Qualifications 

Bachelor of Information Technology - University of Southern Queensland 

Bachelor of Computer Science Honours - University of New England 

Doctor of Philosophy - University of Southern Queensland 

Dr Penny de Byl is Associate Professor in Multimedia and Games in the School of
Communication & Media at Bond University, Australia. Penny teaches games development
and 3D animation. Before joining Bond in 2010, Penny taught serious games theory, and
research methodology at Breda University in the Netherlands. In addition, she holds
adjunct associate professor positions with the Distance and E-learning Centre at the
University of Southern Queensland and the University of Southern Queensland's
Teaching Academy. 

In 2007, Dr de Byl won the state government of Queensland's Smart State Award for
her work with the Advanced Learning and Immersive Virtual Environments (ALIVE) project,
which was followed in 2008 by an Excellence in Teaching Award from the University of
Southern Queensland and a Research Fellow Award. Dr de Byl has published numerous
international conference papers, journal papers, and book chapters as well as two books
in the areas of artificial intelligence programming for computer games. She is also an
associate editor for the International Journal of Gaming and Computer-Mediated
Simulations. 

Penny's areas of interest include e-learning, serious games, augmented reality, and
distance education systems. Since 2006, she has managed the creation of more than ten
serious games. Her current projects include the use of computer game technology for
augmenting the classroom with virtual computer-generated objects and empowering educators
with easy-to-use tools.

Articles

Link

A web 2.0/web3D hybrid platform for engaging students in e-learning environments (with Janet A. Taylor), Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education (2007)

This paper explores the Web 2.0 ethos with respect to the application of pedagogy within...