Education Background:
2012-2018 PhD. in Computer Science, Anglia Ruskin University, UK.
2007-2009 MSc. in Information Systems, University of Sheffield, UK.
2004-2007 BSc. in Business Information Systems, London Metropolitan University, UK.
Previous Employment:
2023-2024 Lecturer and Module Leader in Game Development dBs Institute,UK.
2021-2022 Lead Frontend Developer, JD Sports,UK.
2019-2021 Web Developer, PHMG,UK.
2012-2018 Associate Lecturer and Researcher, Anglia Ruskin University,UK.
Research Interests:
Virtual Worldbuilding and Virtual World Applications
Research Results(selected):
Sawyerr, W.A., 2018. VWADM: An Architecture-Inspired Method for Designing Virtual World Applications. Cambridge: Anglia Ruskin University.
Sawyerr, W., 2016. An Approach for Designing Applications in 3D Virtual Worlds. In: ACM (Association for Computing Machinery), 8th International
Workshop on Massively Multiuser Virtual Environments. Klagenfurt, Austria, 10-13 May 2016. New York: ACM.
Sawyerr, W., 2016. An Application of the Design Science Research Theoretical Framework and Methodology in the Construction of an Approach for Designing Applications in 3D Virtual Worlds. Journal of Advances in Information Technology, 7(4), pp.259-263.
Sawyerr, W. and Hobbs, M., 2014. Designing for Usability in 3D Virtual Environments. In: IFIP (International Federation for Information Processing), 2nd International Workshop on Usability and Accessibility Focused Requirements Engineering. Karlskrona, Sweden, 25 August 2014. Piscataway: IEEE.
Sawyerr, W., Brown, E. and Hobbs, M., 2013. Using a Hybrid Method to Evaluate the Usability of a 3D Virtual World User Interface. International Journal of Information Technology & Computer Science, 8(2), pp.66-74.
Sawyerr, W.A. and Pinkwart, N., 2011. Extending the Private and Domestic Spaces of the Elderly. In: CSCW (Computer Supported Cooperative Work), Workshop on Socialising Technology Among Seniors in Asia. Hangzhou, China, 19-23