Research output per year
Research output per year
Dr
Accepting PhD Students
PhD projects
- Visualising Queer Indie Games: inking the LGBTQIA+ representation in games
Research activity per year
Xavier Ho is an interdisciplinary creative technologist and designer at Monash University’s XYX Lab and SensiLab. His work spans across scientific research (Smoke and Fire, Graincast), games research (Roguelike Universe), and geospatial visualisations (TraNSIT, Early Algal Warning System). Xavier is a recipient of the inaugural CSIRO Medal for Diversity and Inclusion for his contributions in raising awareness for LGBTQIA+ issues in the organisation. He is also a finalist in the 2020 Victorian Premier Design Awards in the Digital Design category His interactive design work seeks to visualise phenomena that are often invisible, and bring them to the forefront of conversations. Prior to joining Monash he had seven years of industry experience as a visualisation specialist.
Prior to joining the Monash family, Xavier led the Graph Visualisation Engineering team at CSIRO designing visualisations for machine learning on networked data. He also served as an individual contributor for UX design and scientific visualisation. His most notable contribution was for trailblazing the web version of Transport Network Strategic Investment Tool (TraNSIT), which was then recommended by the Office of Northern Australia, and won the Australian Government’s Agricultural Competitiveness White Paper. (The team would go on to win a CSIRO Medal for Sir Ian McLennan Impact from Science and Engineering.)
His current project, Visualising Queer Independent Games, seeks to critically examine authentic representations of gender and sexuality. The project has received internal seed funding with an exhibition presented at the Victorian Pride Centre in 2022. Xavier also directly contributes to the Urban Superdiversity project as a co-investigator and designer. He contributes novel visualisation techniques for non-technical users to easily explore multidimensional urban data and share insights. In his research Xavier is investigating and visualising social issues across all scales of demographic levels.
Design, Doctor of Philosophy, University of Sydney
18 Feb 2013 → 14 May 2019
Award Date: 14 May 2019
Software Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering (First Class Honours), Griffith University
17 Feb 2009 → 24 Jul 2012
Award Date: 24 Jul 2012
3D Animation and Visual Effects, Diploma, Vancouver Film School
24 Jul 2007 → 22 Aug 2008
Award Date: 22 Aug 2008
Videographer and Director, Jump to Glide
19 Sep 2013 → …
Research output: Non-textual form › Digital Creative Work › Research
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › Research › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › Research › peer-review
Research output: Non-textual form › Digital Creative Work › Research
Lawes, R. A. (Recipient), Butler, R. (Recipient), Sharman, C. (Recipient), Factor, D. (Recipient), Ho, Xavier (Recipient), Nguyen Mueller, T. (Recipient), Pasanen, J. (Recipient), Horan, H. (Recipient), Hochman, Z. (Recipient), Ota, N. (Recipient), McMiddlin, A. (Recipient), Harvey, O. (Recipient), Guan, X. (Recipient), Bunday, A. (Recipient) & Avanto, R. A. (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Ho, Xavier (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Ho, Xavier (Recipient), 2012
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Xavier Ho (Contributor)
Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public event
Xavier Ho (Invited speaker)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
Xavier Ho (Member of programme committee)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course
Xavier Ho (Contributor)
Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public lecture/debate/seminar
Xavier Ho (Contributor) & Cody Mejeur (Contributor)
Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public lecture/debate/seminar
17/05/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Profile/Interview
Roger Lawes, Roger Butler, Christopher Sharman, Dave Factor, Xavier Ho, Thanh Nguyen Mueller, Joe Pasanen, Heidi Horan, Zvi Hochman, Noboru Ota, Andrew McMiddlin, Owen Harvey, Xinlong Guan, Alex Bunday & Renzo Alvarado Avanto
28/10/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Article/Feature