Members of the Sydney Games and Play Lab are often featured in news stories, interviews, podcasts, and public discussions. Below, you can find a sample of recent media contributions from our researchers.
For media enquiries, contact Professor Marcus Carter at [email protected].
Media appearances by year
2026
Roblox should be stopped from manipulating kids The Sydney Morning Herald
‘I feel free’: Australia’s social media ban, one month on BBC
How Online Poker Streams Are Following the Trail Blazed by Video Game Streamers Big News Network
2025
Will teens without accounts be safe on YouTube under social media ban? ABC News
NSW cracks down on rise of far-right with new laws Law Society Journal
The dangerous new phase of Sydney neo-Nazi rally revealed The Daily Telegraph
Seeing like Meta: Smart glasses and the ethics of augmented reality ABC News
Loot boxes are still rife in kids’ mobile games, despite ban on ‘gambling‑like’ features The Conversation
Is time up for TikTok in the US? BBC: The Inquiry
What is Kick, the platform that livestreamed a man’s death this week? The Conversation
The militarisation of immersive technology — where will it lead and at what societal cost? ABC News
2024
Live commerce surges as shoppers fork out cash online in real time The Washington Post
The dangerous fantasy of cybernetic cops Popular Science
Where VR Gaming Took a Wrong Turn IEEE Spectrum
Meta to use Instagram and Facebook posts from as far back to train artificial intelligence tools ABC News