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Education

Current - Doctor of Philosophy (Information Technology), Murdoch University.

2022 - Master of Teaching (Secondary Education), Curtin University.

2021 - Master of Research (Fine Art), Curtin University.

2019 - Bachelor of Arts (Honours), Curtin University.

2018 - Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art), Curtin University.

Exhibitions

2021 - Out of Bounds “Solo Exhibition”, Victoria Park Centre for the Arts, WA.

2020 - (e)merging, “Group Show”, Old Court House, Fremantle, WA.

2019 - Cross Hatched, “Group Show” YMCA HQ, Leederville, WA.

2019 - Curtin Degree Show, “Group Show”, Curtin University, Bentley, WA.

2018 - Curtin Degree Show, “Group Show”, Curtin University, Bentley, WA.

Awards

2025 - Selected for the City of Gosnells Community Art Exhibition and Awards.

2024 - Finalist of the City of Bayswater Community Art Awards and Exhibition.

2024 - Finalist of the 2024 Perth Royal Art Prize.

2024 - Finalist of the City of Rockingham Art Awards.

2023 - Winner of the City of Belmont Overall Award (acquisitive).

2023 - Selected for the City of Gosnells Community Art Exhibition and Awards.

2021 - Finalist of the City of Rockingham Art Awards.

2020 - Australian Government Research Training Program Fee Offset Scholarship.

Journal Article

2026 - Goates, T., Shiratuddin, M. F., Wong, K. W., & Rai, S. (2026).
Visual factors and sub-factors for triggering positive emotions in natural hyper-realistic virtual reality environments: A systematic literature review. International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction. https://doi.org/10.1080/10447318.2026.2630068

Book Chapter

2026 - Goates, T., Shiratuddin, M. F., Rai, S., & Wong, K. W. (2026). Seeing is feeling: Hyper-real VR and emotional engagement—A theory-driven framework for visual factor design. In K. Nakamatsu, R. Kountcheva, & S. Patnaik (Eds.), Virtual Reality and Visualization Based on AI Technologies (AIVR 2025) (Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, Vol. 463). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-10951-4_5

Thesis

2021 - Goates, T. M. (2021). Out of Bounds: A Visual Exploration of the Glitch (Master of Research thesis, Curtin University). Curtin University Repository. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/86932