Bio

Tom Richards is a Theatremaker and Experience Designer who works somewhere between performance, interaction and technological systems. His practice investigates how emerging technologies reshape human experience, particularly in the realms of social interaction and human-to-computer experience.

Background

A graduate of the Victorian College of the Arts (Theatre Practice), Tom is co-creator of Hot Lunch, an award-winning theatre company that creates performance work exploring devised performance, cultural criticism and the play space between performer and audience. Hot Lunch's productions have been presented at Melbourne Fringe and Adelaide Fringe, earning recognition for their innovative blend of performance and participation.

By day Tom works as an Experience Designer in the tech industry with a focus on User Experience and Service Design, where he aims to make sense of complex interactions between people, scenarios and technology, and if he can’t make sense of it, he tries to at least make it fun.

Tom has performed as an actor and theatremaker in various live stage productions and has appeared on television and in short films.

Tom’s work highlights the humanity in human to computer interactions. He is quietly optimistic about technology and loudly concerned about what it does to people and relationships.

Photo by Matto Lucas Photography

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