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Darren Strick
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Mind behind the i at research-i | Recruiting gamers so devs don’t have to ask their mates | Cornish, Dad, Gamer | Fuelled by hobnobs & coffee 🍪☕🎮
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Wishing all our clients, collaborators and community a very Merry Christmas 🎄
Thank you for your continued trust and support throughout the year.
From everyone at research-i ✨
December 24, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Back in 2010 I finished one of the best games I’ve ever played. With my OOO on for a few days, I was meant to be working through the backlog… really shouldn’t have installed this the other day. Here we go again 🤦🏻‍♂️🐴
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December 21, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Jonathan Pie is my spirit animal 😂
November 28, 2025 at 9:35 PM
ChatGPT glitching, Twitter down, Cloudflare on fire. Humans forced to think for themselves until further notice. Use the time wisely 🧘‍♂️
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November 18, 2025 at 1:40 PM
I always spend 5-10-minutes speaking to participants when booking them in for a project. My last call lasted 27-minutes... 5 to rescreen and provide all relevant information, followed by 22 talking about our mutual love for Disney world and sharing tips! 😂
October 20, 2025 at 1:34 PM
20 years in GUR recruitment has taught me that blind recruitment’s tough, but it’s the right way to do things. So watching competitors list all the games applicants must have played is both infuriating and deeply disappointing. Starting to lose the will 😔🤦🏻‍♂️
October 16, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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Our team are running user research concerning games accessibility. This is a paid research session open to UK residents. Please register your interest below if you are interested in taking part.

@researchi.bsky.social

www.researchi.co.uk/projects/RI9...
RI971: UK-Wide Digital Accessibility Research - £100
www.researchi.co.uk
October 6, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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Important research opportunity for UK residents interested in games accessibility. Open to both industry professionals & members of the public.
💻 2-hour webcam meeting
💷 £100 same-day incentive payment.
Apply now or share with someone who may be interested
#A11y #Accessibility #GUR #MarketResearch
Our team are running user research concerning games accessibility. This is a paid research session open to UK residents. Please register your interest below if you are interested in taking part.

@researchi.bsky.social

www.researchi.co.uk/projects/RI9...
RI971: UK-Wide Digital Accessibility Research - £100
www.researchi.co.uk
October 6, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Few places clear the cobwebs quite like the windswept trails of Botallack, on the rugged coast of West Cornwall 🌊 〓〓
October 4, 2025 at 4:46 PM
My new favourite pickle! 📸
September 3, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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Remote playtesting is fast and flexible, but clients often tell us the same thing: nothing beats the lab. Real-time interaction and spotting expressions you’d miss remotely bring a depth that’s hard to replicate.

#Playtesting #GameDev
August 28, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Getting the right participants is crucial!

research-i connects you with your target audience fast. Trusted UK agency with 20+ years’ experience in Gaming, UX, Entertainment, Young Adults & Parents.

📧 info@researchi.co.uk 🌐 researchi.co.uk
August 13, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Super Mario World on the SNES was the first game I ever finished on my own, and it’s still one of my all-time favourites. Now I’m actually standing in the Mushroom Kingdom. Wahoo! 🍄⭐
August 3, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Suitcase packed ✅
Cyberpunk installed ✅
OOO on ✅
Time to make magical memories with my 3 Stricklings ✈️
July 19, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Work productivity levels rapidly plummeting! 😍
#NintendoSwitch2
June 5, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Proud to have recruited users over a period of more than 2-years, across 16 rounds of in-lab testing. Well deserved Team asobi 👏
Last up it’s the award for Best Game which this year goes to… Astro Bot 🏆 #BAFTAGamesAwards
April 8, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Wahoo!
April 8, 2025 at 12:56 PM
I've always fancied a relaxing break in the Lake District 😬
#atomfall
March 28, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I love my Lenovo Legion Go, I really do, but no lie, the audio output is pants...

I just took delivery of the JBL Go 4, and BOOM! I can finally hear! 🔊
March 23, 2025 at 9:05 PM