Erik is an Enterprise Fellow at the University of South Australia (Creative-Architecture), Honorary Professor at ANU Centre for Digital Humanities Research (CDHR), Australian National University (ANU), Canberra, Honorary Research Fellow, School of Social Sciences, University of Western Australia and Emeritus Professor at Curtin University. He was previously UNESCO Chair of Cultural Heritage and Visualisation, and Professor at Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia. He was also CIC Visualisation Theme Leader and Steering Committee member at the Curtin Institute for Computation (CIC).
He is a chief investigator on four Australian Research Council grants (involving research infrastructures and... Read more
About me
Erik is an Enterprise Fellow at the University of South Australia (Creative-Architecture), Honorary Professor at ANU Centre for Digital Humanities Research (CDHR), Australian National University (ANU), Canberra, Honorary Research Fellow, School of Social Sciences, University of Western Australia and Emeritus Professor at Curtin University. He was previously UNESCO Chair of Cultural Heritage and Visualisation, and Professor at Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia. He was also CIC Visualisation Theme Leader and Steering Committee member at the Curtin Institute for Computation (CIC).
He is a chief investigator on four Australian Research Council grants (involving research infrastructures and cultural heritage), and an Australian Research Data Commons Platform Grant. He trained as an architect, an architectural historian, received a second masters (with honours) in philosophy, and his ARC Scholarship PhD was from two Faculties (Geomatics-Engineering and Architecture-Melbourne School of Design) with Lonely Planet as industry partner. He has been teaching multimedia since 1990. He specializes in virtual heritage and serious games and was recently a visiting scholar in Finland. He can be followed on Twitter at @nzerik or visited at LinkedIn.
About me
ICOMOS ICIP; VSMM Board of Directors; Advisory Board.
Invited advisory board member for MOD museum, and for the Centre for Ancient Cultural Heritage and Environment (CACHE), a Macquarie University Research Centre.
Senior Associate, Outside Opinion.
About me
Date | Title |
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17/06/2020 |
Antarctica without windchill, the Louvre without queues: how to travel the world from home, https://theconversation.com/antarctica-without-windchill-the-louvre-without-queues-how-to-travel-the-world-from-home-140174 |
05/03/2019 |
Virtual reality adds to tourism through touch, smell and real people’s experiences, https://theconversation.com/virtual-reality-adds-to-tourism-through-touch-smell-and-real-peoples-experiences-101528 |
About me
Doctor of Philosophy The University of Melbourne
Master of Philosophy with Second Class Honours The University of Auckland
2021 Visiting Fellow, University of Jyväskylä.
2013-2020 Curtin University: Professor of Cultural Visualisation, Acting Dean, UNESCO Chair of Cultural Heritage and Visualisation (2016-2020).
2012-2013 Project Leader, DIGHUMLAB Denmark.
2008-11 Associate Professor, Research and Postgraduate Director, Auckland School of Design, College of Creative Arts, Massey University, New Zealand.
2007-8 Senior Lecturer, Digital Media, Media Arts, College of Fine Arts, UNSW Sydney.
2005-6 Lecturer, Information Environments, University of Queensland.
2001-3 Lecturer & Coordinator, User Experience Design, Multimedia, Swinburne University of Technology.
1998-2021 IT. Digital /Compaq and Hansen Technology/
1998 Research Coordinator for Spatial Design, Art and Design, Auckland Institute of Technology, NZ.
1997 Lecturer in IT and Graphic design, Mayfair School of English, England.
Researcher, Equalities, London Borough of Camden.
1996 Degree Programme Writer, Performing and Screen Arts, (half-time), UNITEC, NZ.
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
Photogrammetric Reconstruction for Underwater Virtual Heritage Experiences, ARC - Linkage Project, 28/01/2020 - 27/01/2023
Australian Cultural Data Engine for Research, Industry and Government, ARC - Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities Grant, 01/01/2021 - 31/12/2022
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
Year | Output |
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2023 |
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2022 |
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2021 |
Open access
9
|
2020 |
1
|
2019 |
Open access
|
2018 |
|
2018 |
|
2018 |
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2018 |
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2018 |
3
10
|
2017 |
Open access
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2017 |
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2012 |
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Year | Output |
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2021 |
Open access
2
2
3
|
2021 |
Open access
1
3
|
2021 |
Open access
4
|
2020 |
Open access
20
14
48
|
2020 |
Open access
3
2
6
|
2020 |
1
|
2020 |
Open access
2
2
5
|
2019 |
Open access
38
22
47
|
2019 |
Open access
19
15
50
|
2019 |
Open access
1
|
2019 |
Open access
17
11
4
|
2019 |
Open access
36
27
2
|
2019 |
Open access
32
6
|
2017 |
Open access
12
8
34
|
2016 |
Open access
16
15
14
|
2016 |
Open access
|
2016 |
Open access
5
3
1
|
2015 |
10
10
3
|
2012 |
13
12
2
|
2012 |
41
36
|
2011 |
5
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Year | Output |
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2022 |
Open access
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2021 |
1
|
2020 |
Open access
|
2020 |
Open access
5
|
2019 |
Open access
7
|
2019 |
Open access
3
|
2018 |
Open access
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2016 |
2
|
2016 |
1
|
2015 |
Open access
|
2015 |
Open access
1
1
9
|
2014 |
3
1
|
2012 |
1
|
2011 |
Open access
|
2011 |
Open access
5
|
2011 |
2
|
Books in Press
Chapters in Press
Books
Conference Proceedings (co-editor)
Other talks:
External engagement & recognition
Organisation | Country |
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Australian National University | AUSTRALIA |
Curtin University | AUSTRALIA |
Dalhousie University | CANADA |
Edith Cowan University | AUSTRALIA |
Manukau Institute of Technology | NEW ZEALAND |
Massey University | NEW ZEALAND |
Panteion University | GREECE |
Private Individual | AUSTRALIA |
Shenyang Aerospace University | CHINA |
Swinburne University of Technology | AUSTRALIA |
University Centre of Joao Pessoa | BRAZIL |
University of Alberta | CANADA |
University of Auckland | NEW ZEALAND |
University of Calgary | CANADA |
University of Canterbury | NEW ZEALAND |
University of Glasgow | UNITED KINGDOM |
University of Melbourne | AUSTRALIA |
University of Newcastle | AUSTRALIA |
University of Otago | NEW ZEALAND |
University of Queensland | AUSTRALIA |
University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
University of Technology | IRAQ |
University of the Aegea | GREECE |
University of Toronto | CANADA |
Uppsala University | SWEDEN |
Victoria University of Wellington | NEW ZEALAND |
External engagement & recognition
Engagement/recognition | Year |
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MemberARC Indigenous Discovery Advisory Group |
2022 |
Editorial Board MemberDigital Creativity, Games & Culture |
2021 |
Editorial Board MemberJournal of Gaming and Virtual Worlds |
2021 |
Editorial Board MemberThe Journal of Interactive Humanities |
2021 |
Editorial Board MemberStudies in the Digital Humanities |
2021 |
Editorial Board MemberJournal of Media Critiques |
2021 |
Editorial Board MemberExplorations in Heritage Studies |
2021 |
Emeritus ProfessorCurtin University |
2021 |
MemberCurtin Institute for Computation (CIC) |
2021 |
MemberAssociation for Computing Machinery (ACM) |
2021 |
MemberARC Indigenous Discovery Advisory Group |
2021 |
MemberEuropean Architectural History Network |
2021 |
Member, Board of DirectorsVirtual Systems and Multimedia Society (VSMM) |
2021 |
ReviewerEuropean Science Foundation College of Experts |
2021 |
Visiting FellowUniversity of Jyväskylä |
2021 |
Honorary Research FellowUniversity of Western Australia |
2020 |
Honorary Research ProfessorAustralian National University |
2020 |
MemberARC Indigenous Discovery Advisory Group |
2020 |
ReviewerDigital Humanities |
2020 |
ReviewerJournal of Aesthetics and Culture |
2020 |
Upcoming Conference Workshop
Champion, E. (2022, 20 November). Prototyping Games for Interactive Spaces and Surfaces. ACM International Conference on Interactive Surfaces and Spaces (ACM ISS 2022), Wellington, New Zealand. Accepted.
Teaching & student supervision
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
Thesis title | Student status |
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A Framework for Developing Educational Games in and with Australian Museums | Current |
Immersivity and fidelity: Architecture, design and game engines | Current |