Leighton Evans

Leighton Evans is a British philosopher and professor of media theory at Swansea University. He is known for his works on philosophy of technology and media studies. Evans is a recipient of Dillwyn Medal in Social Sciences, Business and Education from the Learned Society of Wales.

In 2026, Evans was elected a Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales

Books Evans, L. (2025). Media Studies: Industries, Texts and Audiences. Sage. Evans, L. (Ed.). (2025). Virtual Reality Gaming: Perspectives on Immersion, Embodiment and Presence. Emerald. Evans, L., Frith, J., & Saker, M. (2022). From Microverse to Metaverse: Modelling the Future through Today’s Virtual Worlds. Emerald Publishing Limited. Saker, M. & Evans, L. (2021). Intergenerational Locative Play: Augmenting Family. Emerald. Evans, L. (2018). The Re-emergence of Virtual Reality. Routledge. Coletta, C., Evans, L., Heaphy, L. and Kitchin, R. (eds.) (2018), Creating Smart Cities. Routledge. Evans, L. & Saker, M. (2017). Location-Based Social Media. Palgrave Macmillan. Evans, L. (2015). Locative Social Media: Place in the Digital Age. Palgrave Macmillan.