Dr Dan Ashton is lecturer and Pathway Leader on the MA Global Media Manager in the Winchester School of Art at the University of Southampton. His research explores working in the creative industries. He has published articles: on the transitions between studying in higher education and working in the videogames industry; forms of co-creation between videogames designers and players; and videogames walkthroughs as forms of expertise. He is also the co-editor of Cultural Work and Higher Education – a collection examining how students pursue and critically evaluate work in the creative industries.
