Marcus Carter

Professor Marcus Carter at The University of Sydney (Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences) is a leading researcher in Human-Computer Interaction, currently holding an Australian Research Council Future Fellowship for his work on 'The Monetisation of Children in the Digital Games Industry'. With a BA Hons and PhD in History and Philosophy of Science from Melbourne, he directs the Sydney Games and Play Lab.

• Focuses on digital games, mixed reality, and social impacts of technology
• Expert in animal-computer interaction through projects like 'Kinecting with Orangutans'
• Recognized as Australia's top HCI researcher in 2021 by The Australian

His research explores VR/AR ethics, player experience analysis, and immersive technology governance. Publications span game monetization, metaverse politics, and conservation applications of XR. Current projects examine disability inclusion in VR and ethics of immersive data collection.

Key awards include:

• ARC Future Fellowship FT220100076 ($911,616)
• Best Paper at ACM CHI 2017 and ACM ToCHI 2017
• 2020 & 2021 Researcher Rising Star by The Australian

Supervises HDR students in topics ranging from blockchain gaming to social VR, and contributes to industry reports like the 2024 SXSW Games analysis. Leads innovative research bridging game studies with social responsibility frameworks.