MAGPIE Research Initiative
MAGPIE (Melbourne Academic Games, Play and Interactive Entertainment) is an interdisciplinary games research initiative at The University of Melbourne, launched in 2024.
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MAGPIE Games Researchers and Creators
A list of all of the creatives, academics and industry folk involved with MAGPIE (Melbourne Academic Games, Play and Interactive Entertainment) initiative.
@sashasoraine.bsky.social
HCI and Games Researcher. Postdoc @ UniMelb. Software Engineering PhD
@chadtoprak.bsky.social
experimental game designer, independent curator he/him Games Investment Manager @ Screen Australia https://mr-chad.com
@benloveridge.bsky.social
@helenkwok.bsky.social
✨ Hong Kong-born multimedia artist & designer based in Narrm/Melbourne (she/her) ✨ playful installations, experimental games, public art activations, immersive experiences ✨ https://helenkwok.net
@cityloop.bsky.social
Games Investment Manager at Screen Australia. Melbourne/Naarm based artist, educator and award winning gamedev. She/her/they Prev: ghosttowngoldie
@psjournal.bsky.social
Press Start is an open access, peer-reviewed journal run by and for students that publishes academic research on Game Studies. Website: press-start.gla.ac.uk
@hughdavies.bsky.social
Artist, Curator, Media and Games Researcher President of Chinese Digital Games Research Association https://www.hughdavies.au/
@sankee.bsky.social
22• naarm • she/they • Game Designer, Esports & Game Cultures Researcher • PhD Candidate at RMIT https://linktr.ee/chrysantheliontis
@erinlturner.bsky.social
CEO @ Consumer Policy Research Centre - think tank working to make markets fairer. cprc.org.au Research on fairer tech, sustainable choices, housing rights and access to justice. Also, cat photos.
@yisonghan.bsky.social
📚 PhD Candidate / 🏫 Monash University / 🎮 Game & Gender Studies / 🐈 Tammy & Marty / 📖 Student Officer of DiGRA
@jadefae.bsky.social
https://jadefae.com She/They/Fae. QA at Big Ant Studios, Melbourne. I make Video Games, and write about a variety of media. RMIT University class of 2024 Game Design Grad. Melbourne/Naarm.
@jeolsen.com
D&D, TTRPGs, epoxy resin dice, gaming, management research, management education, leadership, improv, superheroes, pets, fun. (he/him) https://www.jeolsen.com https://www.jeolsengaming.com
@brkeogh.bsky.social
Associate Professor: videogames, creative labour, cultural industries. Gamemaker and critic. The Videogame Industry Does Not Exist (MIT Press): http://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262545402/ Brisbane, Australia | he/him
@darthtayrah.bsky.social
Postdoc @USyd on kids’ digital play 🎮 PhD @Swinburne on games & digital events 👾 Freeplay board member🤘silly little guy 🤠 she/her 🌿
@mrjgames.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in Digital Cultures, University of Sydney | Researching Twitch game streaming, esports, game monetisation | Ultima Ratio Regum dev (Placeholder, for now, while we wait to see how things play out...)
@dangolding.com
Professor and Chair of Media Comms at Swinburne University. Composer for games like Untitled Goose Game, Frog Detective, Mars First Logistics. Host of ABC Classic’s ‘Screen Sounds’ (Sat 6pm). dangolding.com
@larrymay.me
Lecturer at the University of Auckland – game studies, digital cultures. Author of Digital Zombies, Undead Stories (http://bit.ly/3yTTpvJ) website: http://larrymay.me
@chloeappleby.bsky.social
Award winning Games Curator at Powerhouse Museum Sydney. Board Chair 🪑 at Freeplay. Indie game lover. Pokemon freak. linktr.ee/chloeappleby
@kylejmoore.bsky.social
Lecturer in Digital Media at Swinburne University Researching mobile media and technology (games, AR, maps) Overwhelmed and under caffeinated
@oddhours.bsky.social
erix verkaaik (they/them) 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 → researching gamemaking communities → co-organiser of Squiggly River → occasional gamemaker → https://odd-hours.net/
@matt.dadof.games
Writer, Producer, Games Lecturer, Man of Many Hats. Working with EverySecond Studio on Omi Oh My AI, author of Great Games Need Great Leaders. He/They. Dad only in title. Find me at https://linktr.ee/gamedadmatt
@geoffreylee.bsky.social
PhD @ USYD | dissecting the frog that is Twitch livestream humour | he/him | updates at https://geofflearnstobefunny.wordpress.com/
@alexandermuscat.bsky.social
Lecturer, University of the Sunshine Coast ● Researchin’, teachin’ n’ makin’ games ● Working on walking sim x perceptual puzzler SITE UNSEEN 🔴 siteunseengame.com ● Mech pilot ● he/him
@jimaroonie.bsky.social
Videogames, digital cultural heritage and digital play cultures researcher. Lecturer, RMIT University. Board Member, Freeplay.net.au. Managing Editor, Journal of Games Criticism.
@zoeriies.bsky.social
pre-phd candidate (usyd) ☆ researching vtubers + east asian pop culture (games, comics, animation etc.) ☆ she/her [ENG | 日本語 | 한국어 | 中文]
@tianyizhangshao.bsky.social
PhD at USYD | Researching Chinese game monetisation | Nintendo fans and Whales in Arknights
@kateeuph.bsky.social
Researcher on new media and immersive reality technologies 👩💻🎮 exploring the relationship between gender, inclusion, and new media Founding member of the Critical Augmented and Virtual Reality research network (cavrn.org) she/her
@afterclimate.com.au
I research games + sustainability, currently working for the Sustainable Games Alliance to produce a methodological standard for measuring games emissions. https://afterclimate.com.au/ https://sustainablegamesalliance.org/ Was @afterclimate on Twitter
@benegliston.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in Digital Cultures and Australian Research Council DECRA Fellow, University of Sydney // Political economy of media and technology
@siantomkinson.bsky.social
Media/Communication scholar specialising in games, gender, and online misogyny. I like philosophy (especially D&G) and esotericism. Co-host of Meaningful Play Podcast. 少し日本語を話せます。https://linktr.ee/siantomkinson
@firkraags.bsky.social
Formerly of PC Powerplay. Now pitching to GamesHub, and being a freelance game reviewer. https://www.gameshub.com/author/meghannoneill/ Connecting with game devs, but not having a lot of time for social media ... Tell me about your game.
@flower.bsky.social
Ph.D. Candidate & Casual Academic at USyd / KR•JP•EN•FR•ES / 출간 『마법소녀는 왜 세상을 구하지 못했을까?』 http://aladin.kr/p/Qf41x
@marcuscarter.com
Professor in HCI @ USYD, Australian Research Council Future Fellow. Game Studies & Virtual Reality.
@saharkin.bsky.social
Lecturer at RMIT researching feminine gaming | she/her Curator Feminine Play: feminineplay.org
@aandiloro.bsky.social
Lecturer - Games and Interactivity @Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne
@melissainau.bsky.social
#academicsky HCI: boardgames & hybrids, interaction, evaluation, distanced play. Play. IGA Jury. OMG. Spiel. Shoes. Handbags. Random rants. This is all me, not work official. Dr. She.
@jessrowlings.bsky.social
Next Level Collaboration CEO & Co-Founder | UniMelb Researcher/PhD student AuDHD neurodiversity advocate | Video game enthusiast Games are for everyone! 🎮
@alexbacalja.bsky.social
Digital Game Literacies - Critical Pedagogies - English Language Arts - Youth Literacies - Critical EdTech - Postdigital research. The University of Melbourne.
@hattdesigns.bsky.social
🔬🎮🧠 Associate Professor/researcher #neurodiversity #digital games-based learning & Co-lead Neurodiversity Project @UniMelb (https://www.unimelb.edu.au/neurodiversity). Co-founder Next Level Collaboration (https://nextlevelcollaboration.com)
@cassiebara29.bsky.social
Media and Comms Lecturer at Unimelb | ECR researching videogames, narrative complexity and pedagogy | Co-Vice Editor of Press Start | Deputy Director of MAGPIE | DiGRAA Board Member | She/They