Team 🧑🏻🔬
Team 🧑🏻🔬
Leon Y. XIAO
Principal Investigator
LLB, Durham University
LLM, City, University of London
PhD, IT University of Copenhagen
Barrister, The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn
Research focus:
Policy and regulation of video games and gambling-like products. ⚖️🏛️📜
Enforcement of advertising regulations and consumer law. 🚨⛓️💥👩🏻⚖️
Accessing research data using laws (e.g., the GDPR and the DSA). 🔎🔬📝
Ryan STANTON
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
BA (Hons) (Media & Communications), University of Sydney
PhD, University of Sydney
Research focus:
Policy and management of live service games in the global market
Gaming podcasts and gaming communities/fan spaces
Gaming media and the current state of game journalism.
Callum DEERY
PhD Student
BSc (Computer Science), University of York
MSc (Human-Centred Interactive Technologies), University of York
Research focus:
Policy and regulation of video games and gambling-like products.
Game Accessibility
Xiaoyu (Kuma) XIONG
Research Assistant
BA (Japanese), Renmin University
MA (Global Communication), Chinese University of Hong Kong
Research focus:
Virtual intimate relationships and romance in video games, especially otome games.
Affective experiences of video game players and activism in online gaming communities.
Gacha mechanics in Japanese mobile games.
Yuchen HUANG
Research Assistant
BA (Digital Cultures), University of Sydney
MA (Digital Communication and Cultures), University of Sydney
Research focus:
Policy and regulation of video games and gambling-like products.
Characters in gambling-like video games.
Player communities in and around video games, particularly gacha games.
Xiaoyao (Chelsea) REN
Research Assistant
BA (Business English), Dalian University of Technology
MA (Creative Communications), University of Hong Kong
Research focus:
Policy and regulation of gambling-like products (physical blind boxes).
Enforcement of online platforms' advertising regulations.
Emotional guiding music in video games and other soundscapes.
Ching Yiu (Elvis) LO
Research Assistant
BSc (Psychology), University College London
Research focus:
Regulations of physical loot-box products (card packs, blind boxes)
Downloadable content (DLC) practices in fighting games
Psychological factors influencing play in fighting games