BA Hons Degree in Peace Studies, specialising in Security Studies 1992-1995
University of Bradford,
• Global Security Studies
• International Relations
• European Security
• Conflict Resolution
• Applied Ethics
• International Politics of the Environment
• Social Psychology
• Areas in Conflict (NI & ME)
Postgraduate Cert. in Multimedia (Multimedia Masters degree) 2001 – 2002
University of Gloucestershire, Park Campus, Cheltenham.
• Multimedia Authoring (Macromedia Director, Adobe Flash, Dreamweaver, HTML, CSS)
• Multimedia Technology
• Web Design Principles
• UX Design & Evaluation
• Multimedia Production – 3D, audio, video, graphics, animation, webdesign (Photoshop, Lightwave3D, 3ds Max, Premiere, Audacity)
• Programming (Java applet)
MA in Virtual Reality 2020
University of West England, Bristol
Distinction
• History and concepts of virtual and extended realities, practical experiments.
• Pitching and idealization.
• Workshop experiments based in the Bristol VR Lab.
• VR story lab production with industry partner, Ultraleap, using Stratos Explore devkit/Leap Motion controller.
• Virtual Beings research project studying the relationship between players and non-players in the virtual space.
• Dissertation (12,000 word), an investigation into social impact potential of virtual influencers in XR.
• Practical prototypes: Created digital human, Evie Digigram and produced 36 Evie XR stories over 2 months from Evie with my green screened cat, to her doing Yoga, a trip to London, how she deals with COVID and many more.
Elected Student Rep
Additional
- Virtual Internship Programme led by Mark Billinghurst, working remotely with PhD student, & XR Filmmaker, Mairi Gunn and the Empathic Computing, NZ.
- Game Developers Bootcamp through Bristol Foundry (Online) Introduction to Python etc
[Discontinued as new Freelance work began]
Secretarial Skills, Cheltenham 1996
Typing, Word processing, spreadsheets, business communication. (CLAIT)
British Government & Politics (UK)
Politics (US)
Sociology
Psychology
Adobe Flash Actionscript – Beginner / Intermediate 2008/9 ( Selex Onsite)
Flash on the Beach conference, Brighton 2008 [Selex]
Adobe Captivate Certiport 2013 (Metropolitan Onsite)
First Aid Certificate 2007 (While at Pennant)
Business User Certification
Marketing Certification
.Net Website Developer Certification
+ 4 others
Virtual Reality Specification – University of London
Introduction to Virtual Reality
3D Models for Virtual Reality
3D Interaction Design in Virtual Reality
Building Interactive 3D Characters and Social VR
Making Your First Virtual Reality Game
VR and 360 Video Production
Website Development Specialization
Responsive Web Design – University of London (Ceritficate)
Responsive Website Basics: Code with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
YouTube Creator Certified pre-2019
Digital Marketing
Technical Writing online
Google CyberSecurity Professional Certificate – 2026
Google Project Manager Professional Foundation – 2026
Google UX Professional Foundation – 2026
Disguise Fundamentals
Virtual Production Accelerator
Certified Trainer
Colour in Virtual Production
+eLearning courses etc
Vuforia for AR (Unity/Vuforia Developer)
Design, Devlop and Deploy for VR
Create VR
Complete C# Unity Game Developer 3D (Udemy)
Introduction to Unreal Engine Easter 2021
Summer of Unreal 2021 📸
Masterclass in Unreal Engine/Virtual Production for Broadcast
Unreal Engine for Virtual Production – Day course with Detroit Labs
Epic Games Game Design Professional Certificate (Coursera)
+ James Butcher’s Visit to University of Gloucester Creative Industries March 2022 📸
• The Unfeatured Features of Unreal Engine in 2024
• A Dive into Real-Time Motion Design Tools in UE 5.4
• Animating in Unreal: Habits & Customs of a Brave New World
• I Wish I Learned this Sooner
• Bringing the MetaHuman NPCs to UEFN: Insights and Optimizations
• Completing the Illusion: Accurate Depth of Field in ICVFX
• Unreal Engine 5 Character and Animation Optimizations
• Merging Photogrammetry: Crafting 3D Models with Reality Capture
• Diving Deep with MetaHumans
• XR Streaming and Digital Twins: Enabling an Open Structure Metaverse
Media Server Training for Notch – 2025
Japanese
The Writer’s Room
Create a Cyberpunk street in Unreal Engine 5
The Complete NFT Course
Instant Health Qigong
Complete Blender Creator
Learning Substance Painter from Beginner to Advanced
How to set up Visual Studio Code for Python*
Intro to Marvelous Designer*
Complete C# Unity Game Developer 3D
iOS & Swift – The Complete iOS App Development
Microsoft Power Automate Fundamentals
Complete WordPress Training for Beginners
Online Japanese Beginner Course
Online Japanese N5 Kanji Character Course
Online Japanese N5 Course (15 lessons)
* Completed
Unreal Environment Design
UE5 C++ Developer: Code Your Own Unreal Games
UE5 Blueprint FPS: Make Your Own First Person Shooter In Unreal
C++ Fundamentals: Learn Game Programming For Beginners
Unity RPG Inventory Systems: Code Your Own RPG-Style Inventory
Math For Video Games: Build Better Games Faster With Advanced Game Math
Unreal Engine Cinematic Creator: Design & Build Cinematic Cutscenes & Gameplay Moments
Unreal Blueprints: Make Epic Games With No Coding
Unreal VR
Unreal Multiplayer Master: Code Your Own Multiplayer Game In Unreal Engine
Unity RPG Core Combat: Make Your Own RPG Combat System
(Exclusively from Humble Bundles – spent most time in the Cinematic + VR courses)
Swift for Beginners
Introduction to VR
The Culture DAO member (Inactive)
1 hr Flight Training in a Cessna 152 with Staverton Flying School from Gloucestershire Airport, April 2nd, 2016.
Kamui Samurai Sword Training with Kill Bill Stunt Team. London, 2012 📸
From 2003, several years of training under Budo Warrior Schools in Bujinkan Taijutsu headed by Grandmaster Masaaki Hatsumi.
+ Seminars including Nottingham, and training school openings in Gloucestershire.
+ A missed opportunity to train in Chiba in March 2011. I arrived in Tokyo 2 hours before the Great Tōhoku Earthquake. The amazing Chiba Hombu dojo hosted those affected and displaced by the Earthquake, all training was cancelled.
Other martial forms: Judo (as a Junior), Taekwondo (while at Uni), and White Dragon Kung Fu (late 1990s for 2 years).
For a time I did ballet 🩰, but my sister wasn’t graceful so she quit, which meant I also had to quit.
Motorbike Training – CBT, April 19th 2023 Shurdington, Cheltenham
Unsuccessful. Came off the motorbike with bruising and grazes. Sore ribs.
Concluded that Motorbikes may not be for me….
Offered free training but not taken them up on the offer.
