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Professor John McGhee

Professor John McGhee

Professor

BSc (Hons) Design for Industry - Grays School of Art, The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen. UK

MSc - Animation and Visualisation (with Distinction) Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design (DJCAD), University of Dundee, UK

PhD - Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design (DJCAD), University of Dundee, UK. UK based Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Fully Funded Doctoral Fellowship. Thesis title: ‘Visualise: An exploration of an artist’s approach to 3D computer visualisation in clinical radiology’

Post-Graduate Cert in Teaching and Assessing in Higher Education. University of Dundee, UK.

Arts, Design & Architecture (ADA)
School of Art & Design

John is an experienced academic leader and research lab director with over 20 years of expertise in teaching, curriculum design, academic research, leadership, and industry collaboration. He holds a practice-based PhD and is a Professor of 3D Visualisation within the Faculty of Arts, Design, and Architecture at the University of New South Wales (¹úÃñ²ÊƱ) Sydney. As the founder and director of the 3DXLab, a pioneering and world-leading multi-disciplinary immersive futures research lab, John leverages cutting-edge creative technologies to conduct arts-led computer visualisation research. His work explores novel applications of 3D visualisation using creative technological approaches, including 3D computer animation, VFX, 3D volumetric video, and XR.
Phone
0290658186
E-mail
john.mcghee@unsw.edu.au
Location
C Block, ¹úÃñ²ÊƱ 3DXLAB
  • Journal articles | 2024
    Shiner CT; Croker G; McGhee J; Faux SG, 2024, 'Perspectives on the use of Virtual Reality within a public hospital setting: surveying knowledge, attitudes, and perceived utility among health care professionals', BMC Digital Health, 2, pp. 18,
    Journal articles | 2022
    Ahmed-Cox A; Pandzic E; Johnston ST; Heu C; McGhee J; Mansfeld FM; Crampin EJ; Davis TP; Whan RM; Kavallaris M, 2022, 'Spatio-temporal analysis of nanoparticles in live tumor spheroids impacted by cell origin and density', Journal of Controlled Release, 341, pp. 661 - 675,
    Journal articles | 2021
    Kadir SR; Lilja A; Gunn N; Strong C; Hughes RT; Bailey BJ; Rae J; Parton RG; Mcghee J, 2021, 'Nanoscape, a data-driven 3D real-time interactive virtual cell environment', Elife, 10,
    Journal articles | 2019
    Kadir SR; Insall RH; Moffatt G; McGhee J; Livingstone D, 2019, 'Analogies in 3D molecular visualisations: development of a cell biology animation 'How cells move - a new interpretation of old data'', JOURNAL OF VISUAL COMMUNICATION IN MEDICINE,
    Journal articles | 2019
    Thompson-Butel AG; Shiner CT; McGhee J; Bailey BJ; Bou-Haidar P; McCorriston M; Faux SG, 2019, 'The Role of Personalized Virtual Reality in Education for Patients Post Stroke—A Qualitative Case Series', Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases, 28, pp. 450 - 457,
    Journal articles | 2018
    Johnston APR; Rae J; Ariotti N; Bailey B; Lilja A; Webb R; Ferguson C; Maher S; Davis TP; Webb RI; McGhee J; Parton RG, 2018, 'Journey to the centre of the cell: Virtual reality immersion into scientific data', Traffic, 19, pp. 105 - 110,
    Journal articles | 2016
    Murray J; Williams B; Hoskins G; Skar S; McGhee J; Treweek S; Sniehotta FF; Sheikh A; Brown G; Hagen S; Cameron L; Jones C; Gauld D, 2016, 'A theory-informed approach to developing visually mediated interventions to change behaviour using an asthma and physical activity intervention exemplar', Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 2,
    Journal articles | 2015
    Butel AG; Faux SG; Bou-Haidar P; Bailey JB; McGhee J, 2015, 'Oral Presentations in Order of Conference Program. The role of personalised virtual reality in education for patients post stroke: A case series.', International Journal of Stroke, 10, pp. 40 - 51,
    Journal articles | 2015
    Thomson F; McGhee JB, 2015, 'Seeing me: the role of transparent bodies in the medical consultation', STUDIES IN MATERIAL THINKING, 13, pp. 1 - 14,
    Journal articles | 2014
    Macduff C; Wood FK; Hackett C; McGhee J; Loudon D; Macdonald A; Dancer S; Karcher AM, 2014, 'Visualizing the invisible: Applying an arts-based methodology to explore how healthcare workers and patient representatives envisage pathogens in the context of healthcare associated infections', Arts and Health, 6, pp. 117 - 131,
    Journal articles | 2014
    McGhee J; Johnson N, 2014, 'Alternative ways of seeing the inner body: An arts-led approach to visualising mri scan data', Leonardo, 47, pp. 90 - 91,
    Journal articles | 2014
    Murray J; Williams B; Hoskins G; Skar S; McGhee J; Gauld D; Brown G; Treweek S; Sniehotta F; Cameron L; Sheikh A; Hagen S, 2014, 'Can a theory-informed interactive animation increase intentions to engage in physical activity in young people with asthma?', Lecture Notes in Computer Science Including Subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics, 8512 LNCS, pp. 289 - 300,
    Journal articles | 2014
    Shorter M; Rogers J; McGhee J, 2014, 'Practical notes on paper circuits', Proceedings of the Conference on Designing Interactive Systems Processes Practices Methods and Techniques DIS, pp. 483 - 492,
    Journal articles | 2012
    Williams B; Anderson AS; Barton K; McGhee J, 2012, 'Can theory be embedded in visual interventions to promote self-management? A proposed model and worked example', International Journal of Nursing Studies, 49, pp. 1598 - 1609,
    Journal articles | 2010
    McGhee J, 2010, '3-D visualization and animation technologies in anatomical imaging', Journal of Anatomy, 216, pp. 264 - 270,
  • Theses / Dissertations | 2025
    Bailey B, 2025, Making Unreality: A practice-based exploration and exposure of virtual reality environment maker knowledge
    Creative Works (non-textual) | 2024
    McGhee J; Bourke C; Lawther R; Bown O; Wrublewski C, 2024, Authentic Self XR: A live dancer interacting with 3D volumetric captures in XR, SIGGRAPH Asia 2024 Real-Time Live!, Tokyo Japan, 03 December 2024 - 03 December 2024, medium: XR Augmented Media and Live on stage dance performance, at: https://youtu.be/PsbuACCnQFI?si=L3SHTRlxXTFCCoub&t=874
    Conference Posters | 2024
    McGhee J; Bourke C; Lawther R; Zhou H; Petersen R, 2024, '3DCrewCap: Applying 3D Volumetric video capture for XR helicopter rescue crew training and simulation.',
    Creative Works (non-textual) | 2023
    McGhee J; Strong C; Kadir S; Gunn N; Green R; Bailey B; Parton RG; Lilja A, 2023, Nanoscape 3D Animation, SCINEMA International Science Film Festival 2023, Online, 01 August 2023 - 31 August 2023, medium: Short Animated Film
    Preprints | 2021
    Ahmed-Cox A; Pandzic E; Johnston S; Heu C; McGhee J; Mansfeld F; Crampin E; Davis T; Whan R; Kavallaris M, 2021, Spatial-temporal analysis of nanoparticles in live tumor spheroids impacted by cell origin and density,
    Creative Works (non-textual) | 2021
    McGhee J; Kadir S; Gunn N; Lilja A; Bailey B; Strong C, 2021, Nanoscape Game Environment, N/A, Online STEAM Game Platform, 29 November 2021 - 31 December 2021, medium: Video Gaming Application, at: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1654050/Nanoscape/
    Creative Works (non-textual) | 2021
    McGhee J; Lilja A; Strong C, 2021, DNA Barcode 3D Animation, DNA barcoding, Australian Museum, 01 October 2021 - 31 December 2021, medium: Video - 3D Computer animation, at: https://australian.museum/learn/teachers/classroom-activities/dna-barcoding-modules/
    Creative Works (non-textual) | 2021
    McGhee J, 2021, Nanoscape VR, STEAM, medium: VR - Oculus Rift, at: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1634740/Nanoscape_VR/
    Creative Works (non-textual) | 2020
    McGhee J; Lilja A; Strong C; Bailey B; Thordarson P, 2020, Soap Versus Covid-19, SiggraphAsia 2020 - Electonric Theatre, Computer Animation Festival (CAF), Online only 2020, 13 December 2020 - 13 December 2020, medium: 3D computer animated short film, at: https://sa2020.siggraph.org/en/attend/computer-animation-festival/sessions/22/4
    Conference Papers | 2019
    Bailey BJ; Lilja A; Strong C; Moline K; Kavallaris M; Hughes RT; McGhee J, 2019, 'Multi-user immersive virtual reality prototype for collaborative visualization of microscopy image data', in Spencer SN (ed.), Proceedings Vrcai 2019 17th ACM SIGGRAPH International Conference on Virtual Reality Continuum and Its Applications in Industry, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), AUSTRALIA, Brisbane, pp. 1 - 2, presented at Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Virtual-Reality Continuum and its Applications in Industry, AUSTRALIA, Brisbane, 17 November 2019 - 20 November 2019,
    Theses / Dissertations | 2019
    Brown SA, 2019, Design for Togetherness: Neurodiverse conversation in interactive praxis,
    Conference Posters | 2019
    Hughes RT; Strong C; McGhee J, 2019, 'Vox-Cells: Voxel-based visualization of volume data for enhanced understanding and exploration in Virtual Reality (VR)',
    Conference Posters | 2019
    Lilja AR; Kadir SR; Hughes RT; Gunn NJ; Strong CW; Bailey BJ; Parton RG; McGhee JB, 2019, 'Nanoscapes: Authentic scales and densities in real-time 3D cinematic visualizations of cellular landscapes', pp. 1 - 2, presented at SIGGRAPH Asia 2019 Posters,
    Conference Papers | 2019
    Patterson K; Lilja A; Arrebola M; McGhee J, 2019, 'Molecular Genomics Education Through Gamified Cell Exploration in Virtual Reality', in Spencer SN (ed.), The 17th International Conference on Virtual-Reality Continuum and its Applications in Industry on - VRCAI '19, ACM Press, Brisbane, Australia, pp. 1 - 2, presented at The 17th International Conference on Virtual-Reality Continuum and its Applications in Industry, Brisbane, Australia, 14 November 2019 - 16 November 2019,
    Conference Papers | 2018
    Lilja A; Strong C; Bailey B; Thurecht K; Houston Z; Fletcher N; McGhee J, 2018, 'Design-led 3D visualization of nanomedicines in virtual reality', in Spencer SN (ed.), Proceedings - VRST 2018: 24th ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology, Association for Computing Machinery, Tokyo, Japan, pp. 1 - 2, presented at 24th ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology (ACM VRST), Tokyo, Japan, 28 November 2018 - 01 December 2018,
    Conference Abstracts | 2018
    Shiner C; Thompson-Butel A; Bou-Haidar P; Bailey J; McGhee J; Faux S, 2018, 'Developing a novel, personalised stroke education tool using immersive virtual reality and 3D visualisation', in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF STROKE, SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD, Vol. 13, pp. 18 - 18,
    Theses / Dissertations | 2017
    Baxter KA, 2017, Topography and flight: The creative application of aerial photography and digital visualisation for landscape heritage, University of Dundee,
    Creative Works (non-textual) | 2017
    mcghee J; bailey B; faux S; Thompson-butel A; Bou-Haidar P; Shiner C, 2017, Stroke: Occlusion and Flow, Blood Attract or Repel, SCIENCE GALLERY MELBOURNE, The University of Melbourne, 02 August 2017 - 23 September 2017, medium: 3D Interactive Virtual Reality Experience - Oculus Rift Head Mounted Display, at: https://melbourne.sciencegallery.com/blood/melbourne/exhibition-overview/
    Conference Papers | 2016
    Brown SA; Silvera Tawil D; Gemeinboeck P; McGhee J, 2016, 'The case for conversation: a design research framework for participatory feedback from autistic children', in Proceedings of the 28th Australian Conference on Computer-Human Interaction, ACM, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, pp. 605 - 613, presented at OzCHI '16 The 28th Australian Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 29 November 2016 - 02 December 2016,
    Conference Papers | 2016
    McGhee J; Bailey B; Parton RG; Ariotti N; Johnston A, 2016, 'Journey to the Centre of the cell (JTCC)∗: A 3D VR experience derived from migratory breast cancer cell image data', in SA 2016 SIGGRAPH Asia 2016 VR Showcase,
    Creative Works (non-textual) | 2015
    McGhee J; Bailey B, 2015, Topologies of Stroke, People Like Us, ¹úÃñ²ÊƱ Galleries, Sydney, Burnie Regional Gallery (TAS), Plimsoll Gallery (TAS), Geelong Art Gallery (VIC), Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery (VIC), Riddoch Art Gallery (SA) , Nautilus Arts Centre (SA), Bunbury Regional Art Gallery (WA), Geraldton Regional Art Gallery (WA), Araluen Arts Centre (NT), CDU (Charles Darwin University) Art Collection and Art Gallery (NT), Dogwood Crossing, Miles (QLD), Caboolture Regional Art Gallery (QLD), Moree Plains Gallery (NSW), Orange Regional Gallery (NSW)., 14 September 2015 - 14 September 2019, medium: VR Experience, at: http://mgnsw.org.au/articles/people-us/
    Recorded / Rendered Creative Works | 2015
    McGhee JB; Bailey B, 2015, Topologies of Stroke, Editor(s): Fenner F, 3D Virtual Reality - Oculus Rift, Published: 2015, Recorded / Rendered Creative Works,
    Conference Papers | 2015
    McGhee JB; Thompson-Butel AG; Faux S; Bou-Haidar P; Bailey J; Bailey B, 2015, 'The Fantastic Voyage: an arts-led approach to 3D virtual reality visualization of clinical stroke data', in Bottoni P; Takahashi S; Itoh T (eds.), ACM International Conference Proceeding Series, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), Japan, pp. 69 - 74, presented at VINCI, Japan, 24 August 2015 - 26 August 2015,