Tomlinson, Penda
- Contact details
- Activities and responsibilities
- Interests and Expertise
- Teaching: Programmes
- Teaching: Modules
- Research archive
Contact details
Position: Lecturer
Location: EB1.29, Docklands
Telephone: 020 8223 4246
Email: p.tomlinson@uel.ac.uk
Contact address:
School of Arts and Digital Industries (ADI)
University of East London
Docklands Campus
University Way
London E16 2RD
Brief biography
Penda has a background in software development and design and has worked in several market sectors. Designing and developing business administration systems, websites and web applications and games.
His game design research interests include the examination of sub-system design as a means to explore the design of the whole (currently game save systems) and the design and development of level editing tools.
Penda is the programme leader of BSc Computer Games Technologies and also teaches on the BA Computer Games Design (Story Development).
Activities and responsibilities
- Ethics Committee Member
- Programme Leader Computer Games Technologies
Areas of Interest/Summary of Expertise
- Game design and development including: Save Feature Design
- Level Editing Tools Design and Development
- Modding and Modders
- Board games
- Pen and Paper Roleplaying Games.
Teaching: Programmes
- BSc Computer Games Technologies
- BA Computer Games Design (Story Development)
Teaching: Modules
- MS1300 - Games Analysis
- MS1301 - Visual Design
- MS1303 - Games Design
- MS1306 - Games Development
- MS2302 - Level Design
- MS2307 - Gameplay Programming
- MS3302 - Dynamic Game Environments
- MS3303 - Games Markets
- MS3306 - Professional Games Project
Research archive
- 2004 ALT-C 2004, ‘Ogden Space Caterpillar using on screen avatars to help young children learn written skills’ co-presenter with Ms Katie Stockton
