What sort of academic will you be?

Make your own career choices, face unexpected events and uncover your future. Unleash your tears as you navigate the tiers of bureaucracy and find the right balance between your personal and professional life! 

Academic Tears is a story experience that allows players to put themselves in the shoes of an Early Career Academic (ECA) and face the challenges of the profession. The game explores the trials and hardships academics face in a humorous yet rigorous way. 

Academic Tears is a creative representation of findings of a research project about Early Career Academic (ECA) experiences. Through this interactive storytelling, we invite you to engage with what it feels like to be an ECA in higher education. We hope this game would contribute to meaningful conversations and result in better policies in this sector.

 We would like to hear more about your experience as well. Please fill out this form to express your interest. https://melbourneuni.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cN0VebBgOp3RBs2

 

Enjoy shedding Academic Tears! ðŸ˜Š

 

Author and Researcher: Wajeehah Aayeshah

Artist: Camilla Eustace

Game Developers: Bin Chicken

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