Partnering with organisations worldwide, the Australian Research Centre for Interactive and Virtual Environments (IVE) at the University of South Australia brings together the unique alignment of computer science, engineering, neuroscience, art, architecture, and design to solve challenges for people, society, and industry.
Our research is conducted across a wide variety of industry sectors and we have an outstanding track record of successfully combining our research expertise and facilities in unique and custom ways that meet our partners' needs. We invite you to explore the below case studies to learn more about the impactful outcomes of our research.
For more information or to partner with us please email IVECentre@unisa.edu.au
Women in Research Wednesday: Over the coming weeks, we will be spotlighting some of our amazing researchers in the Australian Research Centre for Interactive and Virtual Environments (IVE). Our researchers are inspiring, they are leading change, and they are positively changing the world.
Game Design, Social Change & Women in Research at IVE
Susie’s research explores how games and digital media can communicate across cultural and social divides — making them tools for empathy, education and equity. Driving social change through story and play, her work engages with issues like neurodivergence, gender equality, socio-economic barriers, and more. Intersecting tech, empathy and social justice, Susie is involved in a co-design project aimed at improving post-release outcomes for formerly incarcerated women.
Susie teaches the next generation of game creators and has been recognised for her work: winning the Women in Games Global Awards: Games or Esports Educator Award (2022), an International Women in Games Ambassador, and recipient of UniSA’s Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Award.
Susie’s journey highlights that you don’t have to follow the conventional path. You can be a researcher, designer, storyteller, advocate – all at once. Your voice, your ideas, your curiosity can disrupt, heal, teach and inspire.
Dr Emery’s journey highlights the power of mentorship, representation, and visibility in STEM. She reminds us that inspiring even one person can create ripples of change — especially in spaces where women have been historically underrepresented.
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