Dr Rhett Loban is a Lecturer at Macquarie University. His research interests include culture, game-based learning and virtual reality. Rhett received his PhD in 2020 from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney. His PhD thesis examined how players might learn about history through engaging with Grand Strategy video games, in particular through the practice of modding. Rhett also led the development of Torres Strait Virtual Reality, a game used at UNSW to teach about Torres Strait Islander culture and knowledge. He was awarded the 2018 CSIRO Indigenous Professional Career Achievement Award for his work on Torres Strait Virtual Reality and vision for different ways of learning.