Simon’s research explores the application of transmedia in a Living Lab environment, specifically at Scitech, a Science Discovery Centre (SDC) in Western Australia. His work aims to understand how transmedia approaches can engage young children and foster their problem-solving skills in STEM fields.

Through participatory co-design, Simon and the SDC have developed a hybrid digital and non-digital transmedia program. This innovative approach encourages children to explore science across multiple digital platforms, engage in digital and physical activities, and ultimately remix their learning to create and share.

Simon’s research, with its potential to establish best practices, guiding principles, and tools for implementing effective transmedia learning programs, is of significant importance. Other SDCs and informal learning spaces such as museums, galleries, and libraries can use these insights to enhance their capacity to design and implement engaging, meaningful transmedia experiences that provide positive learning outcomes for children.

Supervisor: Professor Karen Murcia

Earliest digital memory

Learning how to program my Roland W-30 digital sampling workstation to make electronic dance music.