Daniel Bond

Lecturer

Digital, Tech, Innovation & Business

I'm a lecturer specialising in games level design with knowledge in surrounding fields such as game design and visual scripting.

Outside of my core area in level design, my goal is to expand student opportunities both during their time at university with hosted game jams and the Staffordshire Game Institute's 1UP placement scheme, as well as through external partnerships like with that of the UK Games Fund's Starter Fund.

Academic qualifications

  • 1st Class BSc (Hons) Computer Gameplay Design and Production

Expertise

  • Game Design
  • Level Design
  • Visual Scripting
  • Engine Frameworks

Research interests

  • Games Design
  • Level Design
  • Game Design Tools

Enterprise and commercial interests

  • 1UP, Starter Fund

Teaching

  • Multiplayer Level Design
  • Experimental Level Design
  • Interactive Storytelling
  • Gameplay and Quest Design
  • Games Design
for Career Prospects

Whatuni Student Choice Awards 2025

for Social Inclusion

The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026

for First Generation Students

The Mail University Guide 2026

in the UK for Games Education

Rookies Games Design and Development 2023, 2025

TIGA Best Games Institution 2024, 2025

of Research is “Internationally Excellent” or “World Leading”

Research Excellence Framework 2021

of Research Impact is ‘Outstanding’ or ‘Very Considerable’

Research Excellence Framework 2021