I developed and introduced a crash course on R and Blender 3D into the OPTM3201 course to provide cost-effective (essentially free) resources for students to support their lifelong learning. This provided them with ability to design practical applications for statistical procedures that were unbound by licensing and other costs that would limit accessibility to

In both research and teaching, I have pioneered the use of HMD VR to teach students about the concepts of optic flow and presence (how people feel ‘there’ in a virtual environment). Students in OPTM3201 get a hands-on experience to understand the concepts of sensory conflict and how displays can be used to optimise data visualisation. Students also learn about factors that

Learning begins before students commence their studies at UNSW, and there is no reason why we cannot create new ways to inspire them earlier in life. I recently created immersive experiences with cost-effective cardboard VR devices using YouTube VR to demonstrate the principles of optics, binocular vision and ophthalmic instrumentation.