There is a great interest in video gaming at the University. Dr Patrick Stacey, Lecturer and Assistant Professor of Information Systems in the Department of Management Science at Lancaster University Management School, will be running a national survey of game studio well-being in 2013 in partnership with TIGA.

And one of his PhD students John Hardy recently completed ST Excalibur which PC Gamer magazine called “The Star Trek game we've all dreamt of.”

The world-leading research record of Lancaster University's Department of Management Science’s was a major factor in the Management School’s excellent performance in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise. It found 75 per cent of the School’s research activity was world leading or internationally excellent in terms of originality, significance and rigour.

Dr Patrick Stacey said: “Lancaster University has joined TIGA in order to cultivate world-class relationships for its researchers and students. The two organisations have already agreed to run a co-branded Quality of Life survey in 2013, and the hope is there will be more such research partnerships. Lancaster University is strong in game development, particularly in terms of game process management, creative well-being, game design, and gamification. Lancaster University counts Andy Serkis, famous for playing Gollum in Lord of the Rings, and the Hobbit, as a graduate.”‌

Dr Richard Wilson, CEO of TIGA, said: “We always extend a warm welcome to universities within TIGA since we feel it is absolutely vital to nurture a new generation of UK talent to secure a solid future for the video game industry. TIGA is also delighted to be working with Lancaster University's Management School in running a nationwide survey looking at the creative well-being of computer game developers. Dr Stacey is particularly experienced in this area since he conducted research on the same topic in Singapore.”