Traces of Play
Traces of Play is a participatory installation that celebrates the folk, playground, and street games we used to play. From sticks to stones, erasers to elastic bands, walnuts to wooden spoons: Traces of Play invites us to subvert these humble everyday objects into magnificent playthings of joy. Participants are invited to play games contributed by the community, and add their own favourite childhood game to the installation. Exhibited at the Roslyn Smorgon Gallery at Footscray Community Arts from 17 September – 13 December 2025. The installation was a part of the We Have Been Called Many Things exhibition curated by Curatorial Ensemble, and featured as part of Melbourne Fringe and Melbourne International Games Week. Collaborator: Chad Toprak Creative development supported by City of Melbourne Arts Grants. Photos credit (installation and workshop photos): Helen Kwok & Chad Toprak Photos credit (last 2nd-4th photos): Thuy Vy Photos credit (last photo): Yi Li
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Game Design Workshops
The Game Design Workshop series introduced children, teenagers, and adults to the concepts of puzzle/game design and the wonderful world of alternative controllers. In collaboration with City of Melbourne Libraries and SIGNAL, the workshops invited participants to transform the library into an escape room and make your own game controllers from everyday materials. Co-facilitatied with Chad Toprak at the following venues: Puzzle & Game Design – Library at the Dock Alt-Ctrl Construction – Library at the Dock Invent Your Own Game Controller – SIGNAL Co-facilitator: Chad Toprak Photo credits: Dan Soderstrom, Melbourne Knowledge Week & SIGNAL
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Alt-Shift-Play
Alt-Shift-Play is an exhibition of contemporary Australian independent videogames. From critical hits to rare gems, the exhibition featured over twenty playable games made by Australian independent game-makers. The exhibition aims to highlight and celebrate the alternative and ever-shifting landscape of Australian independent games for Malaysia’s game development community, game design students, families, and children. Created in partnership with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Australian High Commission in Malaysia, Alt-Shift-Play was held at Muzium Telekom in Kuala Lumpur from 2-4 December 2022. The exhibition attracted over 2,500 attendees across the three days. For this project, my roles included: Assisting the production, installation, monitoring, and bump-out of the exhibition Designing the visual identity and branding, including website graphics, social media assets, and exhibition materials (labels, posters, banners & postcards) Editing the trailer and talk videos Preparing and facilitating a hands-on game jam workshop with participants Lead Team: Chad Toprak (Creative Producer & Curator), Helen Kwok (Visual Artist & Assistant Producer) & Hsin Yang Ho (Venue & Hardware Liaison)
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New Games Workshops
The New Games Workshops introduced adults and children to a series of physical and outdoor games inspired by the New Games movement. From Lemon Jousting to Ninja, Cosmic Counting to Spaghetti Standoff, the idea is to celebrate togetherness and joy through shared experiences, connection, cooperation, and community building. Co-facilitating with Chad Toprak, the workshop has been presented at the following venues: Footscray Community Arts MPavilion 2022-23 City of Greater Geelong Co-facilitator: Chad Toprak Photo credit (last two photos only): Gianna Rizzo
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