Debra Polson

Biography

Debra Polson is an academic and independent designer, focused on exploiting unique aspects of digital games and creative social networks. Debra holds an academic position at Queensland University of Technology, in the Communication Design Department, and has recently been seconded to the Australasian CRC for Interaction Design (ACID) as senior research fellow. In this position Debra has led a number of multi-discipline research and development projects, such as Cipher Cities, MiLK and SCAPE that endeavor to exploit the potentials of computer games and mobile technologies to improve human relationships in environments such as schools, museums, and everyday public places.