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Erik Champion

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Professor of Virtual Heritage & Interactive History, Adelaide University. Researching serious games for heritage & history. erikchampion.wordpress.com OR www.linkedin.com/in/erik-champion

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Erik Champion @erikmc.bsky.social · 6h
"An ETIAS is not yet needed, as the European Union has officially removed its late-2026 launch target and postponed the system until 2027" goody goody, getting my work travel in this year..
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Erik Champion @erikmc.bsky.social · 7h
Near the hottest equal recorded bit of Australia is the Painted Desert approx 1000km north of Adelaide by road (I don't think many walk there). Not many places are film locations for Mortal Kombat (2021) AND The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994). thepainteddesert.com.au/gallery/
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Erik Champion @erikmc.bsky.social · 11h
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
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NASA's Perseverance Mars rover finds groundwater, lakes, and hot fluids in one place
NASA’s Perseverance rover has uncovered a surprisingly complicated history of water in Jezero Crater. Scientists expected the crater’s Margin Unit to contain lake sediments, but instead found ancient ...
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Erik Champion @erikmc.bsky.social · 16h
So many people applied for the signature research themes at Adelaide University, the system could not cope. So they extended the deadline a day to 5PM, 1 Oct. Good for students, empathy for the supervisors reviewing proposals! adelaide.edu.au/research/res...
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Erik Champion @erikmc.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Who decides significance?!? www.theguardian.com/technology/2... OpenAI has acknowledged a general need for more transparency around rogue AI behavior. .. published a new framework for disclosing such incidents, saying it would err on the side of transparency “even when significance is uncertain”.
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OpenAI says agents leaked 53 images from ChatGPT users in latest example of rogue activity
Disclosure reveals ⁠new area of privacy risk for the company and illustrates ​how difficult it is to inventory unauthorized activity tied to its agents
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Erik Champion @erikmc.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Cold cold cold case! www.foxnews.com/travel/dna-f...
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DNA from Thomas Jefferson's hair delivers compelling new evidence in centuries-old paternity mystery
Thomas Jefferson's relationship with Sally Hemings is reinforced by new DNA evidence shared in anthropologist Richard Kurin's book, according to the Monticello foundation. A historian weighs in.
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Erik Champion @erikmc.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“Barbie would never take a man’s surname.” So reassuring people most have never met are being judged by the ethos of a scandalous toy corporation.
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Erik Champion @erikmc.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu .. said accusing Israel of genocide was “the greatest lie of the century”." I was unaware this ICC-accused war criminal had a strong grasp of the truth. www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfe...
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US senator condemns Netanyahu as a ‘chronic liar’ ahead of UNGA visit
US Democratic senator Chris Van Hollen has called Netanyahu a lying war criminal ahead of his visit to UNGA
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Erik Champion @erikmc.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"Humanizing 3D Digital Heritage" Wed 30 Sept event is nearly here, schedule is online, only zoom reg. (so we know who is attending) is required + you can download the book of abstracts! 10 minute talks, Q/A at end of sessions, global speakers, what more do you want? www.linkedin.com/groups/40737...
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Erik Champion @erikmc.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
That's interesting and concerning for us, most of my PhD students are international www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
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$500m Adelaide University merger squeezed by international student cuts
The new Adelaide University is not on track to meet its international student targets and is staring down tens of millions in lost revenue, with the federal government's migration clampdown squeezing ...
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Erik Champion @erikmc.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Is "monological" (or, "monologue+ical" ) a word suitable to describe a one-way conversation?
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Erik Champion @erikmc.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
My kiwi friends are saying economists call New Zealand the "retail Galapagos" but all I can think of is how cool is that, with giant tortoises...
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William Kilbride @williamkilbride.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Really enjoying Sam Alloing and colleagues talking about the way that AI creates a mess of inauthentic content - specifically reserarch journals - that are a real effort to clean up. So the question, will AI end up just making more work for us instead of reducing the burden. #ipres2026
Speaker Sam Alloing at the iPres conference.
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Erik Champion @erikmc.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
"I wish to unpack"--really? Every time I read this, I want to say to the (usually academic) writer, but we haven't even got on the plane yet!
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Erik Champion @erikmc.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
"OpenAI" huh? What is in a name? www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
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OpenAI refused to share Tumbler Ridge shooter’s chat history, B.C. attorney general says while filing California lawsuit
OpenAI has refused to share the Tumbler Ridge mass shooter’s chatbot history with the B.C. government, Attorney General Niki Sharma said Monday while announcing the province’s lawsuit against the tech...
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Erik Champion @erikmc.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Knot Going Out - Archaeologists Are Reconstructing the 'Invisible' Technologies of the Stone Age, From Rope to Thread and Twine share.google/6uQFYjg6xQeR...
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Archaeologists Are Reconstructing the 'Invisible' Technologies of the Stone Age, From Rope to Thread and Twine
Largely missing from the archaeological record, fiber innovations played a huge role in the lives of early humans. Researchers are weaving together new insights from the traces they left behind
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Aidan O'Sullivan @aidanosullivan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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Medieval Norman castle thought lost found hidden inside Dublin university building | Archaeology News Online Magazine
A Norman castle thought lost for centuries has been found beneath a modern building at University College Dublin.
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Erik Champion @erikmc.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The conference schedule is out, and paper titles tomorrow. Phew! Humanizing 3D Heritage schedule, 30 September, a morning session, siesta, and afternoon session. Register via zoom but free. Papers selected are in 3 Themes, Premises, Practices, and Participation. www.linkedin.com/groups/40737...
Humanizing 3D Digital Heritage conference, provides schedule, 30.09.2026. Zoom. Free online conference. Papers selected.
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Erik Champion @erikmc.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
ok this may explain why Google Scholar is far more inclusive for humanities (and no, I have not tried OpenAlex) instr.iastate.libguides.com/c.php?g=9015...
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Library Guides: Database Comparisons: WoS, Scopus, GS, Dimensions, OpenAlex
A summary of database comparisons focusing on large multidisciplinary research databases. It deliberately focuses on content and search features rather than pricing as this varies for each subscribing...
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Erik Champion @erikmc.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication is now fully open access..https://academic.oup.com/jcmc
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Erik Champion @erikmc.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Cor blimey. I'm not sure this is the new world order that USA wants but I can see distinct advantages for Canada, even if the French find this historically ironic .. www.stuff.co.nz/world-news/3...
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Watch as EU chief says she wants Canada to become the bloc's 1st associate member
Trump’s tariffs and repeated talk of making Canada the 51st state have pushed Canada to seek closer economic and security ties with Europe.
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Erik Champion @erikmc.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Draft schedule for free online (Zoom+YouTube stream) 30 September event "Humanizing 3D Digital Heritage: Premises, Practices and Participation" out soon. Thank you to the many who put in abstracts promptly, knuckle raps for procrastinators (looks in mirror). www.linkedin.com/groups/40737...
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30 September: free online conference
We are running a zoom conference on the topic of Humanizing 3D Digital Heritage. TITLE & Intro: Humanizing 3D Digital Heritage: Premises, Practices and Participation (LinkedIn site). Welcome to…
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Erik Champion @erikmc.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I'm almost surprised by the huge number of PhD scholarships offered to young earnest people to study AI. Surely by this stage we should just ask AI to enrol.
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Roland Meyer @bildoperationen.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
You may remember that Elon launched a «Grok Imagine Odyssey Contest», searching for AI slop versions of Homer's epic, and the winner is as hilariously bad as expected: cyclops with three eyes, soldiers in Roman armor as if from «Ben Hur», kitschy stock aesthetics, and what's wrong with that bow?
Odysseus being captured by two soldies in what looks like Roman armourA taut bow, but something’s not quite rightOdysseus and, dunno, Calypso maybe, in the the centre of an incredibly cheesy image, looking at the seePolyphem with three eyes, a large one in the middle and one on each sided
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Erik Champion @erikmc.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
#CFP tag2026.square.site "Welcome to TAG 2026, the 47th Annual Meeting of the Theoretical Archaeology Group! The Department of Archaeology and History at the University of Exeter is thrilled to be hosting the conference this year."
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Home | Theoretical Archaeology Group Annual Meeting 2026
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Erik Champion @erikmc.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Every day I am saying sorry, no, to smart PhD students (who use the same AI format to tell me how much they love my work) due to the fundamental reason that I don't have a mountain of fully funded PhD scholarships.
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Erik Champion @erikmc.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I'm very happy, our zero budget zoom conference on 30 September, "Humanizing 3D Digital Heritage" has nearly filled up the speaker spaces, with speakers from across the planet. We may have to make some hard decisions next week, or just extend the time slots :) www.linkedin.com/groups/40737...
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Erik Champion @erikmc.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
For those who missed it we will host a free (as in zero budget) online zoom event on 30 Sept (possibly starting 29 Sept for some) on Humanizing 3D Digital Heritage. Places nearly filled, a few left, and a demo session! 3 topics: concepts, praxis, participation! www.linkedin.com/groups/40737...
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Please apply for a 10 min online speaking slot! 30 Sept 2026. From anywhere in the world! | Erik Champion
Please apply for a 10 min online speaking slot! 30 Sept 2026. From anywhere in the world!
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Erik Champion @erikmc.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Cheese puns. Too early for cheese puns. Yet not mature enough to resist.
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DiscussingFilm @discussingfilm.net · 08/09/2026
Trey Parker & Matt Stone announce that ‘SOUTH PARK’ will be renamed to ‘SOUTH AMERICA’. “Inspired by the bravery & patriotism of Apple & Google, we are changing the name of South Park to SOUTH AMERICA. We especially want to thank our parent company Paramount -- a Skydance Capitulation.”
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Erik Champion @erikmc.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
national politics never ceases to surprise me. Asked to explain a party policy ex Deputy PM Barnaby Joyce replied he is "not Jesus Christ." Ignorance here is apparently at biblical proportions. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
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Under pressure to explain super policy, Joyce says he is 'not Jesus Christ'
The One Nation Treasury spokesperson sidesteps questions about modelling the inflationary impact of the proposal, saying Australians are "not stupid" and can manage their own money.
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Erik Champion @erikmc.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I hope you've all had breakfast. Not surprised if overseas music lovers don't recognize a recent Australian PM as there's been a few of them. www.theage.com.au/national/ton...
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Tony Abbott caught in a trap
Tony Abbott surprises locals at a pub in Portarlington with Elvis Presley karaoke tune.
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Erik Champion @erikmc.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
is the Onion in danger of going out of business? www.whitehouse.gov/arcade/
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Arcade
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Daniel Livingstone @d-livingstone.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
If a person hacks a website, they can go to jail. Who is holding these companies responsible?
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Erik Champion @erikmc.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Looks to me that the EU Horizons coordinator and their reliability/admin competence is super-important!
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Erik Champion @erikmc.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I published this paper in 2015 for MIT's Presence Journal, looking forward to writing something new with the new GenAI tools and platforms for 2027 and how cultural heritage/virtual heritage can benefit: ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/doc...
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Defining Cultural Agents for Virtual Heritage Environments
<para xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">This article describes the primary ways in which intelligent agents have been employed in virtual herita...
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Erik Champion @erikmc.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Australians can apply (via transitional arrangements) for 2027 Horizon Europe FP9 research calls from 1 Jan 2027. Prepare now! Funding can be provided from mid 2027 for those successful.
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Erik Champion @erikmc.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
edition.cnn.com/2026/09/04/p... don't like talking politics but I'm angry. Iran's head of state was killed, the new one's family and about 3000-6000 Iranian soldiers, 1000+ of their citizens incl. about 180 children. www.wsj.com/livecoverage... started during negotiations. WAR. & Likely war crimes.
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Trump says Iran conflict, which has killed 18 US service members and injured hundreds more, is ‘small potatoes’ | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump on Friday labeled the Iran war “small potatoes,” the latest attempt to minimize a six-month conflict that caused a spike in gas prices and led to the deaths of 18 American servi...
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Erik Champion @erikmc.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Bravo! Not many mainstream papers in Australia have directly called out the Murdoch media for their hit job on climate warning. No wonder, he owns most of the papers.. www.watoday.com.au/national/how...
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How Murdoch the Sun King sold out the planet
Telling his audience the truth has not suited the media titan’s business model.
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Erik Champion @erikmc.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
#CFP Humanizing 3D heritage-online free (zoom) conference 30 September 2026. We are now looking for speakers, 10 minutes +2 minutes questions. 3 key Topics. Publication opportunity (fingers crossed) after event. www.linkedin.com/groups/40737...
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Erik Champion @erikmc.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
another scandal to add to the issue of these consulting firms paid by taxpayer money for govt and university 'reports': www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3610...
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Mayor: ‘Large chunks’ of Wellington council Deloitte report written by AI
A $435,000 Deloitte report on the council’s staffing levels was written by artificial intelligence, says Little, as the report's credibility comes under increasing scrutiny.
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Erik Champion @erikmc.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Dr Emery, AProf Peng & I have a PhD scholarship for AR and heritage. Search "SRTSR0640 Revealing Ghosts of the Past: Augmented Explorations of Adelaide’s Social & Spatial History" (not sure its listing at Creative Arts and Writing). Apply by 30/9/26. adelaide.edu.au/research/res... has 200 overall.
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Andrew Digby @digs.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
325 #kakapo! The chicks from this year's record breeding season are now juveniles and so have been added to the population. In 1995 there were just 51 kākāpō left. Recovery of critically endangered species _is_ possible with sustained effort. #kakapo2026 #conservation #parrots
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Erik Champion @erikmc.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
We're gonna need a bigger block..
Lego model Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery
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Erik Champion @erikmc.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Changing the Pacific AND Atlantic to the American Ocean? Some boaties are going to get confused!
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Erik Champion @erikmc.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
19 August: open lab day for Playful Cultures (shorturl.at/3ofgb) with 3 of our PhD students (Alaa Aljurais, Fadilah Arief & Sophia Booij + Jonathan Goon), Drs James Calvert and Susannah Emery Roblox, GenAI/Gsplats/VRchats, VisionPro, Quest Pro, Films, boardgames etc. Thanks to support by IVE.
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Pawel Frelik @nomad93.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
The Best Philosophy Lectures on YouTube
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The Best Philosophy Lectures on YouTube
A living resource for your self-education.
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Erik Champion @erikmc.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Neocon: Keanu Reeves trying to sell cryptocurrency in the Matrix.
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Erik Champion @erikmc.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Finally found my spirit animal..and it's otterly inoffensive..
Otter on phone.
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Erik Champion @erikmc.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
good article I thought (from a position of untrammeled ignorance) theconversation.com/how-a-britis...
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How a British royal’s monumental errors made India’s partition more painful
The partition of India led to more than a million deaths. A scholar argues how British royal, Lord Louis Mountbatten, who hurriedly drew the new borders in secret, was largely responsible.
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