Alistair Aitcheson - Game Developer

Recipient of the 2025 Bernie de Koven Big Fun Award for contributions to public play

Award-winning game developer, creating and self-publishing games since 2010.

With a portfolio that includes educational games, custom-built controllers and playable stage shows, Alistair builds playful experiences that inspire expression and creativity.

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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 installed in museums.

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

Imaginative and fearlessly ambitious, his latest work sees him revolutionise theatre as a technologically-enhanced clown!

Working with Alistair

Versatile technologist mixing play, learning and live performance

Alistair has a vast range of experience building technology for all kinds of situations. His 15-year career has seen him bridge front-end and back-end development, working in dozens of languages, frameworks and environments.

Because of this, he can adapt to any kind of technical challenge, bringing with him expertise from his huge range of fields.

Alistair is the kind of software engineer you can rely on to solve whatever unique problem your company has, safe in the knowledge that he will learn - or pioneer - the skills to build a solution that's right for you.

Clients include

BBC Heritage Interactive Sparx Learning Obwob: live event feedback Intuition Machines hCaptcha Fireshine Games

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