"...gaming is a future's language, a new form of communication emerging suddenly and with great impact across many lands and in many problem situations. This new communication form represents the first effort by man to formulate a language which is oriented to the future. This future will in all certainity differ dramatically from the past, and the languages which have passed to us from antiquity will no longer suffice."

Richard Duke, 1974

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Stewart Woods

Lecturer
School of Social and Cultural Studies
Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
University of Western Australia

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Board of Reviewers: Game Studies: The International Journal of Computer Game Research

Committee Member: Boardgames Australia

Publications/Presentations

Woods, S. (2009) Mar 23. (Play) Ground Rules: The Social Contract and the Magic Circle. Observatorio (OBS*) 3:1.

Woods, S (2009). Last Man Standing: Risk and Elimination in Social Game Play. Leonardo Electronic Almanac.

Woods, S. (2007). Playing With An Other: Ethics in the Magic Circle. In M. Eskelinen, & G. Frasca (Eds.), Cybertext Yearbook 2007 - Ludology.

Woods, S. (2004). Loading the Dice: The Challenge of Serious Videogames. Game Studies: The International Journal of Computer Game Research, 4(1).

Merrick, H., & Woods, S. (2002). 'Ergonomics for the Mind: Do Cyborgs Dream of the Transparent Interface?' Paper presented at the Biennialle of Electronic Arts, Perth, Australia.

Education

2003 - Present
PhD Candidate (Media & Information), Curtin University of Technology
Thesis Title: Convivial Conflicts: The Form, Culture and Play of Modern European Board Games
Expected Submission – February 2010

2002 BA Design (Hons.), Curtin University of Technology
Diss. Title: Fair Game – Possibilities for the Implementation of Social System Simulation Games in a Computer-Mediated Environment

Employment

2009 Curtin University - Internet Studies Curriculum Development

2008-2009 University of Western Australia – Communication Studies COMM3304 – Designing Virtual Play
(Unit Development/Guest Lecturer/Tutor)

2004 - 2008 Curtin University – Media & Information Net214/Net514 – Virtual Communities/OUA Net24 – Virtual Communities
(Unit Development/Co-Ordination/Lecturer)

2005 - 2008 Curtin University – Media & Information Net305 – Current Issues in Information and Communication Technologies
(Unit Development/Co-Ordination/Lecturer)
OUA Net34 - Current Issues in Information and Communication Technologies
(Unit Co-Ordination/Tutor)

2003 - 2007 Curtin University – Film & Television FTV244/544 – The Interactive Screen
(Unit Development/Co-Ordination/Lecturer)

2007 Curtin University – Media & Information OUA Net12 – The Internet – A Socio-technological Introduction
(Unit Co-Ordination/Tutor)

2003 - 2004 Curtin University – Media & Information
MCI111 – The Information Age
MCI112 – The Critical Attitude
(Tutor)