Alistair Aitcheson - Games & Playful Technology
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.
Working with Alistair
Who does Alistair work for?
Education Technology Children's Media Digital Marketing Online Services Theatre Museums Festivals Immersive Events Escape Rooms App Studios Game Developers Game Publishers Tech Startups
Do you need a designer to make your digital interactions welcoming, approachable and intuitive?
Alistair understands the relationship between play and technology. He can take the most mundane of tasks and transform them into a space for joy and warmth.
Even a paper shredder, with a bit of imagination, can deeply connect to the heart.
Is your venue aching for mischief, joy and technological wonder?
Alistair listens to visitors with a keen interest in what excites and inspires them.
He places his audience at the centre and finds ways to make them feel empowered and creative.
Are you pioneering groundbreaking digital projects? Do you need a skilled software engineer with an unconventional eye for innovation?
Alistair has over 15 years' professional experience bringing ambitious concepts into reality, and programming expertise that spans web, cloud, desktop, microcontrollers and classic game consoles
He is a truly multi-faceted developer, ready to take on any challenge no matter how unusual.
Alistair doesn't just dream it - he builds it for you too
If you have big unanswerable problems that need some disruptive imagination, Alistair is exactly the designer-developer combination you want on your team.
Latest Release
Skies of Numberland
Download for free on iOS and Android. Looking to help young people develop times tables skills without it feeling like a chore?
Skies of Numberland is a fast-paced, lively and accessible maths-learning game for ages 9-14. It teaches children to factorise without spelling it out for them. Instead, they use their own smarts. They develop strategies for playing with number that work for them, that they can take to future maths problems.
Built in Unity entirely by Alistair, Skies of Numberland demonstrates his ability to build responsive, lively and intuitive interfaces, and design effective playful learning experiences.
Live Projects
Outside of his professional projects, Alistair explores the boundaries of play with his touring stage shows and through classic game emulation.
Upcoming Performances
26 - 28 Sep 2025 - QGCon, Montreal
15 Oct 2025 - Front Room Weston Super Mare
26 Oct 2025 - MCM Comic Con, London
Magic Box
Alistair is also the creator of Alistair's Magic Box - a hacked Sega Genesis emulator used for glitchy and alternative ways of playing classic games, including as Sonic the Hedgehog speedrunning challenges.