Games & Animation Faculty

Lucy Hayes (Discipline Lead)

Lucy Hayes is an award-winning film & television producer. Her films have played at high profile festivals around the world, including Berlin, TriBeca, Sydney, and Austin. In 2018, She won the AACTA and Screen Producers Award for Best Australian Animation and Best Australian Short Film for LOST & FOUND. In 2019, LOST & FOUND was nominated for an Annie Award and most recently won the People's Voice Award for Best Animated Video on the internet at the 2020 Webby Awards.

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Yannis Ye (Program Coordinator)

Yannis Ye is a motion graphics and multimedia artist with over 10 years of experience across both traditional and digital media. She is also a member of Women in Animation (WIA) and began her professional career in New York as a motion graphics designer, collaborating on projects for clients including DoorDash, Shoe Carnival, and Jeep.

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Tim Westhaven (Program Leader)

Tim Westhaven is an Oscar and BAFTA award-winning technical director for film and games. Tim has been working and teaching in the creative industries for over 25 years. As a published game designer across a number of titles Tim’s focus is on player determinist principles and specialises in original IP. Tim is currently researching the development of hope generating game mechanisms within TTRPGs.

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