Are video games art or products? This tension lies at the heart of Australia’s gaming industry
- Written by Zainab Darbas, PhD Candidate, School of Media, Film and Journalism, Monash University
In 2004, a largely anonymous team of Australian video game developers released a prototype video game titled Escape from Woomera.
In this 3D adventure, the player takes on the role of Mustafa, an Iranian refugee fleeing violent repression who is being held in a virtual re-creation of the (now-shut) Woomera Immigration Reception and Processing...





