Academic Staff

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Creative Media, City University of Hong Kong
• M.Sc in Digital Games, University of Malta
• B.A. (Hons) in English, University of Malta
   

Research Interests

• Creative Play, Designed Play
• Design Methods and Design Iteration
• Board Games, including communities, production and design
• Online Player Communities, especially creative communities
   

Selected Publications

• Harrinton, J. (2023). “Let’s Meetup? Board Game Communities in Hong Kong.” Games and Culture 0(0).
• Harrington, J. and Z. Zhang (2022). “Negotiating Chinese Youth Cyber Nationalism through Play Methods.” British Journal of Chinese Studies 12.
• Gualeni, S., Vella, D., and Harrington, J. (2017). “De-Roling from Experiences and Identities in Virtual Worlds.” Journal For Virtual Worlds Research 10(2).