Lecturer, BA (Hons) Games Art and Design
Hannah is a lecturer of Game Art and Design, specializing in Character Art. Her research explores digital preservation methods, such as 3D scanning and digital game art techniques, which are used to preserve and explore local heritage in East Anglia. She investigates how documenting history can shape its narrative and how this can be interpreted by others.
I first discovered 3D modelling through evening courses while on my BA. After university, I worked in traditional sculpture as an intern with theatre company The TwinsFX, creating physical props, and later as an SFX creature artist on the 2016 film The Void. During this time I also taught myself digital modelling and secured a role as a 3D character artist at an indie games start-up Falmouth Launchpad. This experience gave me valuable insights into business and game development pipelines.
One branch of my current research practice involves looking at digital preservation and how we can use digital game art techniques to preserve history. Specifically looking at 3d scanning and Photogrammetry. Local heritage is my focus with these areas of research, within East Anglia. Leading on from digital preservation, I’m also looking into how history has a voice, and how re-telling history through documenting it, can change it’s voice, unintentionally ‘unwriting’ and ‘re-writing’ a narrative.
I am committed to strengthening the university’s ties with industry and supporting effective knowledge transfer. Keeping my skills up-to-date and aligned with professional practice allows me to teach relevant workflows to students. This also helps maintain cutting-edge course curricula, enhancing graduate employability. By collaborating closely with leading game studios, I ensure academic content meets industry needs, enabling studios to recruit graduates with current skills and helping students expand their networks and skillsets.
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