Dr Shaun Britton
- School of Social Sciences, Media, Film and Education (SoSSMFE)
- Department of Film, Games and Animation
- AMDC709 Hawthorn campus
Biography
Shaun is the Course Director of Animation in the Film, Games and Animation department. An animator, character and product designer, he was past president of Illustrators Australia and a former Walt Disney and Warner Bros. senior creative. His practice-led research has been published in MIT’s Design Issues and in Visual Communication Quarterly; other creative outcomes, including a graphic novel, are developed through his boutique design agency, Squidinc Studio.
Research interests
critical design; game development; character design; animation
PhD candidate and honours supervision
Higher degrees by research
Accredited to supervise Masters & Doctoral students as Co-Supervisor.
Fields of Research
- Screen And Digital Media - 360500
Teaching areas
animation;character design;game development
Awards
- 2020, Swinburne, Dean, International Award for: Excellence in International Engagement, Swinburne University
- 2014, International, Most Innovative Game Award: Snip & Chu iPad game, Casual Connect Asia (Singapore)
- 2010, Swinburne, Vice-Chancellor's Award for excellence in teaching: Work-Integrated Learning, Swinburne University
- 2010, National, Red Dot Communication Design Award: for Mission H20., Red Dot Design Awards
- 2010, National, Red Dot Communication Design Award: for Mission CO2, Red Dot Design Awards
- 2010, National, Premier’s Design Award: for WhizKid Games, Premier's Design Awards
- 2010, National, Create Desktop Award (Short-listed): Snip & Chu graphic novel, Niche Media
- 2008, National, Premier’s Design Award - Cultural Multimedia Design: for Mission H2O, Premier's Design Awards
- 2007, Swinburne, Vice-Chancellor's Award for excellence in teaching: Community engagement, Swinburne University
Publications
Also published as: Britton, Shaun; Britton, S.
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Recent research grants awarded
- 2018: Flipping high risk healthcare: A design-led service blueprint for surgical pathways *; Stryker_PT
* Chief Investigator
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