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
| Date | Title |
|---|---|
| 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
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 |
|---|---|
| 2021 |
Open access
|
| 2020 |
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| 2020 |
Open access
5
|
| 2019 |
Open access
|
| 2018 |
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| 2018 |
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| 2018 |
3
10
|
| 2017 |
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| 2017 |
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| 2017 |
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| 2012 |
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| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2021 |
Open access
1
1
3
|
| 2021 |
Open access
3
|
| 2021 |
4
|
| 2020 |
Open access
20
14
44
|
| 2020 |
Open access
2
1
6
|
| 2020 |
1
|
| 2020 |
Open access
1
1
6
|
| 2019 |
Open access
36
18
44
|
| 2019 |
Open access
17
14
50
|
| 2019 |
Open access
1
|
| 2019 |
Open access
15
8
4
|
| 2019 |
Open access
31
25
2
|
| 2019 |
Open access
30
6
|
| 2017 |
Open access
12
8
30
|
| 2016 |
Open access
16
15
14
|
| 2016 |
Open access
|
| 2016 |
Open access
5
3
1
|
| 2015 |
10
10
3
|
| 2012 |
13
12
2
|
| 2012 |
39
33
|
| 2011 |
5
|
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2021 |
1
|
| 2020 |
Open access
|
| 2019 |
Open access
7
|
| 2019 |
Open access
3
|
| 2018 |
Open access
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| 2016 |
2
|
| 2016 |
1
|
| 2015 |
Open access
|
| 2015 |
1
1
9
|
| 2014 |
3
1
|
| 2012 |
1
|
| 2011 |
Open access
|
| 2011 |
Open access
5
|
| 2011 |
2
|
Books
Champion, E. (2021: November). Rethinking Virtual Places. Indiana University Press, Spatial Humanities series. 9780253058355 Paperback. https://iupress.org/9780253058355/rethinking-virtual-places/
Champion, E. (Ed.) (2021). Virtual Heritage: A Guide. London, UK: Ubiquity Press. https://doi.org/10.5334/bck
Champion, E. (2019). Organic Design in Twentieth-Century Nordic Architecture. Routledge, New York. 18 February 2019. https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9780415787284. https://www.routledge.com/Organic-Design-in-Twentieth-Century-Nordic-Architecture/Champion/p/book/9780415787284
Champion, E. (Ed.). (2018). The Phenomenology of Real and Virtual Places. Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy series. Routledge, New York. 08 Nov 2018. ISBN 9781138094079. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315106267
Benardou, A., Champion, E, Dallas, C., & Hughes, L., (Eds.). (2017). Cultural Heritage Infrastructures in Digital Humanities. Routledge, UK. Series: Digital Research in the Arts and Humanities.URL: https://www.routledge.com/Cultural-Heritage-Infrastructures-in-Digital-Humanities/Benardou-Champion-Dallas-Hughes/p/book/9781472447128. ISBN-13: 978-1472447128.
Champion, E. (2015). Critical Gaming: Interactive History and Virtual Heritage, Digital Research in the Arts and Humanities Series. London: Routledge (ex-Ashgate Publishing, UK). Published: 2015-09-11. Digital Research in the Arts and Humanities. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315574981 URL: https://www.routledge.com/products/9781472422903
Champion, E. (2012). (Ed.). Game Mods: Design, Theory and Criticism, Pittsburgh: Entertainment Technology Centre Press. 978-1-300-54061-8. URL: http://www.etc.cmu.edu/etcpress/content/game-mods
Champion, E. (2011). Playing with the Past. London: Springer. ISBN 978-1-84996-500-2. URL: http://www.springer.com/us/book/9781849965002
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| 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 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 Toronto | CANADA |
| Uppsala University | SWEDEN |
External engagement & recognition
| Engagement/recognition | Year |
|---|---|
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 |
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 |
MemberARC Indigenous Discovery Advisory Group |
2020 |
ReviewerDigital Humanities |
2020 |
ReviewerJournal of Aesthetics and Culture |
2020 |
Teaching & student supervision
