I regularly write about my research in public venues and provide comment in the media on contemporary issues and topics that relate to games and play. I believe public engagement is an important part of academic service, and I have significant experience with pre-recorded and live television, and was most recently one of the key academic experts in the ABC Lifestyle TV series, ‘Help! My kid is a gamer!‘.
If you’d like to reach out to me for my input or comment, please email me. If your inquiry is urgent you can also contact The University of Sydney’s media office.
Selected Media Engagement
Sydney Morning Herald (08/11/2023) One of the most popular game franchises of all time is going back to its roots
The Guardian (22/08/2022) Global success of Cult of the Lamb showcases Australia’s video games development talent
The Australian (23/07/2021) Virtually reality: ‘Gaming offers escape and empowerment’
ABC News (29/11/2020) Gaming has soared during the coronavirus pandemic — is that a positive response to isolation or a reason to worry? [Watch on YouTube, ABC News Article]
Al Jazeera English (29/08/2020) Apple Terminates Developer Account of Epic Games
Sydney Morning Herald (15/08/2020) Fortnite maker’s gamble could see mobile players shut out of the game
CNET (14/08/2020) Fortnite maker Epic’s battle with Apple and Google is about making them into villains
PC World. (16/06/2020) Why do gamers like RGB lights?
Help! My Kid is a Gamer! ABC Lifestyle TV Series, October 2019, https://iview.abc.net.au/show/help-my-kid-is-a-gamer
ABC Life (29/10/2019) What to do when your child starts spending money in video games
ABC News (8/8/2019) Loot boxes in big games like Call of Duty and Overwatch to publish odds for random item
WCCFTech (28/5/2019) WHO’s Diagnosis of Gaming Disorder Questioned by Professors from the University of Sydney
Sydney Morning Herald (5/3/2019) A Happy Medium? Why Screens are not all that bad.
Apple App Store (5/12/18) Game Trend of the Year: Battle Royale
Triple J’s Hack (28/11/18) Do we need more action on loot boxes?
The Guardian (17/08/18) Videogame loot boxes addictive and a form of ‘simulated gambling’, Senate inquiry told
ABC News (14/06/18) E3: Loot boxes on the way out, developers say, as games like Fortnite show new way to monetise
ABC News (12/06/2018) Fortnite is taking over. These experts want you to play it with your kids.
The Guardian (20/06/18) Fortnite: schools warn parents of ‘negative effects’ of video game on students
Catalyst [National TV Broadcast, Feature Story] (16/07/16) Orangutans at Melbourne Zoo to be given more video games. [Watch on YouTube, ABC News article]
Seven News [National TV Broadcast] (09/02/16) World-First technology enables highly intelligent orangutan to interact with humans at Melbourne Zoo
Nine News [National TV Broadcast] (09/02/16) Tech Savvy Orangutans master Computer Games at Melbourne Zoo
ABC News (03/02/16) Orangutans in Melbourne Zoo playing Interactive Videogames using Xbox Technology
The Project [National TV Broadcast, Feature Story] (03/02/16) Gaming Orangutans [YouTube Link]
Pursuit (02/02/16) Kinecting with the Orangutans
The Age (01/02/16) Experiment has Zoo’s Orangutans seeing Red
ABC News (13/07/16) Pokemon Go: Holocaust Museum, Auschwitz ask players to Go somewhere else
The Sydney Morning Herald (14/08/16) EVE Online: Worldwide multiplayer RPG tests the boundaries of fun
New Scientist (09/10/13). The Rise of Consequences in Video Games.
Publications in Popular Media
Carter, M. & Egliston, B. (2024) Where VR Gaming took a wrong turn. IEEE Spectrum
Egliston, B. & Carter, M. (2024) The Dangerous Fantasy of Cybernetic Cops. The MIT Press Reader.
Egliston, B., Clark, K. & Carter, M. (2023) “My VR does not acknowledge me as a person”: Is the metaverse leaving disabled users behind?. ABC Religion & Ethics.
Carter, M. & Egliston, B. (01/2022) Privacy Concerns and Data Harms in the Metaverse.The World Financial Review
Carter, M. & Egliston, B. (05/2021) All work and no play in the future of virtual reality. Sydney Business Insights
Egliston, B., Mavoa, J. & Carter, M. (04/05/2021) Sure, videogames want to get you hooked on spending. But there’s no evidence they can manipulate you. The Conversation
Egliston, B, & Carter, M. (07/04/2021) ‘Potential for harm’: Microsoft to make US$22 billion worth of augmented reality headsets for US Army. The Conversation
Carter, M. & Mavoa, J. (17/03/2021) Why is kids’ video game Roblox worth $38 billion and what do parents need to know?The Conversation
Egliston, B. & Carter, M. (20/11/2020) The war between Xbox and Playstation is no longer about consoles. It’s about winning your loyalty. The Conversation
Carter, M. & Egliston, B. (24/09/2020) No Escape from Reality. Real Life Magazine
Carter, M. & Egliston, B. (18/09/2020) Facebook’s Virtual Reality Push is about Data, not gaming. The Conversation.
Mavoa, J. & Carter, M. (11/09/2020) Child’s play in the time of COVID: screen games are still ‘real’ play. The Conversation
Egliston, B., Moore, K. & Carter, M. (20/08/2020) Apple, Google and Fortnite’s stoush is a classic case of how far big tech will go to retain power The Conversation
Egliston, B. & Carter, M. (4/2/2020) Twitch.tv and the work of watching.Overland
Webber, S. & Carter, M. (29/11/2019) Virtual Reality won’t make cows happier, but it might help us see them differently. The Conversation
Carter, M. & Egliston, B. (17/12/2018) Broken records, ‘crunch’ and freemium that’s not free: 2018 was a huge year in gaming. The Conversation
Mavoa, J. & Carter, M. (16/01/18) Minecraft teaches kids about tech, but there’s a gender imbalance in play. The Conversation
Carter, M. (02/01/18) The five most anticipated games of 2018. The Conversation
Carter, M. (27/11/17) ‘Loot boxes’ and pay-to-win features in digital games look a lot like gambling. ABC News.
Velloso, E. & Carter, M. (11/07/16) The Pokémon GO craze sees gamers hit the streets but it comes with a warning. The Conversation.
Carter, M. & Velloso, E. (12/07/16) Some places should be off limits for games such as Pokémon GO. The Conversation
Webber, S., Carter, M. & Sherwen, S. (15/03/16) Orang-utans play video games too, and it can enrich their lives in the zoo. The Conversation.
Carter, M. (07/12/15) The Moral Dilemma: Monopoly or Zombies.Pursuit
Carter, M. (23/3/15). Screen Ecologies, Multi-Gaming and Designing for Different Registers of Engagement. Gamasutra
Carter, M. & Bjork, S. (4/8/15). Cheating at Candy Crush Saga. Gamasutra
Carter, M. & Allison, F. (30/11/15). Voice Interaction and Player Identity Dissonance in Games. Gamasutra