotta, C. (Creator), Persico, D. (Creator), Haggis-Burridge, M. (Creator), Bailey, C. (Creator), Passarelli, M. (Creator), Buijtenweg, T. (Creator) & Earp, J. (Creator), Zenodo, 31 Jan 2018
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1163698, https://zenodo.org/record/1163698#.XLgv9Djosrw
Dataset