Academic

Talks about game research, education, criticism and the ideas that help us understand games.

Stream schedule

Times and durations reflect the selected programme and may change.

Time	Speaker	Topic / title	Duration
12:00pm	—	Doors open and networking	60 min
1:00pm	Dr. Abbie Hartman	Potentials and Pitfalls of Utilising Games in Educational Settings	60 min
2:00pm	Dr. Ben Egliston Dr. Caitlin Cole Prof. Marcus Carter	Ludolio: A New Platform for Distributing Games in Education	45 min
2:45pm	Dr. Ryan Stanton	Dauntless, Darkspore, and Dead Games: Studying the Accessibility and Playability of Sunset Games	15 min
3:00pm	Andrew Chia	15 years of bad advice, but this time is different!	30 min
3:30pm	Erica Royle	Clipping Bodies: Embodied poetry in n00bs guide	30 min
4:00pm	—	Break and networking	60 min
5:00pm	Dr. Spyros Schismenos	Engineering WITH People: The First Video Game in Humanitarian Engineering!	30 min
5:30pm	Chrysanthe Liontis	Esports Engagement at Mega-Events	15 min
5:45pm	Esthefania Morantes	Cute, Cozy and Social Commentary: Visual Metaphors in Autobiographical Game Design	15 min
6:00pm	Emily Tang	Designing Mythological Game Characters Beyond Surface Decoration	15 min
6:15pm	Dr. Matt Cabanag	MathVR: Visualising the Abstract With Games Tech	15 min
6:30pm	Keiran Sparksman Freya Steverson	Roleplaying Games as Heritage Practice from an Australian Perspective	30 min