Thomas Byers

Tom Byers is a PhD candidate in the Faculty of Engineering & IT at the University of Melbourne, researching player behaviour, community development, and playtime. He has published on content creation and co-authored work on post-gaming perspectives and Australian representation on Wikipedia. He tutors video game and technology-focused subjects at the University of Melbourne and has professional experience as a community manager for indie game studios and video game content creator. His recent work includes assisting the Centre for Wellbeing Science to embed positive learning outcomes in large-scale games.