Presentations

• DiGRA: Intersectional Pleasures | Ireland 2026
• SIGCHI Melbourne | Melbourne 2026
• 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) | 2025–2026
• Program Chair: OzCHI 2026
• Reviewer:
  • OzCHI (2025–2026) · CHI Play (2024–2026) · DiGRA Australia (2024–2025) · DiGRA (2024–2026) · Postdigital Science and Education (2025) · Open Screens (2026) · Games: Research and Practice (2026) · Mindtrek (2026)
• Supervisor: Simon Yuan Independent Research Project (MULT30015) | 2026
• Graduate Student Mentor: The University of Melbourne Graduate Student Association | 2026
• Editor: Platform: Journal of Media and Communication | 2026

Creative Practice & Public Scholarship

• Creator & Developer – The Time Map – Research Prototype & Public Tool | 2025–2026
• Organiser – Cybernetic Futures Showcase– Melbourne Design Week | 2026
  • Coordinated a public showcase for students enrolled in the Game Design course – hosted at Melbourne Connect.
• 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.
• Head Tutor – Fundamentals of Interaction Design (INFO10003) – University of Melbourne | 2026–Present
• 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.
• Lecturer – Game Design: Temporal Design – University of Melbourne | 2026
• Lecturer – Video Games Remaking Reality: Content Creation – University of Melbourne | 2021–Present
• 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 – WhereTo Research (National Media Literacy Strategy) – University of Melbourne | 2026
  • Review of national policies, initiatives, and programs on media literacy and related concepts.
• 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–Present