Lecturer

Email: john.p.healy@tudublin.ie

 

Profile

John P. Healy is a Lecturer in game design across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in the School of Media, TU Dublin. His research explores the creative processes of game designers and the signature pedagogies of the discipline of game design and focuses on how the practice of digital game design unfolds at the interface between computers and culture. He is interested in the areas of game studies, specifically game production studies, as well as how creativity and implementation interact in the construction of digital games.  

In addition to teaching, John maintains active industry engagement as a consultant for clients from healthcare, education, and the civil service on the implementation of game systems. 

Prior to joining TU Dublin John was Head of the Games and Animation Department at Pulse College.  He has worked on games for Jagex Game Studios and Jolt Online Gaming which have been played by millions of gamers worldwide.  
 
Publications include: 

• Healy, J. P. and Cullen, C. (2022) ‘The Process Model of Game Design’ in DiGRA ‘22 - Proceedings of the 2022 Digra International Conference: Bringing Worlds Together, 2022.
• Healy, J., Cullen, C. and Rooney, P. (2016). Towards a Framework for Computer-Mediated Debriefing in Interactive Game-Based Exhibits. Proceedings of the Irish Conference on Game-Based Learning 2016.
• Healy, J. (2016). The Components of the ""Crit"" in Art and Design Education. Irish Journal of Academic Practice. 5(1) Article 7. https://arrow.tudublin.ie/ijap/vol5/iss1/7/

Conferences and seminars include:

• Healy, J. P. and Lim, B. (2019) ‘Half Professional, Half Real’. Paper presented at the Irish Conference on Game Based Learning 2019. Cork, Ireland. June 2019.
• Healy, J. P. and Lim, B. (2019) ‘Tangential Learning Workshop’. Workshop presented at the Irish Conference on Game Based Learning 2019. Cork, Ireland. June 2019  
• Gannon, N., Healy, J. P., O’Reilly, G. (Chair) and Williams, (2018). ‘The Gap Between Game development and Education’. Panel discussion conducted at the Dublin Games Summit: Dublin, Ireland. July 2018.
• Healy, J. (2016). Irish Play Culture. State of Play 2016.  
• Healy J. (2016). Approaches to Teamwork in Game Design Education. Picteilín 2016 Creative Media and Game Studies Conference.  
• Healy J. (2015). Towards a Common Understanding; the ‘Crit’ in Design Education. 6th Annual Graduate Student Conference at the LTTC in DIT.

 

Teaching Profile

John P. Healy is a Lecturer in game design on the BA in Game Design and MSc in Creative Digital Media on TU Dublin’s City Campus.