Hi, i’m Niall. I am a games and interactive software developer, with experience in audio engineering, 3D design and animation, spatial computing, mixed reality and BCI neuro signal processing for human kinematic decoding.

I work in Game Development Education at the School of Arts and Humanities in Ulster University’s Derry campus in the north west of Ireland. I am also a PhD researcher in the Intelligent Systems Research Centre within the School of Computing and Engineering . My PhD research area is in embodied mixed reality feedback for upper limb motion decoding brain computer interface. 

Previous to educational and academic research I worked on commercial indie games in various roles both in teams with some talented people and some solo contracted development. I started in 3D modelling, rigging and animation, went on to more technical artist roles, and eventually moved into software development, game and tools development. 

I have been employed as a researcher at Ulster University on various projects where I worked on serious games, simulations, software development, wearable tech and immersive mixed reality applications. My ongoing research interests are in serious games, fun games, virtual worlds, mixed reality and neurotechnology. I am particularly interested in how games, visual, auditory and embodied feedback can have a positive impact on people.

Outside of that..I have background in audio engineering, music production, recording, drums and had a short lived music career in production of Derry’s original hip hop group circa early 2000’s (yes that’s a thing). I collect some vintage recording gear, tape machines, vintage speakers, synths and things I can wire together and make sounds in my home setup. I like to do these things in my spare time and work on game dev and experimental creative projects here and there.