Newcastle University

Background

Computer Science
Computer Games Industry

Research Interests

Computer Graphics
User Interaction
Digital Tabletops
Computer Games

Other Expertise

Computer Game AI
Character Animation

Current Work

Computing/Research Support
Teaching - Programming & Graphics
Digital Tabletops Research

Postgraduate Teaching

Computer Graphics
C++ Programming

• Seedhouse P, Preston A, Olivier P, Jackson D, Heslop P, Plötz T, Balaam M, Ali S. The French Digital Kitchen: Implementing Task-Based Language Teaching beyond the Classroom. International Journal of Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Teaching 2013, 3(1), 50-72.
• Preston A, Seedhouse P, Olivier P, Jackson D, Heslop P, Wagner J, Ploetz T, Ali S. Can a kitchen teach me French?: Using digital technology to learn French language and cuisine. Francophonie 2012, 46, 3-10.
• Maslamani JA, Windeatt S, Olivier P, Heslop P, Kharrufa A, Shearer J, Balaam M. Collaborative Strategic Reading on Multi-Touch and Multi-User Digital Tabletop Displays. In: EUROCALL. 2012, Gothenburg, Sweden: Research-publishing.net.
• Shearer J, Heslop P, Olivier P, De-Boni M. Non-Verbal Behaviour for Believable Synthetic Agents. AISB Journal 2010, 2(1), 3-20.
• Sulaiman A, Olivier P, Heslop PA. TangiSoft: A Tangible Direct-Touch Tabletop Keyboard. In: World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications (EDMEDIA 2009). 2009, Honolulu, Hawaii: AACE.
• Holmes MK, Gallagher P, Robinson LJ, Gray JM, Olivier P, Heslop P, Ferrier IN. Applications of virtual reality technology in the measurement of spatial memory in patients with mood disorders [2]. CNS Spectrums 2006, 11(6), 417-418.
• Shearer J, Olivier P, Heslop P. Requirements of non-verbal communication in believable synthetic agents. In: AISB Symposium on Narrative AI and Games. 2006, Bristol, UK.
• Heslop P, Shearer J, Olivier P, DeBoni M. Synthetic Character Fidelity through Non-Verbal Behaviour in Computer Games. In: iDiG International Digital Games Conference. 2006, Portalegre, Portugal.