Dr. James Birt is an Assistant Professor of Interactive Media and Design specializing in games and multimedia at Bond University. He has over 15 years of industry and academic experience, as well as a BIT, PhD in Software Engineering and Artificial Intelligence. Two primary growth areas he sees are mobile internet and interactive mobile games. The document then discusses various disruptive technologies and their impact across different industries such as government, healthcare, education, and entertainment. Specific examples are also provided of how these technologies could be applied, such as using data visualization for government, augmented reality for healthcare training, and interactive games for entertainment.

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3. Dr James Birt
Assistant Professor of Interactive Media
and Design (Games & Multimedia)
 BIT (Hons), PhD (Software Engineering &
Artificial Intelligence)
 2014 Australian Office for Learning and
Teaching Citation for Outstanding
Contribution to Student Learning
 15+ years industry & academic experience
 www.bond.edu.au/profile/dr-james-birt
 www.researchgate.net/profile/James_Birt

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5. Two primary
growth areas
1. Mobile internet
2. Interactive
mobile games

7. 2014 Emerging
Technologies
Hype Cycle

8. Industry Disruptor Outlook
Industry D DV M S P PE IOT 3DP MG CS OA NE CF MS R
Aerospace & Defence X X X X X X X X X X
Consumer Products X X X X X X X X X
Government X X X X X X X X
Health Care X X X X X X X X X X
Education X X X X X X X
Mining, Oil & Gas, Power, Utilities X X X X X X X
Retail X X X X X X X X X
Media & Entertainment X X X X X X X X X X X
Technology X X X X X X X X X X
Tourism, Hospitality X X X X X
OA Open Acess/Source
MG Millennial Generation
S Securituty
P Privacy
PE Personalisation
R Robotics
MS Material Science
3DP 3D Printing
CF Crowdfunding
D Digital
NE Nano Engineering
M Mobile
CS Crowdsourcing
IOT Internet of Things
DV Data Visualisation

9. Government 
Data Visualisation & Analytics
Teaching & Learning Collaboration between
Bond University Undergraduate
Web Design & Investigative Journalism

10. Health Care
 Augmented Training
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https://youtu.be/vTRsnn-76mM

11. Tourism
 Virtual Reality + Embedded Technology

12. Education
 Blended Learning

13. Media
 Mixed Reality
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14. Entertainment
 It’s a Cats Life
The Affection Collection
iPad game built by Saxon
Cameron (Bond University)
Interactive Media Design in
collaboration with RSPCA
Australia and was featured in
over 50 worldwide news casts
including CNN and ABC

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