James Sweeting

Academic profile

Dr James Sweeting

Lecturer in Game Studies
School of Art, Design and Architecture (Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business)

About James

James Sweeting is the Leader of Transnational Education for and a lecturer in Game Studies at the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ. Also teaches on MA Game Design, BA Game Arts and Design, and BA Digital Media Design (Games Design) in partnership with Nanjing University of the Arts. He has completed a PhD with (¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ) investigating the hauntological form of videogames. This is supported via an understanding of nostalgia present across the medium itself and the relationship it has with the past. In addition, he is an Associate Fellow of The Higher Education Academy, having attained recognition for meeting the UK Professional Standards Framework for teaching and learning support in higher education.

Teaching

Leader:

  • Transnational Education (TNE) for Digital Design / Digital Media Design (Games Design). 

As Module Leader: Undergraduate:

  • Strategies for Digital Design (Game Design) [Nanjing University of the Arts]
  • Gameplay

Postgraduate:

  • Game Studies

Supervisor:

  • Final Year Project (BA Digital Media Design - Game Design)
  • Dissertation (BA Digital Media Design - Game Design) 
  • Final Project (BA Game Arts and Design)
  • Final Project (MA Game Design)
  • PhD

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