Nellie Seale
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