STEM Blitz - DataBlitz

Domestic violence: what it is, why it occurs and why it is linked to gendered homelessness. DataBlitz on Gender was held on 30 August 2013.

Domestic violence: what it is, why it occurs and why it is linked to gendered homelessness. DataBlitz on Gender was held on 30 August 2013.

Account of ongoing critical remix project, 'Classical Gas' which appropriates easy listening albums as if they were famous works of critical theory and philosophy. DataBlitz on Creativity was held on 26 July 2013.

This presentation shares sample data associated with the project 'Spreading fictions: distributing stories in the online age', examining the originality and creativity of the top 10 grossing movies at the Australian Box Office between 1981 and 2011. DataBlitz on Creativity was held on 26 July 2013.

At the intersection of creative writing and creativity is the vexed question of defining creativity. Therefore this presentation does not offer one single definition of the term. It identifies and critiques two broad sub-groups that are currently circulating in the global discourse: those epitomised by works looking at the creative mind, albeit within a specific socio-political context; and those dealing with management and policy. It then discusses the relevance of psychoanalysis for studying the creative component of creative writing. DataBlitz on Creativity was held on 26 July 2013.

This presentation shares sample data associated with the project 'Spreading fictions: distributing stories in the online age', examining the originality and creativity of the top 10 grossing movies at the Australian Box Office between 1981 and 2011. DataBlitz on Creativity was held on 26 July 2013.

At the intersection of creative writing and creativity is the vexed question of defining creativity. Therefore this presentation does not offer one single definition of the term. It identifies and critiques two broad sub-groups that are currently circulating in the global discourse: those epitomised by works looking at the creative mind, albeit within a specific socio-political context; and those dealing with management and policy. It then discusses the relevance of psychoanalysis for studying the creative component of creative writing. DataBlitz on Creativity was held on 26 July 2013.

Account of ongoing critical remix project, 'Classical Gas' which appropriates easy listening albums as if they were famous works of critical theory and philosophy. DataBlitz on Creativity was held on 26 July 2013.

Consumer demand for raw milk appears to be increasing in Australia. This presentation details the reported health benefits and risks associated with this practice as well as the current review of food safety standards concerning raw milk production. DataBlitz on Bodies was held on 28 June 2013.

The presentation sets out the key arguments from the concluding chapter Peter Bayliss' doctoral thesis on the role played by the body in the player's experience of videogame play. Drawing upon the work particularly of the phenomenologists Merleau-Ponty and Heidegger, it discusses how the experience of space and videogames can be experienced as space in which the player can inhabit and traverse - to experience a sense of presence within the game-world. DataBlitz on Bodies was held on 28 June 2013.