ProfPeta Wyeth

Professor Peta Wyeth has been a leader in educating future Information Technology (IT) professionals for the past 15 years. As Academic Program Director, Information Technology (2015-2019), she managed the design, development, delivery and evaluation of QUT's IT degree programs. Peta is recognised as a national leader for creating employability for IT graduates, implementing strategies to produce high quality project-based learning experiences and work integrated learning with IT programs. Learning and teaching leadership is demonstrated through a commitment to implementing innovative teaching practices (e.g. process-based approaches to learning and assessment), in combination with teaching interactions that centre around treating students with respect, emphasising thinking rather than memorising and producing classes that are well organised. Peta has 18 years lecturing experience working as an academic in both Australia and the United Kingdom. During this time she has taught across a range of topics within the computer science discipline and have been the coordinator for large classes of over 250 students as well as small project based classes.

Previous teaching included:
- Game Design
- Human Computer Interaction
- Interaction Design
- Web Programming
- Artificial Intelligence

Completed supervisions (Doctorate):
- Engaging in Activities: The Flow Experience of Gameplay (2019)
- Need Frustration and Short-Term Wellbeing: Restorative Experiences in Videogame Play (2019)
- Balancing Act: The Effect of Dynamic Difficulty Adjustment in Competitive Multiplayer Video Games (2017)
- The Influence of Naturally Mapped Control Interfaces for Video Games on the Player Experience and Intuitive Interaction (2017)
- The Psychophysiological Evaluation of the Player Experience (2017)
- A Framework for Analysing Creative Activity within Puzzle-Game Play Experiences (2015)
- Achievement Unlocked: Investigating the Design of Effective Gamification Experiences for Mobile Applications and Devices (2015)
- Designing Serious Gameplay from the Ground Up (2015)
- ThreatBot: A New Model for Improving FPS Experiences with Bots (2015)

Completed supervisions (Masters by Research):
- Designing Mobile and Tangible Interaction for Music Education with Young Children (2021)

Supervision topics:
- I want to move it, move it: framing and enabling children's active play using novel technology