Justin Matthews
Biographic Data
| ID | 6095367 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Justin Matthews |
| GIVEN NAMES | Justin |
| FAMILY NAME | Matthews |
| SIGNATURE | MATTHEWS J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Auckland University of Technology |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3508-6564 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 15 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The limits of disruption
Artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI are increasingly framed as transformative forces in film production, particularly visual effects (VFX). Yet current debates often overstate their replacement of creative labour or integration into final-pixel production. This article examines how AI is understood, evaluated, and constrained in contemporary VFX practice through qualitative analysis of twelve interviews with VFX practitioners and twent…
Are people's Covid-19 attitudes discriminatory or justified? A thematic analysis of New Zealander's responses to the pandemic
The rise of Covid-19 as a global pandemic in 2020 quickly disrupted nations across the world and heralded extensive media coverage. The coverage explored the consequences of those that become infected and the effect of the virus on nations afflicted by Covid-19's spread. Here in New Zealand, the discussion of the virus and its effects occurred across a range of social media platforms, including the comments area for articles posted by The New Zea…
The Actotron
Introduction – The Advent of the Actotron Imagine a movie production where leading actors are not bound by human limitations, and digital entities render every emotion, movement, and line with breathtaking precision. This is no longer a conceptual idea but is becoming more possible with the increased integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into screen production activities. Essentially, we are at the dawn of the Actotron era. These advanced v…
To Perform or Not to Perform
This article explores narratives of how COVID‐19 impacted the performing arts sector, by drawing on interviews with creative workers in Aotearoa New Zealand. Despite the late exposure to COVID‐19 and the adoption of an elimination approach that afforded opportunities for performing arts to continue to varying extents between 2019 and 2022, cultural workers in Aotearoa New Zealand, as with their overseas counterparts, experienced significant and c…
Holographic Abba
In 2021, ABBA reunited, released a new album, Voyage, and announced holographic concerts featuring their digital avatars or “ABBAtars.” Using visual effects and motion capture technology, these performances create a realistic illusion without physical presence. This study analyzed reactions to these virtual musicians, highlighting concerns of ageism, undermining live music, and profit-driven motives. While the public was excited to “experience” A…
Special Issue of The Australasian Journal of Popular Culture
Notes and Correspondence
Artificial imagination
The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into the visual effects (VFX) industry has significant implications for creativity, workflow efficiency and ethical considerations. AI offers benefits in automating labour-intensive tasks and enhancing creative processes, yet it raises concerns about intellectual property, job displacement and the overall impact on artistic integrity. Through semi-structured interviews with nine experienced VFX arti…
Catering to clients
Much has been made of the role artificial intelligence (AI) can have in the creative processes of advertising agencies. Not only can it be used to automate tasks and assess the success of advertising on audiences, but it can also alter the relationship between creatives and the work they produce, with computational creativity opening new opportunities to engage in creative and innovative practice. In fact, recent research has emphasized that crea…
Drama at Disney
Work in creative organizations is often completed under intense working conditions. Due to the nature of the industry sector, creative workers must manage and deal with a range of factors related to their daily activities. These include multiple projects, tight deadlines and shifting schedules, to produce creative outputs that may have limited success in the marketplace. Despite the intensity of the work, the drive to create sets up conditions wh…
The effectiveness of a therapeutic parenting program for children aged 6–11 years with behavioral or emotional difficulties
The effectiveness of Chance UK’s mentoring programme in improving behavioural and emotional outcomes in primary school children with behavioural difficulties
Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN47154925 . Retrospectively registered 9 September 2014
The effectiveness of the Inspiring Futures parenting programme in improving behavioural and emotional outcomes in primary school children with behavioural or emotional difficulties
Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN32083735 . Retrospectively registered 28 October 2014
Variation in ambulance call rates for care homes in Torbay, UK
Emergency ambulance calls represent one of the routes of emergency hospital admissions from care homes. We aimed to describe the pattern of ambulance call rates from care homes and identify factors predicting those homes calling for an ambulance most frequently. We obtained data from South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust on 3138 ambulance calls relating to people aged 65 and over from care homes in the Torbay region between 1 April…
Effectiveness and micro-costing of the KiVa school-based bullying prevention programme in Wales
Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN23999021 Date 10-6-13
Holographic Abba
In 2021, ABBA reunited, released a new album, Voyage, and announced holographic concerts featuring their digital avatars or “ABBAtars.” Using visual effects and motion capture technology, these performances create a realistic illusion without physical presence. This study analyzed reactions to these virtual musicians, highlighting concerns of ageism, undermining live music, and profit-driven motives. While the public was excited to “experience” A…
Variation in ambulance call rates for care homes in Torbay, UK
Emergency ambulance calls represent one of the routes of emergency hospital admissions from care homes. We aimed to describe the pattern of ambulance call rates from care homes and identify factors predicting those homes calling for an ambulance most frequently. We obtained data from South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust on 3138 ambulance calls relating to people aged 65 and over from care homes in the Torbay region between 1 April…
Effectiveness and micro-costing of the KiVa school-based bullying prevention programme in Wales
Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN23999021 Date 10-6-13
Variation in ambulance call rates for care homes in Torbay, UK
Emergency ambulance calls represent one of the routes of emergency hospital admissions from care homes. We aimed to describe the pattern of ambulance call rates from care homes and identify factors predicting those homes calling for an ambulance most frequently. We obtained data from South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust on 3138 ambulance calls relating to people aged 65 and over from care homes in the Torbay region between 1 April…
The effectiveness of Chance UK’s mentoring programme in improving behavioural and emotional outcomes in primary school children with behavioural difficulties
Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN47154925 . Retrospectively registered 9 September 2014
The effectiveness of the Inspiring Futures parenting programme in improving behavioural and emotional outcomes in primary school children with behavioural or emotional difficulties
Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN32083735 . Retrospectively registered 28 October 2014
Drama at Disney
Work in creative organizations is often completed under intense working conditions. Due to the nature of the industry sector, creative workers must manage and deal with a range of factors related to their daily activities. These include multiple projects, tight deadlines and shifting schedules, to produce creative outputs that may have limited success in the marketplace. Despite the intensity of the work, the drive to create sets up conditions wh…
The effectiveness of a therapeutic parenting program for children aged 6–11 years with behavioral or emotional difficulties
Artificial imagination
The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into the visual effects (VFX) industry has significant implications for creativity, workflow efficiency and ethical considerations. AI offers benefits in automating labour-intensive tasks and enhancing creative processes, yet it raises concerns about intellectual property, job displacement and the overall impact on artistic integrity. Through semi-structured interviews with nine experienced VFX arti…
Catering to clients
Much has been made of the role artificial intelligence (AI) can have in the creative processes of advertising agencies. Not only can it be used to automate tasks and assess the success of advertising on audiences, but it can also alter the relationship between creatives and the work they produce, with computational creativity opening new opportunities to engage in creative and innovative practice. In fact, recent research has emphasized that crea…
Holographic Abba
In 2021, ABBA reunited, released a new album, Voyage, and announced holographic concerts featuring their digital avatars or “ABBAtars.” Using visual effects and motion capture technology, these performances create a realistic illusion without physical presence. This study analyzed reactions to these virtual musicians, highlighting concerns of ageism, undermining live music, and profit-driven motives. While the public was excited to “experience” A…
Special Issue of The Australasian Journal of Popular Culture
Notes and Correspondence
Are people's Covid-19 attitudes discriminatory or justified? A thematic analysis of New Zealander's responses to the pandemic
The rise of Covid-19 as a global pandemic in 2020 quickly disrupted nations across the world and heralded extensive media coverage. The coverage explored the consequences of those that become infected and the effect of the virus on nations afflicted by Covid-19's spread. Here in New Zealand, the discussion of the virus and its effects occurred across a range of social media platforms, including the comments area for articles posted by The New Zea…
The Actotron
Introduction – The Advent of the Actotron Imagine a movie production where leading actors are not bound by human limitations, and digital entities render every emotion, movement, and line with breathtaking precision. This is no longer a conceptual idea but is becoming more possible with the increased integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into screen production activities. Essentially, we are at the dawn of the Actotron era. These advanced v…
To Perform or Not to Perform
This article explores narratives of how COVID‐19 impacted the performing arts sector, by drawing on interviews with creative workers in Aotearoa New Zealand. Despite the late exposure to COVID‐19 and the adoption of an elimination approach that afforded opportunities for performing arts to continue to varying extents between 2019 and 2022, cultural workers in Aotearoa New Zealand, as with their overseas counterparts, experienced significant and c…
The limits of disruption
Artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI are increasingly framed as transformative forces in film production, particularly visual effects (VFX). Yet current debates often overstate their replacement of creative labour or integration into final-pixel production. This article examines how AI is understood, evaluated, and constrained in contemporary VFX practice through qualitative analysis of twelve interviews with VFX practitioners and twent…
Medicine (7 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Art (4 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (4 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Randomized controlled trial (4 works) · Business (3 works)