Favourite Media
Movies
- Coming to American (1988)
- Dead Poets Society (1989)
- Goodfellas (1990)
- The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
- Groundhog Day (1993)
- First Knight (1995)
- Jumanji (1995)
- Dragonheart (1996)
- Independence Day (1996)
- The Fifth Element (1997)
- Gattaca (1997)
- Good Will Hunting (1997)
- As Good as it Gets (1997)
- Saving Private Ryan (1998)
- The Matrix (1999)
- The Sixth Sense (1999)
- Bicentennial Man (1999)
- Gladiator (2000)
- The Dish (2000)
- Hannibal (2001)
- A Knight's Tale (2001)
- Shrek (2001)
- A Beautiful Mind (2001)
- About a Boy (2002)
- Road to Perdition (2002)
- Catch Me if You Can (2002)
- The Butterfly Effect (2004)
- The Motorcycle Diaries (2004)
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
- The Terminal (2004)
- Sideways (2004)
- Thank You for Smoking (2005)
- Proof (2005)
- Serenity (2005)
- The Weather Man (2005)
- V for Vendetta (2006)
- Children of Men (2006)
- The Departed (2006)
- The Prestige (2006)
- Phoebe in Wonderland (2008)
- The Dark Knight (2008)
- Watchmen (2009)
- Up in the Air (2009)
- Avatar (2009)
- Inception (2010)
- Flipped (2010)
- Moneyball (2011)
- The Descendants (2011)
- Hugo (2011)
- The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
- Detachment (2012)
- The Hunger Games (2012)
- The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
- The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)
- Her (2013)
- Snowpiercer (2013)
- The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
- The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
- Interstellar (2014)
- The Imitation Game (2014)
- Spotlight (2015)
- Deadpool (2016)
- Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
- Joker (2019)
Series
- The Wire (2002)
- Firefly (2002)
- Arrested Development (2003)
- House (2004)
- The Office (2005)
- Skins (2007)
- Wilfred (2007)
- Mad Men (2007)
- Breaking Bad (2008)
- Dollhouse (2009)
- Spartacus: Blood and Sand (2010)
- Louie (2010)
- Spartacus: Gods of the Arena (2011)
- Game of Thrones (2011)
- Wilfred (2011)
- The Newsroom (2012)
- Halt and Catch Fire (2014)
- Westworld (2016)
- Mindhunter (2017)
- Chernobyl (2019)
- Good Omens (2019)
- The Witcher (2019)
- Snowpiercer (2020)
- The Bear (2022)
- The Sandman (2022)
- House Of The Dragon (2022)
- Wednesday (2022)
- The Last of Us (2023)
Anime Series
- Inspector Gadget (1983)
- Dungeons & Dragons (1983)
- The Simpsons (1989)
- Pokémon (1997)
- Family Guy (1999)
- Futurama (1999)
- Adventure Time with Finn & Jake (2010)
- Rick and Morty (2013)
- Undone (2019)
- Pantheon (2022)
Music
- The Rolling Stones (1962)
- Van Morrison (1967)
- Bee Gees (1967)
- Penguin Cafe Orchestra (1973)
- Ramones (1974)
- Talking Heads (1974)
- The Cure (1976)
- Joy Division (1978)
- Béla Fleck (1979)
- Hans Zimmer (1982)
- The Smiths (1982)
- Proclaimers (1983)
- Red Hot Chili Peppers (1983)
- The Offspring (1984)
- Guns N' Roses (1985)
- Crowded House (1986)
- Massive Attack (1987)
- The Verve (1989)
- Béla Fleck and the Flecktones (1990)
- Moby (1990)
- Rusted Root (1990)
- OutKast (1991)
- Blink-182 (1992)
- My Friend the Chocolate Cake (1992)
- Radiohead (1993)
- Jamiroquai (1993)
- Daft Punk (1993)
- Jimmy Eat World (1993)
- Oasis (1994)
- Smash Mouth (1994)
- Dandy Warhols (1995)
- Grinspoon (1995)
- Modest Mouse (1996)
- Sum 41 (1996)
- Death Cab for Cutie (1997)
- The Shins (1997)
- Yellow Card (1997)
- Nirvana (1998)
- Black Eyed Peas (1998)
- Eskimo Joe (1998)
- John Butler Trio (1998)
- Green Day (1999)
- Smashing Pumpkins (1999)
- Pnau (1999)
- Phoenix (1999)
- Muse (1999)
- Broken Social Scene (1999)
- Emilíana Torríni (1999)
- Cat Empire (1999)
- Kings of Leon (1999)
- The Vines (1999)
- Coldplay (2000)
- Junip (2000)
- Sufjan Stevens (2000)
- Jack Johnson (2001)
- The Strokes (2001)
- Peter Bjorn and John (2001)
- Postal Service (2001)
- Interpol (2002)
- RJD2 (2002)
- Breaking Benjamin (2002)
- Ash Grunwald (2002)
- Bob Evans (2003)
- Blue King Brown (2003)
- Kaki King (2003)
- Presets (2003)
- Radical Face (2003)
- City and Colour (2004)
- The Killers (2004)
- Evermore (2004)
- Grizzly Bear (2004)
- Kaiser Chiefs (2005)
- The National (2005)
- The Fray (2005)
- Foals (2005)
- Imogen Heap (2005)
- Gregory and the Hawk (2005)
- Karnivool (2005)
- Manchester Orchestra (2005)
- The Temper Trap (2005)
- The xx (2005)
- The Kooks (2006)
- Alexi Murdoch (2006)
- Gotye (2006)
- Angus & Julia Stone (2006)
- Avicii (2006)
- Empire of the Sun (2006)
- Tallest Man on Earth (2006)
- Josh Pyke (2007)
- Beirut (2007)
- Bon Iver (2007)
- Custom Kings (2007)
- MGMT (2007)
- Miami Horror (2007)
- Tame Impala (2007)
- Two Door Cinema Club (2007)
- Art vs. Science (2007)
- Lykke Li (2008)
- The Middle East (2008)
- Bombay Bicycle Club (2009)
- Mumford & Sons (2009)
- San Cisco (2009)
- Boy & Bear (2009)
- Broken Bells (2010)
- Of Monsters and Men (2010)
- Foster the People (2011)
- The Jungle Giants (2011)
- Feist (2011)
- Odesza (2012)
- Glass Animals (2012)
- Aurora (2012)
- The Paper Kites (2014)
- Glass Animals (2014)
- Galantis (2015)
- Mallrat (2015)
- Sofi Tukker (2015)
- Chymes (2017)
Books
- The Hobbit (1937)
- Animal Farm (1945)
- Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949)
- Complete Empire Triology (1987)
- The Tomorrow Collection (1993)
- Voltaire's Bastards: The Dictatorship of Reason in the West (1993)
- Battleaxe: Book One of the Axis Trilogy (1995)
- Garth Nix Old Kingdom Series 4 Books Collection Set (1995)
- The Thief (1996)
- Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed (1998)
- Deltora Quest 1 (2000)
- Myrren's Gift (The Quickening #1) (2003)
- Evil Genius (2005)
- The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement (2012)
- Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder (2012)
- Humankind, A Hopeful History (2019)
- Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters (2021)
Drama
Poetry
Pamphlets
Digital Games
- Golden Axe (1989)
- Super Mario 64 (1996)
- Heroes of Might and Magic II: The Succession Wars (1996)
- Diablo (1996)
- Mario Kart 64 (1997)
- Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon (1997)
- GoldenEye 007 (1997)
- Age of Empires (1997)
- Diddy Kong Racing (1997)
- Banjo-Kazooie (1998)
- Caesar III (1998)
- Pokemon Red Version (1998)
- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998)
- SimCity 3000 (1999)
- Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia (1999)
- Super Smash Bros. (1999)
- Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings (1999)
- Warcraft II: Battle.net Edition (1999)
- Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage! (1999)
- Pokémon Silver Version (1999)
- Donkey Kong 64 (1999)
- The Sims (2000)
- Pokémon Stadium (2000)
- The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (2000)
- Diablo II (2000)
- Age of Empires II: The Conquerors (2000)
- Sid Meier's Civilization III (2001)
- Diablo II: Lord of Destruction (2001)
- Halo: Combat Evolved (2001)
- Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos (2002)
- Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002)
- Rise of Nations (2003)
- Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne (2003)
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (2003)
- Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2003)
- Fable (2004)
- The Sims 2 (2004)
- Neverwinter Nights: Diamond (2005)
- Neverwinter Nights 2 (2006)
- Jade Empire: Special Edition (2007)
- Mass Effect (2007)
- Fable II (2008)
- Dragon Age: Origins (2009)
- Mass Effect 2 (2010)
- Dragon Age II (2011)
- Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014)
- Firewatch (2016)
Tabletop games
- The Settlers of Catan (1995)
- Bohnanza (1997)
- Twilight Imperium (1997)
- Citadels (2000)
- Carcassonne (2001)
- Munchkin (2001)
- Power Grid (2004)
- Ticket to Ride (2004)
- No Thanks! (2004)
- Power Grid (2004)
- Dominion (2008)
- The Resistance (2009)
- Hanabi (2010)
- 7 Wonders (2010)
- Innovation (2010)
- King of Tokyo (2011)
- Cards Against Humanity (2011)
- Love Letter (2012)
- Legendary: A Marvel Deck Building Game (2012)
- The Resistance: Avalon (2012)
- Terra Mystica (2012)
- Grimoire Shuffle (2012)
- NOIR: Deductive Mystery Game (2012)
- Pixel Tactics (2012)
- Star Realms (2014)
- One Night Ultimate Werewolf (2014)
- Splendor (2014)
- Dead of Winter: A Crossroads Game (2014)
- Tiny Epic Kingdoms (2014)
- Runebound (Third Edition) (2015)
- Mottainai (2015)
- Exploding Kittens (2015)
- Mysterium (2015)
- Codenames (2015)
- Hero Realms (2016)
- Unstable Unicorns (2017)
Volunteerism
- YMCA NSW Youth Parliament (2002)
- The Oaktree Foundation (2003)
- Australian Youth Climate Coalition (2006)
- 180 Degrees Consulting (2007)
- Make Poverty History (Australia) (2010)
- Sydney University IT Society (2012)
Career
- Most of my career I’ve worked in the intersection of technology and spatial, or technology and markets. I possibly gave too much and got too little.
- If you want better advice, hopefully pre-health crisis check out: Amy Hupe - It all means nothing in the end (2023)
Advocacy
Books and Screen
My CMS stores books by their ISBN13 URI and renders an isbnsearch.org URL upon publication. I’d love to replace these with an ISBN-A which would link out to a DOI and redirect to the record of authority. Since ISBNs aren’t automically provided an ISBN-A record it means I’ll have to support both formats depending on what’s available at the time.
If you’re interested, the audiovisual content is represented by EIDRs (as shown by navigating the links).
Music
When I started compiling this list of influential media and art I honestly didn’t and still don’t know how to capture and publish a list music and audio that has impacted my life. However, the longer I’m offered to record my influences the guiltier I feel at not trying. The list I offer here will have factual inaccuracies, it will be incomplete (no matter how long I live for), it wont do justice to their impact… but I feel currently a complete omission is the worse crime.
The identifier I can offer to refind artists from this list is their ISNI it’s imperfect like most of the identifiers but hopefully sufficient to find these artists so long as there is a common archive of human achievement/endeavour/record. I apologise in advance for not being able to offer those explorers who arrive after me a more complete list and honour the memory of those who gave me memories but this is my attempt
Digital Games
I couldn’t identify a universal identifier to identify games when composing this list. I’ve opted to store games ids as IGDB format and in a slug form that links to IGDB which is hopefully sufficient until a better option is identified that hopefully includes a DOI.
Tabletop Games
Similar to digital games I couldn’t identify a strong resource for tracking a list of tabletop games I’ve so far enjoyed during the course of my life. For tabletop games I’m tracking the boardgamegeek.com id & slug, my best guess at the release date for the boardgame and its name. Hopefully the information published is sufficient for anyone trying to reverse engineer the list in the future. Best of luck!