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My Background

My work spans a range of disciplines, sitting at the intersection of human-computer interaction, game studies, and museum studies.  

 

Over the course of 2019 and 2020, I completed a double masters degree in Museum Studies at Deakin University and World Heritage from the Brandenburg University of Technology in Germany. In the cultural heritage space, my research interests are in sustainability and community.  

 

I’m now pursuing my own research through my PhD, where I'm looking at museum experience design through the lens of games and play. 

 

Broadly, my work explores the intersections of all of these topics (and a few more besides), and you'll find me talking (or making things) about museums and other cultural organisations, sustainability, games in many different forms, storytelling, communities, accessibility and inclusivity, technology, and how people feel about things. 

Education

2022-2026

The University of Melbourne

Doctor of Philosophy Engineering and IT

Thesis topic: examining the intersection of games and the visitor experience in Australian museums, towards design guidelines for museum professionals. 

Ingenium Scholar

Wattle Fellow

2019-2021

Deakin University

Masters of Museum Studies and Cultural Heritage

Thesis topic: examining the impacts of climate change on the World Heritage site of Budj Bim in western Victoria.

Roslyn Lawry Award Finalist 

2019-2021

Brandenburgische Technische Universität

Masters of World Heritage Studies

2016-2018

The University of Melbourne

Bachelor of Arts

Major in Ancient World Studies, Minor in Art History

I live and work primarily on the lands of the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung and the Bunurong Boon Wurrung peoples of the Kulin Nations.

I pay my respects to Elders past and present.

©2025 Nellie Seale

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