Acknowledgements

Thank you to my partner, Emily Buehler, for the love, support, inspiration, and countless frozen pizzas that have kept me going forward through life.

Thank you to my parents, Rick and Catherine, for their love and encouragement to pursue the things I’m passionate about.

Thank you to Phi Dinh for his interest in my research, and collaboration in making the playable games for my thesis.

Thank you to Ben Jones for giving me a crash-course in html, and introducing me to great things like Mario Maker 2, Cuphead, and Hackers (1995).

Thank you to Phi Bui, a friend who has been a source of inspiration and support as we’ve worked towards developing our careers in the music industry together.

Thank you to my brother Garret Evans, and close friends Ricky Westray, Dr. Tom Hall, Daniel Van As, Karl Edwards, Dr. Anna Sutherland, and Tom Sandall, for the countless adventures over the past several years questing in mystical lands, settling ancient civilizations, fighting off hordes of undead, raiding vaults, and pwning noobs. Through gaming I’ve made life-long friends who have always been just a click away.

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Thank you to my supervisors Dr. Martin Suckling and Dr. Federico Reuben for challenging me and guiding me through my development as a researcher. Without their patience and support this thesis would not have been possible.

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