Dr. Tiessen was recently awarded a SSHRC Insight Development Grant in the area of “Digital Economy” to support his research on issues related to gamification and algorithmically-driven technologies. His research and teaching focus on digital and visual communication and culture, especially topics relating to algorithmic culture, gamification, financialization, and digital media. In 2013, he completed a SSHRC Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at Ryerson’s Infoscape Research Lab: Centre for the Study of Social Media. Prior to his postdoc Matthew’s doctoral research on affect theory, agency, ethics, and creativity was funded by a Killam Memorial Scholarship and a SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship.