Dr James Birt is an Associate Professor of Creative Media and Associate Dean for External Engagement at Bond University. His research focuses on educational technology, immersive media, and game-based systems, with particular emphasis on extended reality, mobile learning, and serious games.

Over the past decade, his work has examined how immersive technologies are designed, evaluated, and adopted across education, health, creative industries, and professional practice. His research is grounded in applied and design-oriented methodologies, with a focus on learning, engagement, accessibility, and institutional adoption rather than experimental or novelty-driven use.

Dr Birt holds a PhD in AI and software engineering. His research spans immersive learning environments, mobile and mixed reality, serious games, and interactive media, and is published across educational technology, virtual reality, and creative industries journals and conferences.

In addition to academic research, Dr Birt contributes to international standards and policy discussions relating to immersive technologies, including involvement in the development of ISO and IEC guidance on AR and VR safety. This work reflects a broader research interest in governance, responsibility, and long-term impact as immersive systems become embedded within everyday institutional and public contexts.

Dr Birt is actively engaged in industry collaboration and applied research, working with partners across education, health, government, and the creative sector to translate research into practice. His work supports capability development, evidence-based adoption of emerging technologies, and sustainable approaches to innovation.

Dr Birt welcomes enquiries from prospective Higher Degree Research students interested in educational technology, immersive media, and game-based learning. He supervises research focused on extended reality, mobile learning, serious games, and immersive learning environments, particularly where these intersect with real-world educational, professional, or cultural contexts.

HDR candidates supervised by Dr Birt benefit from a research environment that emphasises applied inquiry, methodological rigour, and industry relevance. His supervision approach supports students in developing research that is both theoretically grounded and practically meaningful, with opportunities to engage in industry collaboration, applied projects, and cross-disciplinary research.

Dr Birt has an established record of working with external partners and contributes to international research and standards activities in immersive technologies. HDR students may have opportunities to connect with these networks as part of their candidature, supporting career pathways in academia, industry, policy, or applied research roles.

Prospective students are encouraged to propose projects aligned with immersive learning, educational technology, serious games, or interactive media, particularly those addressing questions of adoption, design, evaluation, governance, or impact.