Jeff Howard
@gamemagicarcana.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Games and Occulture, Falmouth University. Opinions my own.
Today, I: worked on a chapter for an edited volume and worked on the EOI for another edited volume. This week, I: ran a GAM712 seminar, a GAM712 playtesting workshop, a GAM202 supervision meeting, an M.A. interview, two PhD supervision meetings, a three-hour Game Design Guild, & engaged with SRKE.
December 5, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Today, I: worked on a chapter for an edited volume and worked on the EOI for another edited volume. This week, I: ran a GAM712 seminar, a GAM712 playtesting workshop, a GAM202 supervision meeting, an M.A. interview, two PhD supervision meetings, a three-hour Game Design Guild, & engaged with SRKE.
Today, I: checked in on a PhD student; followed up on a client project; assigned six research outputs to reviewers; iterated on two GAM712 slide decks; edited GAM712 Learning Space; answered a prospective M.A. student query; coordinated with a colleague on GAM712; & other admin. Next up: research.
December 1, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Today, I: checked in on a PhD student; followed up on a client project; assigned six research outputs to reviewers; iterated on two GAM712 slide decks; edited GAM712 Learning Space; answered a prospective M.A. student query; coordinated with a colleague on GAM712; & other admin. Next up: research.
Today, I: prepared for a GAM712 seminar; delivered the 2-hour seminar; did a HWSFS meeting with an M.A. student; reviewed an outline of PhD revisions in preparation for a supervisory meeting tomorrow; & other admin. 2 weeks left of timetabled teaching, & I must shift attention to writing an article.
November 27, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Today, I: prepared for a GAM712 seminar; delivered the 2-hour seminar; did a HWSFS meeting with an M.A. student; reviewed an outline of PhD revisions in preparation for a supervisory meeting tomorrow; & other admin. 2 weeks left of timetabled teaching, & I must shift attention to writing an article.
Yesterday, I: iterated on GAM712 slides for Thursday's seminar; prepared for and ran a PhD supervision meeting; coordinated another PhD supervision meeting; iterated on Design Guild slides. Today, I: helped run a three-hour Design Guild, then prepared for & engaged with a PhD supervision meeting.
November 26, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Yesterday, I: iterated on GAM712 slides for Thursday's seminar; prepared for and ran a PhD supervision meeting; coordinated another PhD supervision meeting; iterated on Design Guild slides. Today, I: helped run a three-hour Design Guild, then prepared for & engaged with a PhD supervision meeting.
Today, I: followed up on a meeting for a Gothic games anthology; prepared for & delivered a GAM712 tutorial; iterated on GAM712 seminar slides; worked on coordinating 3 PhD supervision meetings; followed up on two HWSFS meetings; fed back on a student's independent work; & caught up after Open Day.
November 24, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Today, I: followed up on a meeting for a Gothic games anthology; prepared for & delivered a GAM712 tutorial; iterated on GAM712 seminar slides; worked on coordinating 3 PhD supervision meetings; followed up on two HWSFS meetings; fed back on a student's independent work; & caught up after Open Day.
Yesterday, I: marked two re-scheduled GAM706 Vivas; discussed a research output; prepared for and ran a GAM712 seminar; prepared for and ran a GAM102 tutorial session. M.A. teaching is in full swing, PhD supervision continues, & undergrad teaching is cresting (though still 6 weeks to go).
November 21, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Yesterday, I: marked two re-scheduled GAM706 Vivas; discussed a research output; prepared for and ran a GAM712 seminar; prepared for and ran a GAM102 tutorial session. M.A. teaching is in full swing, PhD supervision continues, & undergrad teaching is cresting (though still 6 weeks to go).
Today, I: engaged with an SRKE session; helped run a three-hour game design guild; ran a three-hour GAM712 playtesting session in which 8 students played each others' prototypes (and played all 8 prototypes myself while giving feedback); and other admin.
November 19, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Today, I: engaged with an SRKE session; helped run a three-hour game design guild; ran a three-hour GAM712 playtesting session in which 8 students played each others' prototypes (and played all 8 prototypes myself while giving feedback); and other admin.
Today, I: led a GAM202 greenlight assessment session; finished reading & commenting on a PhD methodology chapter; reviewed my playtesting & seminar slides for GAM712; added some slides to tomorrow's Guild session deck; followed up on a HWSFS level 2 request; answered an M.A. query; and other admin.
November 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Today, I: led a GAM202 greenlight assessment session; finished reading & commenting on a PhD methodology chapter; reviewed my playtesting & seminar slides for GAM712; added some slides to tomorrow's Guild session deck; followed up on a HWSFS level 2 request; answered an M.A. query; and other admin.
Today, I: read a PhD AfR; read & commented on part of a PhD methodology chapter; re-scheduled a PhD supervisory meeting; scheduled a conference planning working group; fed back on the research review process; assigned a research reviewer; handled a 2nd year team issue; answered emails/Teams messages
November 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Today, I: read a PhD AfR; read & commented on part of a PhD methodology chapter; re-scheduled a PhD supervisory meeting; scheduled a conference planning working group; fed back on the research review process; assigned a research reviewer; handled a 2nd year team issue; answered emails/Teams messages
Yesterday, I: helped run a three-hour game design Guild and then did four hours of back-to-back M.A. assessment (while negotiating the lack of a presentation computer for students). Today, I: prepared for and ran the first GAM712 seminar on prototyping; ran a personal tutor meeting, and other admin.
November 13, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Yesterday, I: helped run a three-hour game design Guild and then did four hours of back-to-back M.A. assessment (while negotiating the lack of a presentation computer for students). Today, I: prepared for and ran the first GAM712 seminar on prototyping; ran a personal tutor meeting, and other admin.
Today, I: ran a GAM202 supervision meeting; ran a 1-to-1 followup to this meeting; ran a personal tutee meeting; coordinated two PhD supervisory meetings; edited & submitted a piece to a zine; contributed to tomorrow's Design Guild slides; & other admin.
November 11, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Today, I: ran a GAM202 supervision meeting; ran a 1-to-1 followup to this meeting; ran a personal tutee meeting; coordinated two PhD supervisory meetings; edited & submitted a piece to a zine; contributed to tomorrow's Design Guild slides; & other admin.
Today, I: engaged with a professoriate meeting; ran module induction for GAM712; sent a bio and profile pic to a journal; assigned several departmental outputs to research reviewers; worked on scheduling multiple PhD supervision meetings; chased personal tutees; answered M.A. queries, & other admin.
November 10, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Today, I: engaged with a professoriate meeting; ran module induction for GAM712; sent a bio and profile pic to a journal; assigned several departmental outputs to research reviewers; worked on scheduling multiple PhD supervision meetings; chased personal tutees; answered M.A. queries, & other admin.
Today, I: submitted my Berlin Occulture paper and slides to the FURR repository; starting working on the EOI for a volume on Gothic Games; met with two personal tutees; did a GAM706 1-to-1; helped my 2nd year team to manage tags & channels; & other admin.
November 7, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Today, I: submitted my Berlin Occulture paper and slides to the FURR repository; starting working on the EOI for a volume on Gothic Games; met with two personal tutees; did a GAM706 1-to-1; helped my 2nd year team to manage tags & channels; & other admin.
Today, I: continued requesting a level 2 HWSFS meeting; prepared for a GAM102 tutorial session; worked on accessiblity tags so that I can deposit my Berlin Occulture talk to the institutional repository; ran an M.A. interview & added feedback/comms to circumvent a system bug; & answered M.A. queries
November 6, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Today, I: continued requesting a level 2 HWSFS meeting; prepared for a GAM102 tutorial session; worked on accessiblity tags so that I can deposit my Berlin Occulture talk to the institutional repository; ran an M.A. interview & added feedback/comms to circumvent a system bug; & answered M.A. queries
Today, I: engaged with an SRKE research meeting; helped lead a 3-hour Design Guild session; reviewed a PhD AfR; worked on arranging a HWSFS level 2 meeting for a personal tutee; and other admin.
November 5, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Today, I: engaged with an SRKE research meeting; helped lead a 3-hour Design Guild session; reviewed a PhD AfR; worked on arranging a HWSFS level 2 meeting for a personal tutee; and other admin.
Today, I: iterated on next week's GAM712 induction & seminar slides; followed up on a HWSFS meeting for a personal tutee; arranged a PhD supervisory meeting; coordinated a conference working group meeting; corresponded about a funded game design project; answered an M.A. query; reviewed Guild slides
November 4, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Today, I: iterated on next week's GAM712 induction & seminar slides; followed up on a HWSFS meeting for a personal tutee; arranged a PhD supervisory meeting; coordinated a conference working group meeting; corresponded about a funded game design project; answered an M.A. query; reviewed Guild slides
Today, I: read & commented on 2 revised PhD AfR's; read & commented on a revised ethics form; ran 3 20-minute personal tutee meetings; answered 2 M.A. queries; continued writing comms to coordinate a conference working group; checked in on two other PhD students. Next up: prepare for M.A. teaching.
November 3, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Today, I: read & commented on 2 revised PhD AfR's; read & commented on a revised ethics form; ran 3 20-minute personal tutee meetings; answered 2 M.A. queries; continued writing comms to coordinate a conference working group; checked in on two other PhD students. Next up: prepare for M.A. teaching.
Today, I: met with two personal tutees; prepared for and ran a PhD supervision meeting; refined & sent comms to organise a conference working group; prepared for and engaged with a PDR meeting with my line manager; wrote a recommendation letter for an alumnus; & other admin.
October 30, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Today, I: met with two personal tutees; prepared for and ran a PhD supervision meeting; refined & sent comms to organise a conference working group; prepared for and engaged with a PDR meeting with my line manager; wrote a recommendation letter for an alumnus; & other admin.
Yesterday, I: caught up on email/Teams messages, met with four personal tutees and met with research officers to help in hosting a conference. Today, I: read and commented on 2 revised PhD AfR's; continued writing comms to help host the conference; gave career advice/resume crit to an M.A. student.
October 29, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Yesterday, I: caught up on email/Teams messages, met with four personal tutees and met with research officers to help in hosting a conference. Today, I: read and commented on 2 revised PhD AfR's; continued writing comms to help host the conference; gave career advice/resume crit to an M.A. student.
Today, I: configured the Microsoft booking system for personal tutees, then sent 2 emails out to 30 personal tutees asking to book appointments in week 6; engaged with a supervisors' forum on AfR's; read & commented on an AfR about Pratchett; continued cleaning my flat for inspection; & other admin.
October 20, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Today, I: configured the Microsoft booking system for personal tutees, then sent 2 emails out to 30 personal tutees asking to book appointments in week 6; engaged with a supervisors' forum on AfR's; read & commented on an AfR about Pratchett; continued cleaning my flat for inspection; & other admin.
Today, I: met with a personal tutee; wrote a follow-up email with an action plan; continued cleaning my flat for another inspection at short notice; joined an editorial board for a journal; engaged with a research meeting; followed up on conference organisation work.
October 17, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Today, I: met with a personal tutee; wrote a follow-up email with an action plan; continued cleaning my flat for another inspection at short notice; joined an editorial board for a journal; engaged with a research meeting; followed up on conference organisation work.
Today, I: engaged with an SRKE meeting, helped run a three-hour Design Guild, ran a GAM706 reflective writing workshop, answered an M.A. student's career-related query, engaged with a staff meeting, negotiated a TCR for upcoming conference travel, and looked into an EOI for an event.
October 15, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Today, I: engaged with an SRKE meeting, helped run a three-hour Design Guild, ran a GAM706 reflective writing workshop, answered an M.A. student's career-related query, engaged with a staff meeting, negotiated a TCR for upcoming conference travel, and looked into an EOI for an event.
Today, I: engaged with a professiorate meeting; read & gave feedback on an M.A. journal entry; worked on funding for a conference; ran a HWSFS Level 1 meeting & wrote a follow-up email; prepared for tomorrow's GAM202 supervisor meeting; & other admin.
October 13, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Today, I: engaged with a professiorate meeting; read & gave feedback on an M.A. journal entry; worked on funding for a conference; ran a HWSFS Level 1 meeting & wrote a follow-up email; prepared for tomorrow's GAM202 supervisor meeting; & other admin.
Today, I: finished the 13th iteration of my Berlin Occulture paper & its accompanying slides, with focus on visual formatting for slides & hunting down citations/proofreading for the paper. Next step will be to rehearse the delivery of the paper to optimise flow within the allocated 30-minute slot.
October 11, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Today, I: finished the 13th iteration of my Berlin Occulture paper & its accompanying slides, with focus on visual formatting for slides & hunting down citations/proofreading for the paper. Next step will be to rehearse the delivery of the paper to optimise flow within the allocated 30-minute slot.
Yesterday, I: prepared for & engaged with a PhD supervision meeting for a new supervisee; corresponded with a game client; prepared for & ran a GAM102 tutorial meeting. Today, I: advised a second year student and worked on the 10th iteration of my Berlin Occulture paper. Polishing & proofreading now
October 10, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Yesterday, I: prepared for & engaged with a PhD supervision meeting for a new supervisee; corresponded with a game client; prepared for & ran a GAM102 tutorial meeting. Today, I: advised a second year student and worked on the 10th iteration of my Berlin Occulture paper. Polishing & proofreading now