MAGPIE Research Initiative

All the world's a game Around eighty per cent of Australians play video games – but the term 'gamer’ can exclude as much as it includes. From cosplay to LARPs, from exposing racism to storytelling, University of Melbourne e...

To coincide with Melbourne International Games Week, MAGPIE has put together a special report with @unimelb.bsky.social's Pursuit talking all about the effects gaming is having socially and culturally on the world around us.

pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/special-repo...

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And an additional extra special thank you to the team at Pursuit, including Imogen Crump and Daryl Holland for all your incredible work putting this together, as well as Jennifer Beckett for proposing the idea in the first place.

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... @darthtayrah.bsky.social, @hattdesigns.bsky.social, Dorsa Kafili, @benloveridge.bsky.social, @josiahlulham.bsky.social, @oddgoo.bsky.social al, Dr Jacqueline Moran, Associate Professor Eddie Paterson, @jessrowlings.bsky.social, Nellie Seale, Taoyue Wang and @boredclaud.bsky.social.

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Also a very special thank you to all the MAGPIE members who contributed their expertise as well, including @wajaay.bsky.social, @madeleineka.bsky.social, @alexbacalja.bsky.social, @cassiebara29.bsky.social, @mahliann.bsky.social, Ruby Edwards, Ambrin Hasnain...

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A wide range of topics are covered in the report, including videogame storytelling, space, politics, community, events, education, games for change and much more.

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All the world's a game Around eighty per cent of Australians play video games – but the term 'gamer’ can exclude as much as it includes. From cosplay to LARPs, from exposing racism to storytelling, University of Melbourne e...

To coincide with Melbourne International Games Week, MAGPIE has put together a special report with @unimelb.bsky.social's Pursuit talking all about the effects gaming is having socially and culturally on the world around us.

pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/special-repo...

08.10.2025 01:05 — 👍 4    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 1

The feeling is mutual ❤️

03.08.2025 01:13 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

MAGPIE is going to have a small table all through Freeplay Angles showing off some of the amazing research of our members (and also our Bird RPG Discord game). Come say hi!

30.07.2025 02:00 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Screenshot of the front cover of the white paper report. It reads 'Making Games Available in Higher Education' by Dr Cassandra Barkman (Chief Investigator) and Dr Mahli-Ann Butt (Co-Investigator).

This week @mahliann.bsky.social and I released a white paper report looking into ways to make games more available for teaching in Higher Education. Report can be found here! arts.unimelb.edu.au/school-of-cu...

03.07.2025 06:53 — 👍 7    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 1

DISTRACTION | Opening 26 July — Science Gallery Melbourne This free Science Gallery Melbourne exhibition plugs into the streaming torrent of content and explores creative ways we can find meaning within it.

MAGPIE is thrilled to announce that we are going to be part of the Science Gallery Melbourne’s latest exhibition DISTRACTION.

Showing at Science Gallery at the University of Melbourne, 26.07.25 –09.05.26. Learn more about the exhibition: melbourne.sciencegallery.com/distraction

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Hi everyone!

We are a new research initiative at the University of Melbourne interested in games, play and interactive entertainment.

We have put together an starter pack of people involved in MAGPIE - feel free to share, and if you're involved and want to be added let us know! go.bsky.app/CimEnwF

18.11.2024 04:25 — 👍 18    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 0