Dan Hett

Dan Hett is a digital artist, writer and games designer from Manchester, UK^[1].

Hett’s writing is influenced by the death of his younger brother Martyn Hett in the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing^[2]. He is known for short introspective autobiographical narrative games and interactive fiction, which explore radicalisation, extremism and identity politics in the UK^[3]^[4].

In 2021 Hett became Creative Technologist at the School of Digital Arts, Manchester Metropolitan University^[5].

Awards

2020 New Media Writing Prize winner for c ya laterrrr^[6]^[7]^[8]

Works

Interactive Fiction

c ya laterrrr, 2017
The Loss Levels, 2018
Sorry To Bother You, 2018
Closed Hands, 2021

Non-fiction

Seize every moment, 2017, Huffington Post
More games should be truly honest about death, 2018, Rock, Paper, Shotgun
Show, Don't Tell, 2019, FutureEverything
Dreams becomes reality: the game that can make an artist out of anyone, 2019, The Guardian
Online hate threatens us all. Platforms can and must do more to eradicate it, 2019, The Guardian
Love, loss, and virtual memorials, 2020, Observer

References

^ "Dan Hett | ELMCIP". elmcip.net. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
^ "Games console: Dan Hett, the indie game designer pouring his grief into interactive art". the Guardian. 2018-04-26. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
^ "Dan Hett's video games take on grief, radicalisation and ethical journalism". The Big Issue. 2019-11-07. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
^ Purchese, Robert (2021-05-08). "Understanding Closed Hands, a game about reactions to a terrible event". Eurogamer. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
^ "Manchester writer, artist and games developer joins School of Digital Arts - School of Digital Arts (SODA) – Manchester Metropolitan University". 2021-09-23. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
^ "Archive". New Media Writing Prize. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
^ "Interview with Main Prize winner Dan Hett". New Media Writing Prize. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
^ "New Media Writing Prize 2020 | ELMCIP". elmcip.net. Retrieved 2022-01-29.

[1] "Dan Hett | ELMCIP". elmcip.net. Retrieved 2022-01-29.

[2] "Games console: Dan Hett, the indie game designer pouring his grief into interactive art". the Guardian. 2018-04-26. Retrieved 2022-01-29.

[3] "Dan Hett's video games take on grief, radicalisation and ethical journalism". The Big Issue. 2019-11-07. Retrieved 2022-01-29.

[4] Purchese, Robert (2021-05-08). "Understanding Closed Hands, a game about reactions to a terrible event". Eurogamer. Retrieved 2022-01-29.

[5] "Manchester writer, artist and games developer joins School of Digital Arts - School of Digital Arts (SODA) – Manchester Metropolitan University". 2021-09-23. Retrieved 2022-01-29.

[6] "Archive". New Media Writing Prize. Retrieved 2022-01-29.

[7] "Interview with Main Prize winner Dan Hett". New Media Writing Prize. Retrieved 2022-01-29.

[8] "New Media Writing Prize 2020 | ELMCIP". elmcip.net. Retrieved 2022-01-29.

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