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Immersive and addictive technologies inquiry

Inquiry by the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee, 31 October 2018 to 31 October 2018. Its page on the Parliament website.

Reports and responses

Evidence sessions

  • 12 February 2019: Sarah Jones, Head, School of Media, Birmingham City University, Professor Andrew Przybylski, Director of Research, Oxford Internet Institute, and Michael Veale, Researcher, University College London.
  • 27 February 2019: Dr Henrietta Bowden-Jones, Director, National Problem Gambling Clinic, Dr Daria Kuss, Nottingham Trent University, and Dr David Zendle, York St John University.
  • 5 March 2019: Jack Edwards, vlogger, lifestyle blogger, and BBC presenter, James Good, Game Quitters, and Matúš Mikuš, Game Quitters.
  • 19 March 2019: Stephen Collins, Senior Director, Public Policy International, and Will Scougal, International Director, Creative Strategy, Snapchat.
  • 2 April 2019: Neil McClarty, VP, Growth and Product Services, and Kelvin Plomer, Director of Player Experience, Jagex.
  • 24 April 2019: James Dean, Managing Director, and Rob Black, Chief Operating Officer, ESL, and Nick Fry, Head of Commercial and Board Adviser, Fnatic; Kish Hirani, Chair, BAME in Games, Marie-Claire Isaaman, Chief Executive, Women in Games, Flora Tasse, Chief Technology Officer, Selerio, and Jodie Azhar, Game Director, POC in Play (at 3.30pm).
  • 30 April 2019: Colin Anderson, Commercial Director, Earthbound Games, Keeley Bunting, Senior Designer, Outplay, Tony Gowland, Founder, Ant Workshop, and Timea Tabori, National Coordinator for Women in Games in Scotland and Engine Programmer at Rockstar North.
  • 15 May 2019: Claire Lilley, Child Safety Policy Manager, Google EMEA, Marco Pancini, Public Policy Director, and Rich Waterworth, Marketing Director, YouTube EMEA; Karina Newton, Head of Public Policy, and Vishal Shah, Head of Product, Instagram
  • 19 June 2019: Shaun Campbell, UK Country Manager, and Kerry Hopkins, Vice President, Legal and Government Affairs, Electronic Arts, and Matthew Weissinger, Director of Marketing, and Canon Pence, General Counsel, Epic Games.
  • 26 June 2019: Alex Dale, Senior Vice President, Head of Portfolio and New Games, and Adam Mitton, Vice President for Legal, King; Chester King, Chief Executive, British Esports Association, Ian Rice, Director General, Video Standards Council, Dr Jo Twist OBE, Chief Executive, Ukie, and Dr Richard Wilson OBE, Chief Executive, TIGA (at 4.00pm).
  • 2 July 2019: Elizabeth Denham, Information Commissioner, and Steve Wood, Deputy Commissioner (Policy), Information Commissioner’s Office; Margot James MP, Minister for Digital and the Creative Industries (at 11.30am).
  • 22 July 2019: Neil McArthur, Chief Executive, and Brad Enright, Programme Director, Gambling Commission.