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Helen Andreae
CommitteeMaster of Psychology with Distinction, Bachelor of Design (hons)
Lecturer in Interaction Design
School of Design Innovation
Victoria University of Wellington
Helen Andreae’s designs aim to change people’s internal states through physical experiences. Helen uses psychological research to understand design challenges and bases her designs on these detailed insights.

Tuakana Metuarau
CommitteeMaster of Design Innovation
Lecturer in Digital Foundations
School of Design Innovation
Victoria University of Wellington
Tuakana Metuarau is a filmmaker, animator and game developer. He graduated from the School of Design Innovation in 2015 with a BDI specializing in Media Design before completing his Masters of Design Innovation in 2017, focusing on the history of video game home consoles and how that data could be stored and catalogued through the video game medium itself.