Leigh Evans

Course Director / Senior Lecturer

Staffordshire Games Institute

I returned to full time university study as a mature student to explore creative digital techniques, and moved into the games industry, where I worked on several titles as both a coder, designer and 3D artist. I then moved into education, initially in a technical role (Media Technician of the year 2014 HEA) then into lecturing. Currently I am studying electronics with a view to investigating biofeedback and visualisation in Game Engines.

Professional memberships and activities

  • HEA Fellow
  • HEA CATE Award winner

Academic qualifications

  • BSc (Hons) Biology with Psychology
  • BA (Hons) Computer Animation and Visualisation
  • Post Graduate Certificate in Higher and Professional Education

Expertise

  • Education
  • Game Design
  • Programming / scripting
  • 3D modelling / Texturing
  • Computer Animation

Research interests

My interests are in retro gaming, immersive world building, board games, roleplaying games, immersive performance art and gaming as both an educational and therapy

Teaching

  • Game Design
  • Game Design with Animation
  • Game Design with Programming
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