PENNY DRENNAN
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MY CONTACT DETAILS
My email address is: pennyd@itee.uq.edu.au
I'm in Axon building room 501 - along with approx. 20 friends :)
The phone number is 3365 1636.
Easiest way to reach me is via email.
RESEARCH INTERESTS & PHD TOPIC
I am doing research into computer games and language use. Specifically, how language can be used to evoke affect (emotion), using computer games as the media. This covers a lot of different disciplines - linguistics, psychology and computer science. The aim is to make computer games more immersive, by allowing more interaction between players and Non Player Characters (NPCs). My Supervisor is A/Prof Janet Wiles, my associate supervisors are Dr Steve Viller and Dr Peta Wyeth Further information about my research is here, as well as links to papers that I have read and summarised. Topics include Recurrent Neural Networks, Natural Language, Dynamical Systems, Lindenmayer Systems and Fractals.
MY HISTORY
I completed a Bachelor of Engineering (Software) (Honours) in 2001. My Honours thesis was completed at Boeing Australia Ltd, working on the Lessons Learned System for use on the intranet. If you want to read the abstract for the thesis, click here.
Due to popular demand ... here is the photo taken on my graduation day.
