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Alistair Aitcheson Freelance Member

Game designer and developer working in mobile and web games, as a UX and Interaction Design consultant, and creator of alternative game controllers. Alistair also develops and hosts interactive stage shows.

The Incredible Playable Show (2016) - A series of four games that get the audience up on stage, playing games using custom-made controllers. Winner of the Jury Choice Award at IndieCade Festival 2017 in Los Angeles

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The Book Ritual (2018) - A narrative video game dealing with topics of grief and loss, played using real books and a specially modified paper shredder.

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The Crowd Creativity Show (2022) - Interactive show for stage and livestream. Audiences to direct the host in poetry, dance and art-making challenges by sending secret messages from their phones.

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Member Bio

Award-winning game designer and developer, creating and self-publishing games as an independent studio since 2010.

With a portfolio that includes educational games, custom-built controllers and playable stage shows, Alistair specialises in creating welcoming, accessible interfaces that inspire joy and creativity.

He has developed several games from concept to finished product, and brought them to market. These include games published on the Apple App Store, and alternative-controller games installed in museums and rented out for public events.

Between 2013 and 2025 Alistair was the games expert for Sparx Learning, the UK’s leading digital Maths learning platform, serving over 2200 schools.

Alistair has received numerous awards and nominations at international festivals including IndieCade in Los Angeles, PLAY Hamburg, A MAZE Berlin and Game Developer’s Conference.

His playable stage shows see audiences join in using their phones and custom-made controllers. As host he draws on several years of theatre clown training and has developed a reputation as a fearlessly creative performer who gets everyone joining in.

Having built custom controllers using everything from barcode scanners to paper shredders, he has become a prominent creator in the alternative controller field. He was selected to host the IndieCade Games Festival’s Alternative Controller livestream show throughout its three-year run.