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Mr

Mark Featherstone

Associate Head

School Of Computing and Digital Technologies

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  • Associate Head
    School Of Computing and Digital Technologies
  • Sheffield Hallam University, Computing, Sheffield, S1 2N, United Kingdom

ABOUt

I've worked as a programmer, designer and producer in the video game development industry for many years on platforms like Playstation1, Xbox and PC, while releasing a number of commercial titles. More recently I've joined the university to work on game based research and teaching software development.

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Associate head
    Sheffield Hallam University, computing, Sheffield, United Kingdom1 Apr 2024 - present
  • Principal lecturer
    Sheffield Hallam University, Computing, Sheffield, United Kingdom1 Feb 2019 - present
  • Director of Steel Minions
    Sheffield Hallam University, Computing, Sheffield, United Kingdom1 Jan 2015 - present
  • Senior lecturer
    Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, United Kingdom1 Sep 2011 - 1 Jan 2019

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Technical director
    Moonpod Ltd1 Oct 2007 - 1 Aug 2011
  • Lead programmer, designer
    Rage Games3 Oct 2005 - 1 Aug 2007
  • Lead programmer, producer
    Infogrammes6 Oct 2003 - 1 Sep 2005
  • Lead programmer
    Gremlin Graphics6 Oct 1997 - 1 Sep 2003

DEGREES

  • PhD
    Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, United Kingdom
  • PGCE
    Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, United Kingdom
  • BSc
    Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, United Kingdom

CERTIFICATIONS

  • FHEA
    Higher Education Academy, York, United Kingdom

LANGUAGES

  • English
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review

DISCIPLINE (REF UOA)

  • Computer Science and Informatics

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

  • 3 Good Health and Well Being
  • 4 Quality Education
  • 9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure