PLAY IT SMART
Manchester Metropolitan University academics and Games Research Network co-directors Paul Wake and Sam Illingworth reveal why studying board games is anything but boring
First, some introductions. We’re both academics at Manchester Metropolitan University and members of the Games Research Network, a multidisciplinary group covering all aspects of games, gaming and play. This means we’re lucky enough to work on – and play – games with a great group of colleagues, students and games designers. While our research group covers games of all kinds, from VR to the playground, for us this means board games. Which is why we’re here.