Presentations

• CHI: 2026 – Barcelona (2026)
• OzCHI: Generative Intelligences, Planetary Futures – Sydney (2025)
• DiGRA: Games at the Crossroads – Malta (2025)
• DiGRA Australia – Adelaide (2025)
• DiGRA: Playgrounds – Guadalajara (2024)
• University of Melbourne, Faculty of Education Research Conference – Melbourne (2024)
• The Melbourne, Academic, Games, Play, and Interactive Entertainment (MAGPIE) Launch – Melbourne (2024)
• DiGRA Australia – Melbourne (2024)

Academic Service

• General Board Member – Digital Games Research Association of Australia (DiGRAA) | 2025 – Present
• Member – AI Subcommittee – Digital Games Research Association (DiGRA) | 2025 – Present
• Reviewer:
  • OzCHI (2025) · CHI Play (2024–2025) · DiGRA Australia (2024–2025) · DiGRA (2024–2026) · Postdigital Science and Education (2025) · Open Screens (2026)

Creative Practice & Public Scholarship

• Author – Are Video Game Developers Using AI? Players Want to Know, but the Rules are Patchy – The Conversation | 2026
• Creator & Developer – STS (Steam Temporal Satisfaction) Profiles – Research Prototype & Public Tool | 2026
  • See: https://sts-profiles.netlify.app/.
• Panellist – MAGPIE: Connecting Games Academia and Industry– University of Melbourne | 2025
  • Contributed perspectives on bridging academic games research with industry practice and collaboration.
• Presenter – Critical Game Analysis & Community Creation– Whittlesea Tech School Fellowship Program | 2025
  • Delivered workshops on critical game analysis and creative practice to secondary students.
• Organiser – Building First Nations Cultural Awareness in Tech Development & Research – University of Melbourne | 2025
  • Designed and facilitated an interactive workshop focused on cultural awareness in technology and research contexts.
• Organiser – Cybernetic Futures Showcase– Melbourne Design Week| 2025
  • Coordinated a public showcase for students enrolled in the Game Design course – hosted at Melbourne Connect.
• Contributor – Distraction Exhibition– Science Gallery Melbourne | 2025
  • Contributed research-informed content to a public exhibition engaging audiences with contemporary digital culture.
• Contributor – Playful Paths: A MAGPIE Campus Adventure (ARG) – Being Human Festival | 2025
  • Contributed a research summary and avatar design for players to uncover.
• Technical Coordination – TASA & AARE Sociology of Education Symposium– University of Melbourne | 2022
  • Supported live delivery of a hybrid public symposium, coordinating AV, Zoom participation, and technical troubleshooting.
• Organiser – Be Here, Be Heard Annual Symposium– University of Melbourne | 2021
  • Co-organised a faculty-wide online symposium centring student voice, and wellbeing in COVID-era Arts education.

Teaching

• Head Tutor – Game Design (INFO30009) – University of Melbourne | 2023 – Present
  • Coordinate tutorials, assessment, and marking teams for an advanced undergraduate game design subject.
  • Support curriculum delivery linking design practice, technical systems, and player experience.
• Tutor – Internet Communications (MECM20003) – University of Melbourne | 2023 – Present
  • Teach platformed communication, digital cultures, and media infrastructures.
  • Support student projects analysing contemporary online systems and practices.
• Guest Lecturer – Video Games: Remaking Reality (CCDP10003) – University of Melbourne | 2021 – Present
  • Deliver guest lectures on games, culture, creative practice, and industry contexts.
• Blended Synchronous Learning (BSL) Support – Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne | 2022 – 2023
  • Provided technical and pedagogical support for digital teaching delivery and assessment systems.
    • (EDUC20075)(EDUC30067)(EDUC90419)(EDUC90376)(EDUC90428)(EDUC90629)(EDUC90640)(EDUC90902)(EDUC90906)(EDUC90954)(EDUC91001)(EDUC91062)(EDUC91116)(EDUC91181)(EDUC91185)

Research:

• Research Assistant – Faculty of Arts (Between the Lines)– University of Melbourne | 2025
  • Recruited and conducted 20 in-depth interviews with undergraduate students.
  • Investigated experiences of racism in tertiary education and their understanding of racism presented through a purpose-built video game.
• Research Assistant – Centre for Wellbeing Science – University of Melbourne | 2024
  • Recruited international professionals across game design, health advocacy, research, and industry consultation.
  • Assisted in convening and analysing expert panel discussions on the feasibility of integrating wellbeing values into commercial games.
• Research Assistant – Faculty of Education – University of Melbourne | 2022 – 2023
  • Collected and analysed social media posts as empirical data.
  • Undertook a structured literature review of relevant academic and policy sources.
• Research Intern – University of Sydney / University of Melbourne (Joint Project) 2024
  • Conducted data analysis of Wikipedia datasets using R.
  • Collected, cleaned, and visualised large-scale data.

Funding:

• Computing and Information Systems Award – University of Melbourne | 2026
• FEIT Diversity and Inclusion Small Grant – University of Melbourne | 2025
• Engineering and IT Conference Travel Grant – University of Melbourne | 2023
• Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarship – Australian Government | 2023 – Current