Dr. Tom Flint, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Creative Technology at Edinburgh Napier University

Research Expertise

Digital Storytelling
Physical Computing
Interaction Design

About

Dr Tom Flint is Imaginary Chair of the British Computer Society Interactions Specialist Group. This position was created to reflect Tom’s work on the role of imagination, story telling and practice in Human Computer Interaction. Tom has a history of designing and building bespoke computing interactions. Tom’s work concentrates on people and their relationships with technology. Tom's research interests focus on cultural heritage, the creative industries and computing's role in these disciplines. His work explores the use of digital media and computing technology to communicate art collections and visitor attractions. Tom has collaborated with sculpture park Jupiter Artland since 2011 to build numerous digital interventions. An accomplished practitioner and creative technologist, Tom collaborates with artists to produce interactive work. Tom is an advocate for the transformative power of taking control of technology. Tom runs projects and events that introduce children and young people to computing. Working in higher education for over 15 years, his first job was teaching HTML to prisoners who had never seen the Web. He graduated from a PhD titled "Appropriating interaction" in 2016. Tom’s experience has seen him work as a BT technician; BT paid for him to undertake part time study which led him to go to university. During his final year at university Tom founded a publishing company which launched two titles, The Lock a guide for Camden and Sleaze Nation a youth culture and style magazine that is considered influential. This led to a career launching digital projects in the early days of the Web. He was eventually head hunted by Urban Outfitters when they launched in Europe. He worked there for some time, before studying an MA in Digital Media at London Metropolitan University and entering academia. Tom has worked as a lecturer in digital media at London Metropolitan University and the School of Computing at Edinburgh Napier University. He is currently an Associate Professor in the design group of the School of Arts and Creative Industries Edinburgh Napier University.

Publications

Still looking for new ways to play and learn… Expert perspectives and expectations for interactive toys
International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction
2022
Virtualizing the real: a virtual reality contemporary sculpture park for children
Digital Creativity
2018
Fiction for Design: Appropriating Hollywood Techniques for Design Fictions
Human–Computer Interaction Series
2016
When Will Immersive Virtual Reality Have Its Day? Challenges to IVR Adoption in the Home as Exposed in Studies with Teenagers, Parents, and Experts
PRESENCE: Virtual and Augmented Reality
2019
Enactive appropriation
AI & SOCIETY
2015
Designing Blended Experiences
Designing Interactive Systems Conference 2021
2021
Appropriating Affordances. Three Practice Based Explorations
Electronic Workshops in Computing
2017
Enlightening Trial and Error
Interaction Design and Architecture(s)
2012
Narratives of Blended Experience
Interacting with Computers
2024
Emotional Data Visualised - EDV
Electronic Workshops in Computing
2022
Reflections on the Doctoral Consortium
Electronic Workshops in Computing
2020
Mixing and Re-Purposing Realities
Electronic Workshops in Computing
2018
Psychogeography With Technology
Electronic Workshops in Computing
2018
Proceedings of the 31st International BCS Human Computer Interaction Conference (HCI 2017) - Index
Electronic Workshops in Computing
2017
The Ensoulment of Virtual Space Minecraft as a Tool for Engaging With a Sculpture Park
Proceedings of the The 15th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children
2016
Designing Blended Experiences: Laugh Traders
Creativity and Cognition
2023
Participatory polyvocal performative and playful interpreting Resnik's 4 for creative placemaking with digital tools
Digital Approaches to Inclusion and Participation in Cultural Heritage
2023
Digi-Mapping: Creative Placemaking with Psychogeography
Electronic Workshops in Computing
2022
Blended Experience Narratives
Electronic Workshops in Computing
2022
Let’s Play the Arcade Machines
Electronic Workshops in Computing
2022
Reflections on the 35th BCS Human-Computer Interaction Conference at Keele University
Electronic Workshops in Computing
2022
BCS HCI 2020 - Index
Electronic Workshops in Computing
2020
Aide Memoire
Electronic Workshops in Computing
2017
Playlab: telling stories with technology (workshop summary)
Proceedings of the 19th ACM International Conference on Multimodal Interaction
2017
Eidolon360 – a VR Experience
Electronic Workshops in Computing
2017

Education

PhD, Interaction and Affordance / 2016

Edinburgh

London Metropolitan University

MA, Digital Media / July, 2008

London

Royal Holloway University of London

BSc(Hons), Computer Science and Management Studies / July, 1995

Egham

Experience

Edinburgh Napier University

Associate Professor / August, 2022Present

I am an Associate Professor of Creative Technology and lead the postgraduate provision in the design subject area.

Edinburgh Napier University

Lecturer / June, 2008August, 2022

I was a lecturer in the School of Computing. I was programme lead of a number of courses. I was also education outreach and public engagement lead.

Urban Outfitters (UK) Ltd

Distribution Manager. / April, 19982001

I was distribution and logistics manager for the European division at inception and a and senior member of the stores opening team.

MBMedia Ltd

Director / January, 1996August, 1997

I was a magazine publisher. I devised 2 titles, The Lock and Sleaze Nation.

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