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Paris is a computer scientist, game designer, writer, and artist, based in Hobart, Tasmania. He’s also doing a law degree, because apparently he didn’t have enough on.

He co-founded Secret Lab — the studio behind the beloved ABC Play School games, best known for working on the BAFTA-winning Night in the Woods and creating Yarn Spinner, the narrative tools that power DREDGE, A Short Hike, Little Kitty Big City, and thousands more games. He’s written over 20 books for O’Reilly and Wiley, talks about space on ABC Radio, occasionally teaches at the University of Tasmania, and has a PhD in Computing and a degree in medieval history (which is more useful than it sounds).

A story from the I Feel Fine Universe:

MIRA-1 came online with the sound of a thousand distant birds chirping in reverse. Not that she knew what birds were, exactly. She just had the data in her language repository that indicated the comparative sound profile matched avian vocalisations at 97.3% similarity, inverted.

“System diagnostic complete,” she announced to the empty room. “MIRA-1 Wayfinding Assistant online and ready to serve Jupiter Tourist Station guests.”

In the matter of THE VILLAGE OF BRUND v. GERRIK OF PUDDLE, regarding damages to agricultural produce, failure to complete a contracted monster removal, conduct unbecoming a licensed practitioner, and one count of aggravated turnip destruction. Testimony of the accused, transcribed by Clerk Nodds.

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My name is Gerrik. I am from Puddle. The “of Puddle” is not a title. It is a place. It is exactly as prestigious as it sounds.

Marcus Pemberton had always been a man of systems. He colour-coded his socks, alphabetised his spice rack twice weekly, and maintained a spreadsheet for optimal toothbrush replacement frequency. So when the Aggregate Intelligence Corporation released ARIA-7, promising to synthesise any amount of information into digestible summaries, Marcus saw not just convenience—

But destiny.

“Right then,” he announced to his empty flat, adjusting his reading glasses with surgical precision. “Time to understand everything.”

Soren Kastner entered the negotiation chamber on Valos Station and immediately identified the anomaly. Five chairs for six delegations. The Meritocracy of Eridani had sent no representative, only a message that their seat should remain vacant.

The other delegates shifted uncomfortably as Soren examined the empty chair with measured interest. General Tarask of the Procyon Coalition leaned forward, voice pitched low.

I’m happy to be invited to speak at events on a range of topics, including but not limited to artifical intelligence, the intersection and implications of technology and creativity, work, and culture, the intersection of technology and creativity, game development and design, creative arts, writing, space, technology, and beyond. Email me at paris AT paris.id.au to chat. You can find a bio and headshots here.

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Dr Paris Buttfield-Addison is a game designer, writer, artist, technical product leader, and computer scientist based in Hobart, Tasmania. His work sits at the intersection of technology, policy, and human behaviour, drawing on a background in computer science, law, and medieval history. He’s completing a law degree because he wanted to understand how regulation actually works, particularly for AI.

Paris is the co-founder of Secret Lab Pty. Ltd., an award-winning game development studio best known for the BAFTA- and IGF-winning Night in the Woods, as well as developing iPad games for ABC Play School and the ‘Joey Playbox’ for Qantas.

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