Fraser Simpson

Lecturer in Game Design, Abertay University

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Fraser is a lecturer in Game Design at Abertay University – the Top International School for Game Design (Princeton Review) – where he leads the BA (Hons) Game Design and Production degree programme. Fraser spent 17 years working in the video games industry, designing games for names like Activision, Sega, Microsoft, Sony, Square and Zynga. Fraser’s game design work has reached hundreds of millions of players worldwide and his DCMS research contributed to UK Parliament’s decision on Loot Box legislation.

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Flow

An interactive game for NHS Scotland staff to visualise patient flow through hospitals, with a focus on urgent and semi-urgent care pathways at NHS Tayside

A collaborative project, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, as part of the Future Observatory programme, and led by the University of Strathclyde and University of Dundee (DJCAD), with Heriot-Watt University, Abertay University, and the University of Edinburgh, NHS Scotland, industry partners, and public sector stakeholders.