"iGGi The Musical"

"iGGi The Musical" has been proudly conceived and produced by iGGi PGRs, iGGi Members of Staff and iGGi Alumni.
It's a micro musical comprising 5 songs in total and welcomes audience participation.
If you're around for its Premiere at BiGGi Con, you're in for a treat.

The iGGi Band

Cameron Johnston, David Hull, Karl Clarke, Kyle Warrall, Nicole Levermore, Paul Cairns, Peter Cowling, Susanne Binder.

The founding members of the iGGi Band had their first musical gathering during the 2025 Research Retreat "Unconference" where the idea of "iGGi The Musical" came to life. The band has since doubled in size. The band wishes to share that they value community and fun over perfection and musical accomplishment and hope that their audience embraces these core values.

If you are privy to one of their performances and wish to sing along, find below the song lyrics:

Lyrics to iGGi The Musical

iGGi Plays Zelda

(to the tune of David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust)

[Verse 1]
iGGi played Zelda. Wanted to become a Doctor. A Doctor of games.
Sent in a C V. As interviewee. Passionate creator. They said, “See you later.”

[Verse 2]
iGGi really read, searching for the edge of knowledge, to find the unknown.
And found in a funk. Their ideas were junk. They'd been much to free, method’logic’ly.

[Bridge 1]
Where was the supervisor?
At some congress in Waikiki.
iGGi needed some guidance.
To refute the toxic words of referee three

[Verse 3]
iGGi stayed the course, striving for a piece of voodoo, and then in a flash.
The question was good. The question was answered. Wrote a new grimoire. Returned back to Zelda.

[Bridge 2]
Then along came the viva.
The external said “Not for me.
This needs major corrections”
iGGi smashed them graduated as Doctor iGGi!

PhD iGGi

(to the tune of the Beatles' Eleanor Rigby)

Ah, look at all the research questions!
Ah, look at all the research questions!

Gamification
Making the choices for actions with M C T S
Brains and Tetris

Player engagement
Balancing games so there's fun in a win or a loss
Physics and moss

All the research questions. Curiosity.
All the research questions. iGGi PhD.

Large language models
Empow'ring players to make up their own game design
Limited time

Horror and humans
AI for style, strength, for sound and for worlds: PCG
Birds and trees

All the research questions. Curiosity.
All the research questions. iGGi PhD.

Narrative testing
Games so you know what to day when you're heading abroad
Money and fraud

Uncanny valley
Helping to cope, Understanding a route through the sea
T R P G

All the research questions. Curiosity.
All the research questions. IGGi P h D.

Ah, look at all the research questions!

Portal : Still Alive

(slightly adapted from the original)

[Verse 1]
This is a triumph.
I’m making a note here: HUGE SUCCESS!
It’s hard to overstate my satisfaction.
Aperture science. We do what we must because we can.
For the good of all of us. Except the ones who are dead.

[Bridge 1]
But there’s no sense crying overev’ry mistake.
You just keep on trying till you run out of cake.
And the science gets done and you make a neat gun.
For the people who are still alive.

[Verse 2]
I’m not even angry.
I’m being so sincere right now.
Even though you broke my heart and killed me.
And tore me to pieces.
And threw ev’ry piece into a fire.
As they burned, it hurt because I was so happy for you.

[Bridge 2]
Now these points of data make a beautiful line.
And we’re out of beta we’re releasing on time.
So I’m glad I got burned; think of all the things we learned.
For the people who are still alive.

[Verse 3]
Go ahead and leave me.
I think I prefer to stay inside.
Maybe you’ll find someone else to help you?
Your supervisor?
That was a joke haha FAT CHANCE!
Anyway the cake is great it’s so delicious and moist.

[Bridge 3]
Look at me still talking when there’s science to do.
And I look out there makes me glad I’m not you.
I’ve experiments to run there is research to be done.
On the people who are still alive.

[Outro]
And believe me, I am still alive.
I’m doing science and I’m still alive!
I feel fantastic and I’m still alive!
When you’re dying I’ll still be alive.
And when you’re dead I will still be alive.
Still alive.
Still alive.

I - G - G - I

(to the tune of Y-M-C-A)

[Verse 1]

Gamer, there's no need to feel down, I said

Gamer, pick yourself off the ground, I said

Gamer, 'cause you're in a new town

There’s no need to be unhappy

Gamer, now it's time to uncork, I said

Go there, to Queen Mary or York, you can

Play there, and I'm sure you will find

Many ways to have a good time

[Chorus]

It's fun to study at I.G.G.I.

And do your research at I.G.G.I.

We have everything, that you need to create

You can hang out and i-de-ate

It's fun to study at I.G.G.I.

And do your research at I.G.G.I.

You can find out new things, we have research degrees

And we'll cover stipend and fees.

[Verse 2]

Gamer, are you listening to me? I said

Gamer, what do you want to be? I said

Gamer, you can make real your dreams,

But you’ve got to know this one thing

No-one does it all by them-self, I said

Gamer, write that book for your shelf, and just

Go there, to the I.G.G.I.

You can do research while you play

[Chorus]

It's fun to study at I.G.G.I.

And do your research at I.G.G.I.

We have everything, that you need to create

You can hang out and i-de-ate

It's fun to study at I.G.G.I.

And do your research at I.G.G.I.

You can find out new things, we have research degrees

And we'll cover stipend and fees.

[Verse 3]

Gamer, I was once in your shoes, I had

Ideas, that I thought were good news, I felt

Game Devs need a concept that's new

For design; to understand you

That's when someone came up to me and said

"Gamer, take a walk up the street. It’s a

Place there called the I.G.G.I.

You can make your i-de-a fly"

[Chorus]

It's fun to study at I.G.G.I.

And do your research at I.G.G.I.

We have everything, that you need to create

You can hang out and i-de-ate

It's fun to study at I.G.G.I.

And do your research at I.G.G.I.

You can find out new things, we have research degrees

And we'll cover stipend and fees.

It's fun to study at I.G.G.I.

And do your research at I.G.G.I.

You can jam a new game, see what the player does,

and then talk about it in your buzz

Gamer, gamer, are you listening to me?

Gamer, gamer, time for your PhD?

I.G.G.I. - Live your dream at the

I.G.G.I. - No-one, no-one does it all by them-self

Gamer, gamer, write that book for your shelf

I.G.G.I. - Just go to the I.G.G.I.

Gamer, gamer, get your research degrees

Gamer, gamer, don't you worry 'bout fees

I.G.G.I. - It's fun to study at I.G.G.I. !!!

"iGGi The Musical"

"iGGi The Musical" has been proudly conceived and produced by iGGi PGRs, iGGi Members of Staff and iGGi Alumni. It's a micro musical comprising 5 songs in total and welcomes audience participation. If you're around for its Premiere at BiGGi Con, you're in for a treat.

The iGGi Band​

iGGi Plays Zelda

"iGGi The Musical" has been proudly conceived and produced by iGGi PGRs, iGGi Members of Staff and iGGi Alumni.
It's a micro musical comprising 5 songs in total and welcomes audience participation.
If you're around for its Premiere at BiGGi Con, you're in for a treat.

The iGGi Band