Biography:

Mandy is an established media practitioner, having worked as a journalist and commentator in radio, television, newspapers, theatre and documentary film. She joined Swinburne as a social researcher in July 2006 where she has forged a strong interest in innovative web practices and user-led innovation. Mandy was a consultant contributor for the '2010' project, writing the chapter on future voice technologies, 'Voice is hear'. Her area of specialisation is the emergent virtual world, Second Life.