Recent News
Talking about Geese
Dr. William Raffe from the UTS Games Studio recently spoke in an interview with Junkee about the game design of Untitled Goose Game. This innocently charming game, developed by Melbourne-based indie studio House House, has recently captured the hearts of audiences around the world.
The Fifth Estate: How gamification can influence environmental behaviour
Playing digital games is fun and highly engaging. So how about using it to stimulate behaviour change, such as energy efficiency, bus trips or more ethical consumer choices and practices?
According to academic researcher Elena Bakhanova who is doing a PHD on the intersection between gamification and sustainable development, games use competition, rewards, and points for good actions to stimulate interest.
Winners of the 2019 Autumn Prototype Exhibtion
Another semester, another successful UTS FEIT Prototype Exhibition!
This exhibition saw 30 prototypes made by over 80 students from 9 different IT and engineering subjects be put on display for 4 hours on 2nd July 2019. Hundreds of guests came to UTS Building 11 to view and vote for their favorite projects, including industry and research partners, students from around the university, and families.
Speaking about Game Mods on 2SER-107.3FM
Dr. William Raffe was recently invited to speak on a local podcast series, "Think: Digital Futures", hosted by Jake Morcom from 2SER (107.3FM). This series explores a range of topics surround modern technology and how it is shapping our future.