PhD candidate in Media and Communications, University of Sydney
I am a PhD candidate and sessional lecturer at the University of Sydney in the Department of Media and Communications. I research and teach about games and new media. My current research is focused on user experience in games.
Is the metaverse really the future of work?
Oct 24, 2022 17:22 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology
According to Mark Zuckerberg, the metaverse which the Meta founder describes as an embodied internet, where instead of just viewing content you are in it will radically change our lives. So far, Metas main metaverse...
Facebook relaunches itself as 'Meta' in a clear bid to dominate the metaverse
Oct 31, 2021 23:36 pm UTC| Technology
Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has announced the company will change its name to Meta, saying the move reflects the fact the company is now much broader than just the social media platform (which will still be...
May 09, 2021 09:10 am UTC| Health
The ABCs latest Four Corners report is an investigation into how videogames are deliberately designed to get people hooked. It describes the use of gambling-like loot boxes in games, the hotly debated notion of...
Gamers use machine learning to navigate complex video games – but it's not free
May 25, 2019 06:46 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Some of the worlds most popular video games track your activity as you play but theyre not just gathering data for business or marketing purposes. Theyre accumulating information about the way you and others play the...
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An eclipse for everyone – how visually impaired students can ‘get a feel for’ eclipses