About

I’m Florence, a video game archaeologist, developer, larpwright and journalist.

I am currently a Postdoctoral Researcher on the Theorycraft Project, based at IT University of Copenhagen, funded by the European Commission.

I previously did a ESPRC funded PhD in Computer Science on the IGGI programme. My doctoral thesis was titled: Archaeological Game Design: Video Game Archaeology as Play Preservation and Interpretive Play. You can download the full, un-redacted version of that thesis below.

I make games, and I previously worked as a Story Tech for the indie game studio Die Gute Fabrik.

Prior to my PhD, I worked as an archaeologist in London for 7 years. You can read more about my professional experience here.

I’m also a board member of the VALUE Foundation, a non-profit organisation specialising in heritage and video games.

If you’d like to chat, please get in touch via the email below.

Contact: fsmithnicholls at gmail dot com