Video games, game design, play experience, user testing, usability, HCI, interaction design, AI, human-AI interaction, human-AI teaming, machine learning, simulation, technology policy

I am a researcher in the areas of experience, enjoyment, and AI in games and a veteran game developer. I developed the GameFlow model, which is a widely cited model of flow in video games.

I was the co-leader of the Games and Interactive Entertainment research group at QUT and helped to found the GRID Lab with tools for subjective and objective (biometric) measures of player experience. I have worked in various computer science research groups, including the Computer Human Interaction discipline at QUT, the Cognitive Engineering Research Group at UQ, and the Australian CRC for Interaction Design.

I have contributed to 20 digital games, which have garnered many awards, including four prestigious BAFTA nominations. I have devised usability methods and lead usability testing on AAA games, resulting in very high critic scores.

I recently worked in the Senate for 18 months as a policy adviser in communications, including telecommunications, digital rights, and broadcasting.

I have also worked to encourage women in technology for many years and lead an initiative at QUT to attract more women into games and IT.

GameFlow: modelling, measuring, understanding, evaluating enjoyment in video games

Video games - AI, player experience, user testing, design, programming

Technology policy - tech regulation, privacy, copyright, piracy, mass surveillance