Associate Professor Ian McArthur

Associate Professor Ian McArthur

Associate Professor

2015             PhD (Media Arts), UNSW Art and Design, UNSW Australia  
2003             Master of Design (Professional Practice), Middlesex University, United Kingdom
1997             Bachelor of Adult Education, University of Technology (UTS), Sydney, Australia 
1996             Bachelor of Teaching (Adult Education), University of Technology (UTS), Sydney, Australia

 

Arts, Design & Architecture (ADA)
iCinema Centre for Interactive Cinema Research

I work across the domains of experimental interdisciplinary research and practice, transcultural collaboration, sound art, experimental radio, metadesign, and education change. My current research posits a speculative framework for radical inclusion and sympoietic literacy in design education and praxis through posthuman, pluriversal approaches to critical, reflexive, and collaborative engagement with diverse, hybrid, and emerging intelligences.

Phone
+61 2 8936 0644
  • Book Chapters | 2021
    McArthur I, 2021, 'Interdisciplinary Design and Transcultural Collaboration as Transformative Remix Tools', in Navas E; Gallagher O; burrough X (ed.), The Routledge Handbook of Digital Humanities and Remix Studies, Routledge, pp. 175 - 193, http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780429355875-11
    Book Chapters | 2018
    McArthur I; Priestman M; Miller B, 2018, 'Collaborative mapping as a new urban design pedagogy', in McArthur I; Bamford R; Xu ; Miller B (ed.), Investigating the visual as a transformative pedagogy in the Asia Region, Common Ground Research Networks, Champaign, IL, pp. 121 - 150, http://dx.doi.org/10.18848/978-1-86335-027-3/CGP
    Book Chapters | 2018
    McArthur IW; Bamford R, 2018, 'Emergent Visual Pedagogies: Complexity, Culture, and Collaboration', in McArthur I; Bamford R; Xu F; Miller B (ed.), Investigating the Visual as a Transformative Pedagogy in the Asia Region, Common Ground Publishing, Champaign, Illinois, USA, pp. 9 - 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.18848/978-1-86335-027-3/CGP
    Book Chapters | 2018
    Williamson LB, 2018, 'Cultural Textiles: design, engagement and transformation', in McArthur I; Bamford R; Miller B; Xu F (ed.), Investigating the visual as a transformative pedagogy in the Asia Region, pp. 49 - 74, http://dx.doi.org/10.18848/978-1-86335-027-3/CGP
    Book Chapters | 2017
    McArthur IW, 2017, 'Redesigning the design of place', in Hespanhol L; Haeusler M; Tomitsch M; Tscherteu G (ed.), Media Architecture Compendium: Digital Placemaking., avedition, Stuttgart, Germany, pp. 57 - 61, https://www.avedition.de/en/media-architecture-compendium.html
    Book Chapters | 2015
    Tomitsch M; Haeusler M; McArthur IW; Foth M, 2015, 'The Role of Digital Screens in Urban Life: New Opportunities for Placemaking.', in Foth M; Brynskov M; Ojala T (ed.), Citizen’s Right to the Digital City – Urban Interfaces, Activism, and Placemaking, Springer, Singapore, pp. 37 - 54
    Book Chapters | 2013
    McArthur I, 2013, 'Collabor8: Online and Blended Cross-Cultural Studios', in CASES ON CULTURAL IMPLICATIONS AND CONSIDERATIONS IN ONLINE LEARNING, IGI GLOBAL, pp. 24 - 47, http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-1885-5.ch002
    Book Chapters | 2011
    McArthur I, 2011, 'Collabor8', in Cases on Globalized and Culturally Appropriate E-Learning, IGI Global, pp. 187 - 206, http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61520-989-7.ch009
    Book Chapters | 2011
    Mcarthur IW, 2011, 'Collabor8: Online and Blended Cross-Cultural Studios', in Edmundson A (ed.), Cases on Globalized and Culturally Appropriate E-Learning: Challenges and Solutions, IGI Global, New York, pp. 187 - 206, http://www.amazon.com/Cases-Globalized-Culturally-Appropriate-Learning/dp/1615209891
  • Edited Books | 2018
    McArthur IW; Bamford R; Xu F; Miller B, (eds.), 2018, Investigating the Visual as a Transformative Pedagogy in the Asia Region, Common Ground Publishing, Champaign, Illinois, USA, http://dx.doi.org/10.18848/978-1-86335-027-3/CGP.
  • Journal articles | 2025
    McArthur I; Kriss K; Barns S; Cumming TM, 2025, 'Reimagining public space: co-designing the future of inclusive media', CoDesign, ahead-of-print, pp. 1 - 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15710882.2025.2591412
    Journal articles | 2023
    Cumming TM; Bugge ASJ; Kriss K; McArthur I; Watson K; Jiang Z, 2023, 'Diversified: promoting co-production in course design and delivery', Frontiers in Education, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2023.1329810
    Journal articles | 2023
    McArthur I, 2023, 'The Comic Storytelling of Western Japan: Satire and Social Mobility in Kamigata Rakugo', JAPAN FORUM, 35, pp. 604 - 606, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09555803.2023.2214147
    Journal articles | 2022
    McArthur I; Xu F, 2022, 'Co-Design for Sino-Australian Participatory Urban Media', China City Planning Review, Vol. 31, pp. 27 - 39, http://ccprjournal.com.cn/index.htm
    Journal articles | 2020
    Hespanhol L; Tomistch M; McArthur I, 2020, 'From placemaking to placekeeping: reframing digital urban installations for community engagement in the long run', Ubiquity: The Journal of Pervasive Media, https://www.intellectbooks.co.uk/journals/view-Journal,id=211/
    Journal articles | 2016
    McArthur IW; Tomitsch M, 2016, 'Diagnostic Design: A Framework for Activating Civic Participation through Urban Media', Journal of Design, Business & Society, 2, pp. 163 - 182, http://dx.doi.org/10.1386/dbs.2.2.163_1
    Journal articles | 2015
    Hespanhol L; Tomitsch M; McArthur I; Fredericks J; Schroeter R; Foth M, 2015, 'Situated interfaces for engaging citizens on the go', interactions, 23, pp. 40 - 45, http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/2851200
    Journal articles | 2012
    McArthur IW; Miller B, 2012, 'Joining Up: Evaluating technologically augmented interdisciplinary cross-cultural collaboration', Design Frontiers: Territories/Concepts/Technologies, pp. 347 - 350
    Journal articles | 2011
    Watson K; McIntyre S; McArthur I, 2011, 'Trust and Relationship Building: Critical Skills for the Future of Design Education in Online Contexts', Iridescent, 1, pp. 22 - 29, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19235003.2011.11428486
    Journal articles | 2009
    Watson K; Mcintyre SD; Mcarthur IW, 2009, 'Trust and relationship building: Critical skills for the future of design education in online contexts', Iridescent: Icograda Journal of Design Research, 1, pp. 22 - 29, http://iridescent.icograda.org/about/volume_i:_2009-2011.php
    Journal articles | 2008
    Mcarthur IW, 2008, 'The Collabor8 Project: Realities within Design-Based Online Cross-Cultural Collaboration', Design Principles & Practice: An International Journal, 3
    Journal articles | 2007
    Mcarthur IW, 2007, 'Learning continuums: Emerging paradigms', Research Journal of the Australian Graphic Designers Association, Three, pp. 26 - 38
    Journal articles | 2004
    Mcarthur IW, 2004, 'Downtown Bicycle', Desktop Magazine
    Journal articles | 2004
    Mcarthur IW, 2004, 'Global Weave', Desktop Magazine
  • Conference Presentations | 2025
    McArthur I, 2025, 'Beyond Anthopocentrism: AI, Ethics, and Aesthetics in Future Design Education', presented at EAAI Conference on ethics and aesthetics of artificial images, Iuav University of Venice & VIU Venice International University, 08 May 2025 - 10 May 2025, https://ai-venice2025.com/
    Conference Presentations | 2024
    McArthur I; Priestman M, 2024, 'Re-thinking City: Speculative Dreaming on the Future of the Urban', presented at Ninth International Conference on Communication & Media Studies, Interamerican Open University Buenos Aires, Argentina, 24 October 2024 - 25 October 2024, https://oncommunicationmedia.com/
    Conference Presentations | 2024
    McArthur I; Priestman M, 2024, 'Rethinking the City: Speculative Dreaming on the Future of the Urban', presented at Ninth International Conference on Communication & Media Studies, Interamerican Open University Buenos Aires, Argentina, 24 October 2024 - 25 October 2024, http://dx.doi.org/10.18848/978-1-86335-268-0/CGP
    Recorded / Rendered Creative Works | 2024
    McArthur I, 2024, UNSEEN, The New Museum of Digital Art, Cologne, Cologne, Editor(s): McArthur I, Published: 11 August 2024, Duration: 00:10:39, Recorded / Rendered Creative Works, https://the-anthropocene-project.nmartproject.net/the-sound-of-anthropocene/
    Conference Presentations | 2023
    Cumming T; McArthur I; Jiang V; Kriss K; Watson K; Saint-James Bugge A, 2023, 'Universal Design for Learning at an Australian University: Upskilling Educators', presented at UDLHE Digicon 2023 – Multiple means of sharing UDL: from information to implementation, Online, 17 October 2023 - 19 October 2023, https://udl-irn.org/udlhe-digicon/
    Creative Works (non-textual) | 2023
    McArthur I; Bugge A; Kriss K; Cumming T; Thiele K; Jiang V, 2023, ADA x Health STORYBOX, ADA x Health, UNSW, 23 October 2023 - 17 November 2023, medium: Digital Installation, at: https://www.unsw.edu.au/arts-design-architecture/our-research/ada-x-health?mc_cid=cc57864c43&mc_eid=4f33a53c19
    Creative Works (non-textual) | 2023
    McArthur I; Kriss K; Cumming T; Watson K, 2023, Storybox: Co-designing digital inclusion using participatory public space media with neurodiverse communities, Storybox: Co-designing digital inclusion using participatory public space media with neurodiverse communities, Customs House, Sydney NSW, 17 April 2023 - 17 April 2023, at: https://www.disabilityinnovation.unsw.edu.au/diversified-storybox-sydney
    Creative Works (non-textual) | 2021
    McArthur I; Hinshaw A, 2021, metaPLACE, The Data Imaginary: Fears and Fantasies, Griffiths University Art Museum, 01 July 2021 - 18 September 2021, medium: Online interactive and live data feed, at: http://thedataimaginary.com/
    Conference Presentations | 2021
    McArthur I; Xu F; Zhang L, 2021, 'Un-Learning/Re-Learning: Towards Pluriversal Co-Design', presented at IASDR2021, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, 05 December 2021 - 09 December 2021, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28128
    Conference Papers | 2021
    McArthur I; Xu F; Zhang L, 2021, 'Un-Learning/Re-Learning: Towards Pluriversal Co-design', Springer, Hong Kong PolyTechnic University, Hong Kong, pp. 1377 - 1396, presented at IASDR2021 - the ninth Congress of the International Association of Societies of Design Research., Hong Kong PolyTechnic University, Hong Kong, 05 December 2021 - 09 December 2021, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-4472-7_90
    Conference Papers | 2021
    McArthur I; Xu F, 2021, 'metaPLACE – Prototyping participatory urban media for co-designed place-making', in Carta S (ed.), URBAN ASSEMBLAGE: THE CITY AS ARCHITECTURE, MEDIA, AI AND BIG DATA., AMPS/UCL Press, Hertfordshire University, United Kingdom, pp. 1 - 11, presented at URBAN ASSEMBLAGE: THE CITY AS ARCHITECTURE, MEDIA, AI AND BIG DATA., Hertfordshire University, United Kingdom, 28 June 2021 - 30 June 2021, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28127
    Conference Papers | 2021
    Mcarthur I; Xu F, 2021, 'MetaPLACE: Co-designing Sino-Australian Urban Media for Participatory Placemaking', in ACM International Conference Proceeding Series, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), pp. 42 - 53, presented at Media Architecture Biennale 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3469410.3469415
    Theses / Dissertations | 2019
    Goddard S; Goddard S, 2019, Cold Sweat: Making it in an Anxious World, UNSWorks, http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/62236
    Designs / Architecture | 2019
    McArthur I; Fang X, 2019, meta-PLACE Co-Design Workshop, publication category: Designs / Architecture, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/27543, https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/XjI2C8YP9_Nm-oinBPYw_g
    Performances (Music, Theatre, Dance) | 2019
    McArthur I; Morrad A, 2019, London College of Communication Elephant and Castle London SE1 6SB United Kingdom, Publication: Telematic Ecologies of Improvisation and Collaboration, Performances (Music, Theatre, Dance), https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/interruptions-disruptive-discourses-in-screen-sound-and-photography-tickets-57183414131?fbclid=IwAR1Eu70ulLcoBR6XwneJR_xS6BiSdMTq4Lvo1-lpdxt_Xu6zApEzQxf4CoQ#
    Conference Papers | 2019
    McArthur I; Morrad A, 2019, 'The Grid', in Anywhere III, Project Anywhere; Centre of Visual Art (University of Melbourne) and Parsons Fine Art (Parsons School of Design, The New School), pp. 64 - 68, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/27544
    Recorded / Rendered Creative Works | 2019
    McArthur I; Morrad A, 2019, The Grid - A film by Morrad+McArthur, Project Anywhere, University of Melbourne, Editor(s): McArthur I; Morrad A, Digital video, Published: 22 March 2019, Duration: 8 minutes, Recorded / Rendered Creative Works, http://www.projectanywhere.net/conference/#artanywhere
    Creative Works (non-textual) | 2019
    McArthur I; Rezende LL, 2019, de-othering, Emotional Practices, Royal College of Art, London; Online, 21 September 2019 - 07 December 2019, medium: Film, at: https://emotional-practices.webflow.io/projects/ian-mcarthur
    Other | 2019
    McArthur I; Xu F, 2019, metaPLACE’ workshops 2019 Chongqing, China, DIMENSIONS ART CENTER, Chongqing, China, https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/XjI2C8YP9_Nm-oinBPYw_g
    Recorded / Rendered Creative Works | 2018
    McArthur I; Morrad A, 2018, Shadowed, bandcamp.com, Spotify, iTunes, London, Editor(s): McArthur I; Morrad A; Oliver R, digital, Published: 08 September 2018, Recorded / Rendered Creative Works, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/26979
    Creative Works (non-textual) | 2018
    McArthur I; Morrad A, 2018, The Grid, Project Anywhere, http://www.projectanywhere.net/, 11 January 2018 - 11 January 2019, medium: Audiovisual media, Installation, at: http://www.projectanywhere.net/the-grid/
    Conference Papers | 2018
    McArthur I, 2018, 'Mapping Chongqing's Urban Media Ecology', in Colangelo D; Fatah A (ed.), ACM International Conference Proceeding Series, ACM, Beijing, pp. 1 - 10, presented at Media Architecture Biennale 2018, Beijing, 13 November 2018 - 16 November 2018, http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3284389.3284393
    Recorded / Rendered Creative Works | 2017
    McArthur IW; Morrad A, 2017, 6 x 10, bandcamp.com, digital recording, Published: 03 August 2017, Recorded / Rendered Creative Works, https://morradandmcarthur.bandcamp.com/album/6x10
    Creative Works (non-textual) | 2017
    McArthur IW; Morrad A, 2017, A Lack of Chairs, DOCUMENTS, ALTERNATIVES (#1), Airspace Gallery, Stoke on Trent, UK, 17 November 2017 - 16 December 2017, medium: audio, at: http://www.airspacegallery.org/index.php/projects/documents_alternatives_1
    Recorded / Rendered Creative Works | 2017
    McArthur IW; Morrad A, 2017, Droneweek, http://www.soundartradio.org.uk/, Totnes, Devon, UK, Editor(s): McArthur I; Morrad A, Published: 06 August 2017, Duration: 02:00:00, Recorded / Rendered Creative Works, http://www.soundartradio.org.uk/services/projects/Droneweek_2017/
    Recorded / Rendered Creative Works | 2017
    McArthur IW; Morrad A, 2017, Itinerant Mind (2017), Wave Farm WGXC 90.7 FM, New York, Editor(s): McArthur I; Morrad A; Joseph-Hunter G, radio broadcast, Published: 2017, Duration: One hour (Monthly), Recorded / Rendered Creative Works, https://wavefarm.org/wgxc/schedule/y1e2ta
    Performances (Music, Theatre, Dance) | 2016
    McArthur IW; Morrad A; McArthur IW, 2016, St Mary Le Wigford Church, Lincoln, United Kingdom, Publication: Extra Sonic Practice #1, Performances (Music, Theatre, Dance), http://extrasonicpractice.blogs.lincoln.ac.uk/2016/02/22/esp-1-an-evening-of-extra-sonic-performances/
    Recorded / Rendered Creative Works | 2016
    McArthur IW; Morrad A; Oliver R, 2016, Itinerant Mind, Editor(s): Shepley A, Digital Media, Published: 25 June 2016, Recorded / Rendered Creative Works, https://www.thecollectionmuseum.com/?/exhibitions-and-events/view/itinerant-mind
    Performances (Music, Theatre, Dance) | 2016
    McArthur IW; Morrad A, 2016, Toynbee Studios, 28 Commercial Street London t E1 6AB, Publication: "Snakeweed" at Lee Campbell's Tactics of Interruption, 09 June 2016, Editor(s): Campbell L, Performances (Music, Theatre, Dance), https://www.artsadmin.co.uk/events/3885
    Recorded / Rendered Creative Works | 2016
    McArthur IW; Morrad A, 2016, Itinerant Mind (2016), Wave Farm WGXC 90.7 FM, New York, United States, Editor(s): McArthur I; Morrad A; Joseph-Hunter G, radio broadcast, Published: 20 February 2016, Duration: One our (Monthly), Recorded / Rendered Creative Works, https://wavefarm.org/
    Curatorial Outputs | 2016
    Miller B; Erickson A; McArthur IW, 2016, The Future of Cities Forum, exhibited at: Red Room Lecture Theatre, Building 7, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, 05 October 2016 - 05 October 2016, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/26104
    Curatorial Outputs | 2016
    Miller B; Mcarthur I; Priestman M, 2016, MAD.LAB @ Beijing Design Week, exhibited at: The Factory, 8 Da Wai Lang Ying Hutong, Dashilar, Beijing, 28 September 2016 - 07 October 2016, http://dashilar.org/en/A/A4a/t1246.html
    Conference Papers | 2015
    Fredericks J; Tomitsch M; Hespanhol L; McArthur IW, 2015, 'Digital Pop-Up: Investigating Bespoke Community Engagement in Public Spaces.', in unknown at this point (ed.), Australasian Conference on Computer-Human Interaction (OzCHI’15), ACM Press., ACM Press, University of Melbourne, presented at OzCHI 2015 Being Human, University of Melbourne, 07 December 2015 - 10 September 2015, http://www.ozchi.org/2015/
    Conference Papers | 2015
    Hespanhol L; Tomitsch M; McArthur IW; Schroeter R; Foth M, 2015, 'Vote As You Go: Blending Interfaces For Community Engagement Into The Urban Space', in Avram G (ed.), Proceedings of the 7th International ACM Conference on Communities and Technologies (C&T 2015), ACM, Limerick, Ireland, pp. 29 - 37, presented at C&T Communities and Technologies - The 7th International ACM Conference on Communities and Technologies (C&T 2015), Limerick, Ireland, 27 June 2015 - 30 June 2015, http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/2768545.2768553
    Conference Papers | 2015
    McArthur IW; Hespanhol L; Tomitsch M, 2015, 'Empowering Citizens and their Input on Civic Issues through Urban Media', in Charitos D; Theona I (ed.), Data to the People Proceedings of the 3rd International Hybrid City Conference, Athens, Greece., Athens, Greece, presented at Hybrid City 3: The 3rd International Hybrid City Conference, Athens, Greece., Athens, Greece, 17 September 2015 - 19 October 2016, http://uranus.media.uoa.gr/hc3/
    Recorded / Rendered Creative Works | 2015
    McArthur IW; Morrad A, 2015, Paradoxical Data-Driven Space, Editor(s): Liggert S, Installation, Performance, Published: 09 September 2015, Recorded / Rendered Creative Works, http://glyndwrpix.co.uk/carbon3/#p=26
    Conference Papers | 2015
    McArthur IW; Tomitsch M; Hespanhol L, 2015, 'Empowering Citizens and their Input on Civic Issues through Urban Media', in Charitos D; Meimaris M; Dragona D; Theona I (eds.), University of Athens, Faculty of Communication and Media Studies, of the University of Athens, presented at Hybrid City III - Data to the People, Faculty of Communication and Media Studies, of the University of Athens, 17 September 2015 - 19 September 2015
    Theses / Dissertations | 2015
    McArthur IW, 2015, Activating A Framework For Transcultural Interdisciplinary Collaboration In Design Education: Sino Australian Field Studies, UNSW Art & Design
    Reports | 2015
    Tomitsch M; Haeusler MH; Hespanol L; McArthur I; Murphie A; Foth M; Miller B, 2015, Enabling Audience Participation and Collective Content Generation Through Urban Media as a Diagnostic Method in Urban Planning, Sydney University, Sydney, Australia, http://sydney.edu.au/halloran/resources/urban-media-report_lowres.pdf
    Creative Works (non-textual) | 2014
    McArthur IW; Morrad A, 2014, umwelten plus, GNARLFest Performance Research Showcase, Lincoln Performing Arts Centre University of Lincoln, UK, 27 October 2014 - 01 November 2014, at: http://www.gnarlfest.com/
    Recorded / Rendered Creative Works | 2014
    Miller B; McArthur I; Bateman P; HInshaw A, 2014, starry_night, Published: 2014, Recorded / Rendered Creative Works, http://www.vividsydney.com/events/starrynight
    Creative Works (non-textual) | 2014
    Miller B; McArthur I; HInshaw A; Bateman P, 2014, starry_night, VIVID Sydney 2014, Pier 8/9, 23 May 2014 - 10 June 2014, medium: Media Arts Installation, at: http://www.vividsydney.com/events/starrynight
    Conference Papers | 2013
    Bateman PJ; Miller B; McArthur I, 2013, 'Art in the age of imaging data: mediated moments and plasma flow', in Nadarajan G; Graugaard L (ed.), re-new 2013 proceedings, Renew Digital Arts Forum, Denmark, pp. 306 - 311, presented at Re-new Digital Arts Forum, Copenhagen, Denmark, 30 October 2013 - 02 November 2013, http://re-new.org/
    Conference Papers | 2013
    McArthur IW; Miller B; Murphie A, 2013, 'augmented_studio: Collaboration, Interactive Media and Urban Space', in Charitos D; Theona I; Dragona D; Rizopoulos C; Meimaris M (eds.), Hybrid City 2013 Subtle Revolutions, The University Research Institute of Applied Communications (URIAC), Athens, Greece, pp. 379 - 386, presented at Hybrid City 2013 Subtle Revolutions, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 23 May 2013 - 25 May 2013
    Creative Works (non-textual) | 2013
    Miller B; Mcarthur IW; Hinshaw A, 2013, #capillary, Running the city, UNSW Galleries; College of Fine Arts Paddington NSW, 07 June 2013 - 20 July 2013, medium: Media Arts Installation, at: http://www.cofa.unsw.edu.au/electronic-art/running-the-city.html
    Conference Papers | 2013
    Yang L; McArthur IM; Miller B, 2013, 'Expanded urban media: From discretised social collages to corrugated social brain.', in Cleland K; Fisher L; Harley R (eds.), Proceedings of the 19th International Symposium of Electronic Art, ISEA2013, Sydney., ISEA International, Sydney, Australia, presented at International Symposium of Electronic Arts, 2014, Sydney, 10 June 2013 - 14 June 2013, http://ses.library.usyd.edu.au/handle/2123/9752
    Conference Papers | 2013
    Yingying X; Duo J; Yang L; McArthur IW; Miller B, 2013, 'Created in China: China’s Creative and Cultural Future.', in Cleland K; Fisher L; Harley R (eds.), Proceedings of the 19th International Symposium of Electronic Art, ISEA2013, Sydney, ISEA International, Sydney, Australia, presented at International Symposium of Electronic Arts, 2014, Sydney, Australia, 10 June 2013 - 14 June 2013, http://ses.library.usyd.edu.au/handle/2123/9756
    Conference Presentations | 2012
    Mcarthur IW; Miller B, 2012, 'Interactive Media in Smart Cities', presented at GeoCity Smart City Symposium, GeoCity Smart City - International Information Design Exhibition, Beijing Design Week, Beijing, 29 September 2012
    Conference Papers | 2012
    Mcarthur IW; Miller B, 2012, 'Joining Up: Evaluating technologically augmented interdisciplinary cross-cultural collaboration', in Design Frontiers: Territiories, Concepts, Technologies, International Committee for Design History & Design Studies | Blucher, Sao Paulo, Brazil, pp. 347 - 350, presented at ICDHS 2012: Design frontiers: territories, concepts, technologies:, São Paulo Brazil
    Creative Works (non-textual) | 2012
    Miller B; Mcarthur IW; Hinshaw A; Adams P, 2012, plasma_flow (Weibo Version), GeoCity SmartCity International Information Design Exhibition, Beijing, China, 28 September 2012 - 14 October 2012, medium: Media Art Installation, at: http://www.bjdw.org/index.php/en/calendar_article/?cid=25&id=177
    Creative Works (non-textual) | 2012
    Miller B; Mcarthur IW; Hinshaw A, 2012, mediated_moments, GeoCity SmartCity International Information Design Exhibition, Beijing, China, 28 September 2012 - 14 October 2012, at: http://www.bjdw.org/index.php/en/calendar_article/?cid=25&id=177
    Creative Works (non-textual) | 2012
    Miller B; Mcarthur IW; Hinshaw A, 2012, plasma_flow, VIVID Lights ON! Festival, Cleland Bond; 24-33 Playfair St The Rocks Sydney, 23 May 2012 - 11 June 2012, medium: Media Art Installation, at: http://www.vividsydney.com/
    Creative Works (non-textual) | 2012
    Miller B; Mcarthur IW, 2012, GeoCity SmartCity International Information Design Exhibition, GeoCity SmartCity International Information Design Exhibition, CMODA; Beijing, 21 September 2012 - 01 October 2012, at: http://sites.cofa.unsw.edu.au/~z9270907/cmoda.html
    Conference Papers | 2010
    Mcarthur IW, 2010, 'Creating Culturally Adaptive Pedagogy', in Shanghai Cumulus Working Papers Tongji University College of Design and Innovation 2010, Tongji University, Shanghai, China, pp. 68 - 74, presented at Better City Better Life: Cumulus Conference, Tongji University, Shanghai, China, 07 September 2010 - 10 September 2010, http://www.cumulus2010tongji.org/paper/2010CumulusPaper.pdf
    Conference Presentations | 2010
    Mcarthur IW, 2010, 'Reflections on practicing design in China', presented at Asia Now & Beyond: Design Opportunities for Creatives, Sydney, Australia, 05 July 2010 - 05 July 2010
    Conference Papers | 2009
    Mcarthur IW, 2009, 'The Collabor8 Project: Realities Within Design-Based Online Cross-Cultural Collaboration', in Design Principles & Practice: An International Journal, Common Ground Publishing, Champaign, Illinois, USA, presented at 3rd International Conference on Design Principles and Practices, Berlin, Germany, 15 February 2009 - 17 February 2009
    Conference Papers | 2009
    Watson K; Mcintyre SD; Mcarthur IW, 2009, 'Trust and relationship building: critical skills for the future of design education in online contexts', in Proceedings of the 2009 Icograda Education Network World Design Congress Education Conference, Icograda, Beijing, China, presented at 2009 Icograda Education Network World Design Congress Education Conference, Beijing, China, 24 October 2009 - 30 October 2009
    Conference Papers | 2008
    Mcarthur IW, 2008, 'East West Collaboration in Online Pedagogy', in DesignEd Asia Conference 2007: Sustaining Cultures through Design Education, Conference Proceedings, Hong Kong, presented at Design Ed Asia Conference 2008 - Culture as Inspiration, Hong Kong, 09 December 2008 - 10 December 2008
    Conference Papers | 2007
    Mcarthur IW; Mcintyre SD; Watson K, 2007, 'Preparing Students for the Global Workplace `An Examination of Collaborative Online Learning Approaches`', in ConnecED 2007 International Conference on Design Education, Sydney, University of New South Wales, presented at ConnectED 2007 International Conference on Design Education, Sydney, 09 July 2007 - 12 July 2007
    Conference Papers | 1992
    BUTTERWORTH J; BYRNE A; DEVENISH R; GINGRICH D; HALLAMBAKER P; MCARTHUR I; NASH J; ROOCROFT N; TOPPJORGENSEN S, 1992, 'INITIAL EXPERIENCE WITH THE ZEUS CENTRAL TRACKING DETECTOR 2ND LEVEL TRIGGER AND DATA ACQUISITION-SYSTEM', in Verkerk C; Wojcik W (ed.), PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMPUTING IN HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS 92, C E R N, FRANCE, ANNECY, pp. 230 - 233, presented at INTERNATIONAL CONF ON COMPUTING IN HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS ( CHEP 92 ), FRANCE, ANNECY, 21 September 1992 - 25 September 1992
    Other | 1962
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As an advocate for radical inclusion, I co-founded Diversified in 2021 to examine how co-design can promote student voice in their courses through instructional co-production between neurodivergent UNSW students and their instructors. This led to an industry collaboration with Esem Projects piloting a pluriversal participatory design framework for evaluating the impact of public space media through workshops with neurodivergent participants to create digital storytelling deployed on Esem Project’s public space media platform STORYBOX (https://storybox.co).

In 2015 I co-founded mad.lab, an urban research platform in the megacity of Chongqing, South West China in collaboration with Priestman Architects and Sichuan Fine Arts Institute. mad.lab develops education, research, and industry projects to incubate, develop, and present innovative site-specific, mediated, and issue-based concepts for the future of cities. Building on this, I led the experimental study ‘metaPLACE’ (2019-2022) to examine the potential contribution of participatory design in urban design and placemaking in Chongqing, one of China’s largest and fastest growing cities. metaPLACE employed participatory urban media interfaces co-designed by researchers, industry stakeholders, and local government. It demonstrates how participatory design methods can support, collect, analyse and distribute public sentiment data to assist in transforming urban environments like Chongqing by fully deploying its rich cultural and social resources through end-user participation.

2022 McArthur, I. W., Kriss, K., Watson, K., Cumming, T. School of Art & Design Research Support Scheme 
Co-designing digital inclusion using participatory public space media with neurodiverse communities. ($9,200)

2018 McArthur, I., Australian Research Council/Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA - DE190100779). 
Co-design between China and Australia using participatory urban media ($426,935)

2017 McArthur, I., Faculty Research Grant. Mapping Chongqing’s Urban Media Ecology ($12,664)

2016 McArthur, I., UNSW China Ambassadors Program DFAT ($64,000)

2016 McArthur, I., Special Studies Program ($11,000) 

2016 Miller, B., McArthur, I., Sierra, M., Australia China Council Grant. Building, strengthening and consolidating connections: Australia-China design dialogues ($20,000)

2016 Miller, B., McArthur, I., Sierra, M., Australian Cultural Diplomacy Grant mad.lab@Beijing Design Week ($15,000)

2015 Haeusler, M., McArthur, I., Tomitsch, M., Harding, G., Thomas, L., Turnball Tillman, D., Chang, Z. Connecting City Life and Culture in China and Australia through Media Architecture ($30,000)

2014 McArthur, I., DFAT Asia Bound Mobility Program ($31,500)  

2014 Apperley, T., Attridge, J., Harley, R., Jöttkandt, S., Lowe, R., McArthur, I., McIntyre, S., Murphie, A., Zappavigna, M., UNSW Innovation Grant. Building the UNSW Community of Practice in the Digital Humanities ($25,000)

2013 McArthur, I., Tomitsch, M., Foth, M., Haeusler, M., Murphie, A., Miller, B. Halloran Trust Research Grant. Enabling audience participation through urban media as a diagnostic method in urban planning ($47,834)

2013 McArthur, I., Miller, B., Faculty Research Grant. augmented_studio: Accelerating intercultural communication and collaboration through the use of interactive media platforms to co-language shared vision ($5000)

2012 McArthur, I., PRSS Graduate Research School Funding ($3000) 

2012 McArthur, I., Faculty Support Funding BJDW ($9,000) 

2012 McArthur, I., L&T Dissemination Support Grant ($2,000) 

2011 McArthur, I., Miller, B., Goodwin, R.; DEEWR Study Overseas Short-term Mobility Program ($24,000) 

2011 McArthur, I., L&T Dissemination Support Grant ($2,000); 

2010 McArthur, I., Miller, B., Goodwin, R. Faculty Research Grant. Incubating Trust, Signalling Coherence: Evaluating Interactive Media Platform in cross-cultural contexts ($9,098)

2010 McArthur, I., Miller, B., Goodwin, R., UNSW Contestable Funding – International Projects. COFA in CHINA, A collaborative exhibition project between COFA and Donghua University (DHU), Shanghai ($18,968)

2009 McIntyre, S., Bennett, R., Watson K., McArthur, I., Larsen, S., Australian Learning and Teaching Council Competitive Grant Learning to teach online: developing high-quality video and text resources to help educators teach online ($210,000)  

2009 McArthur, I., McIntyre, S., Bennett, R., Fang Xu, Goodwin, R., Early Career Research Grant. Culturally adaptive online pedagogy: Developing and evaluating culturally appropriate online pedagogy for trans-national collaborative design education ($16,850)  

2008 McArthur, I., Field Research Grant. Data collecting to map all relevant factors influencing the development of a model that will function effectively in a CHC context as well as a Western context ($4,000) 

2007 McArthur, I., McIntyre, S., Bennett, R., Early Career Research Grant. Culture and online pedagogy: A comparative analysis of the effectiveness of different media types in cross-cultural online design education ($8,500)

2008 – 2012 Faculty Travel Grants ($7,068) 

2023 ADCET Award for Accessibility in Action (Diversified Project)

2022 iCinema DECRA Fellow

2022 Deans’s Award for High Impact. Diversified: Nothing about Us Without Us (UNSW Education Festival)

2021 Member of ANU Australian Centre on China in the World Sustainable Urbanisation Research Spoke

2019 Dean’s Award for Research Excellence. Early Career Research

2018 Member of CIDEA China International Design Educator Association

2015 Keynote Address Global Lighting Designers Forum, Guzhen, Guandong, China

2014 Delegate DFAT Inaugural Design Delegation to Beijing Design Week

2013 Delegate on Smart Services CRC Mission to China

2013 NIEA Adjunct – Porosity

2008 COFA Faculty Research Award 

2000 The Education Minister’s Award for Excellence in Teaching

My Research Supervision

Lin Zhou - Semiotics and Contemporary Chinese Peasant Painting: Recontextualising Traditional Folk Crafts

Wei Wang - Will specially designed fonts improve the reading experience in terms of text-processing speed and easiness and eventually enhance the overall learning experience for dyslexic readers?

Tian Xie - Art and Design under the Influence of Political Policy: Research on Chinese Red Shadow Puppetry since 1949

 

My Teaching

I currently convene and teach the course DDES2141 Graphics 3: Place and Space