Kaye Elling

Biography

Kaye is the Head of the Games, Animation and Visual Effects Department at Teesside University, where she currently teaches 2D art for games. Her background is in game development where she spent some 13 years working as a Character Artist and Art Manager for companies including Infogrames, Sony and Blitz Games Studios. She has created 3D graphics and led teams of artists and animators on titles including the Premier Manager series, the Bratz series and the Encleverment Experiment on XBLA among many more.   

Research Interest

Prejudice in online game spaces against perceived minority gamers. Gamer culture.  Girl Gamers.  Gamergate.  VOIP communications in game.  Player-to-player communication and paralanguage.