Prof. David Beer
University of York
Supervisor
Professor Beer has been researching new and digital media since completing his PhD in 2006. This has included work on social media, mobile devices and algorithms. Over the last decade he has developed work exploring the social implications of data and metrics. His work has explored how automated decision making is impacting upon social connections and has looked at how the data that accumulates about us shaped the way individuals are understood and judged. He has recently conducted a study of the data analytics industry and produced a report into online targeting.
His research areas for supervision include:
The social power of algorithms
Data analytics
The power of data and metrics
Critical analyses of data visualization
The metricisation of everyday life
Social media and social media data
Online targeting
Data harvesting and inequality
Research themes:
Game AI
Game Analytics
Game Design
Games with a Purpose
Computational Creativity
Gaming data
Algorithms in gaming
Gamification and the social world
Mastodon
Other links
Website
Github
Themes
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