Getting Serious about the Future of Design and Games

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Dr James BirtAssistant Professor of Interactive Media and Design (Games & Multimedia)

BIT (Hons), PhD (Software Engineering & Artificial Intelligence)

2014 Australian Office for Learning and Teaching Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning

15+ years industry & academic experience

www.bond.edu.au/profile/dr-james-birt www.researchgate.net/profile/James_Bi

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Two primary growth areas1. Mobile

internet2. Interactive

mobile games

2014 Emerging Technologies

Hype Cycle

Industry Disruptor OutlookIndustry D DV M S P PE IOT 3DP MG CS OA NE CF MS RAerospace & Defence X X X X X X X X X XConsumer Products X X X X X X X X X Government X X X X X X X X Health Care X X X X X X X X X X Education X X X X X X X Mining, Oil & Gas, Power, Utilities X X X X X X XRetail X X X X X X X X X Media & Entertainment X X X X X X X X X X X Technology X X X X X X X X X X Tourism, Hospitality X X X X X

OAOpen Acess/Source

MGMillennial Generation

S SecuritutyP PrivacyPE Personalisation

R RoboticsMS Material Science3DP 3D PrintingCF CrowdfundingD Digital

NE Nano EngineeringM MobileCS CrowdsourcingIOT Internet of ThingsDV Data Visualisation

Government Data Visualisation & Analytics

Teaching & Learning Collaboration betweenBond University Undergraduate

Web Design & Investigative Journalism

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Health Care Augmented Training

https://youtu.be/vTRsnn-76mM

Tourism Virtual Reality + Embedded Technology

Education Blended Learning

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Media Mixed Reality

Entertainment It’s a Cats Life

The Affection Collection

iPad game built by Saxon Cameron (Bond University) Interactive Media Design in collaboration with RSPCA Australia and was featured in over 50 worldwide news casts including CNN and ABC

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