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The Creative Computing Technologies (CCT) Research Group is a multidisciplinary group part of the Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Communications and Networks (AVCN) Research Centre. CCT is the hub of expertise in Computer Animation, 3D Modelling, Computer Games Development, High-Power Computing, Extended Realities, Immersive Audio and Music Technologies at UWS.

CCT aims to advance and understand the technical application of creative computing technologies and virtual environments to address local and global societal and industrial challenges in a range of aspects including, but not limited to education and training, cultural heritage, entertainment, e-sports, and health and wellbeing.

The group has a long-standing tradition of industry engagement with industries, such as Smartify, The VR Hive, The Scottish Crannog Centre, Codeplay, and Swagelock. Through industry and academic collaboration CCT aim to address the United Nation Sustainability Goals of ‘Good Health and Well Being’, ‘Quality Education’, ‘Gender Equality’, ‘Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure’, and ‘Reduced Inequalities’.

Related Programmes

  • BSc Computer Animation Arts
  • BSc Computer Games Development
  • BSc Music Technology
  • BA/BSc Esports (In Draft)
  • MComp Computer Animation Arts (In Draft)
  • MComp Computer Games Development (In Draft)
  • MComp Music Technology (In Draft)
  • MSc Esports (in proposal)
  • MSc Creative Technologies (in proposal)
  • Quality Education: the research group aims is the study of how Creative Computing Technologies such as Serious Games, Extended Realities and AI can influence learning, student engagement and retention when applied in education settings (training, higher education, personal development)
  • Good Health and Well Being: The group aims to understand how the application of creative computing technologies, such as immersive audio, extended realities, and music technologies can support and improve people wellbeing
  • Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure: the group is also interested in the application of creative computing technologies for the development and validation methodologies for virtual prototyping in design processes applied to software, engineering, and cultural heritage;
  • Gender Equality and Reduced Inequalities: The group aims to understand how creative computing technologies can help bridge the gender gap and allow access to educational and other resources to people that currently are not able to access them, thus reducing inequality.

Key Projects

  • Smartify
  • Fuze Management Services (operating as ‘The VR Hive’) KTP: CCT was awarded a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) with The VR Hive (https://thevrhive.com/). A KTP is a highly competitive UK-wide funded program designed to develop strategic links between industry and academia where University research staff are applied to live projects. The award is funding a KTP Associate for 2-years to embed virtual and augmented reality knowledge and expertise, underpinning the launch of a disruptive extended reality soft skills training platform and service offering.
  • Swagelock
  • The Crannog Centre

Members/Key Staff

Name: Dr Marco Gilardi
Position: Lecturer, School of Computing, Engineering and Physical Sciences
Email: Marco.Gilardi@uws.ac.uk
PURE profile link: https://research-portal.uws.ac.uk/en/persons/marco-gilardi

Name: Dr Thomas Hainey
Position: Senior Lecturer, School of Computing, Engineering and Physical Sciences
Email: Thomas.Hainey@uws.ac.uk   
PURE profile link: https://research-portal.uws.ac.uk/en/persons/thomas-hainey/

Name: Dr Gavin Baxter
Position: Senior Lecturer, School of Computing, Engineering and Physical Sciences
Email: Gavin.Baxter@uws.ac.uk  
PURE profile link: https://research-portal.uws.ac.uk/en/persons/gavin-baxter/

Name: Dr Paul Keir
Position: Lecturer, School of Computing, Engineering and Physical Sciences
Email: Paul.Keir@uws.ac.uk 
PURE profile link: https://research-portal.uws.ac.uk/en/persons/paul-keir

Name: Dr Mark Carey
Position: Lecturer, School of Computing, Engineering and Physical Sciences
Email: Mark.Carey@uws.ac.uk 
PURE profile link: https://research-portal.uws.ac.uk/en/persons/mark-carey

Name: Dr Colin Grassie
Position: Lecturer, School of Computing, Engineering and Physical Sciences
Email: Colin.Grassie@uws.ac.uk   
PURE profile link: https://research-portal.uws.ac.uk/en/persons/colin-grassie

Name: Dr Derek Turner
Position: Lecturer, School of Computing, Engineering and Physical Sciences
Email:  Derek.Turner@uws.ac.uk
PURE profile link: https://research-portal.uws.ac.uk/en/persons/derek-turner

Name: Dr Audrey Cund
Position: Lecturer in Mental Health Nursing

Email: Audrey.Cund@uws.ac.uk
PURE profile link: https://research-portal.uws.ac.uk/en/persons/audrey-cund

Name: Dr Melody Terras
Position: Lecturer in Psychology
Email: Melody.Terras@uws.ac.uk
PURE profile link: https://research-portal.uws.ac.uk/en/persons/melody-terras

Name: Dr Edward Edgerton
Position: Lecturer in Environmental Psychology
Email: Edward.Edgerton@uws.ac.uk 
PURE profile link: https://research-portal.uws.ac.uk/en/persons/edward-edgerton

Name: Mr Luke Beveridge
Position: PhD Student
Email:  Luke.Beveridge@uws.ac.uk  

Name: Mr Dale Thomson
Position: PhD Student
Email:  Dale.Thomson@uws.ac.uk   

Name: Mr Ning Wei
Position: PhD Student
Email:  Ning.Wei@uws.ac.uk     

Name: Mr Stephen Honnan
Position: Part-Time PhD Student and KTP Associate (The VR Hive)
Email: Stephen.Honnan@uws.ac.uk

Partners

Smartify
Link:  https://smartify.org/

The VR Hive
Link: https://thevrhive.com/

Swagelok Scotland
Link: https://scotland.swagelok.com/

The Scottish Crannog Centre
Link: https://crannog.co.uk/

Last updated: 29/11/2022