Current Projects
This project focuses on developing transparent descriptive models of players' behaviors and use that for reflection and to help players learn from others.
Visualization System to allow users to segment and inspect users' journey and behavioral patterns.
Using Interactive Narratives to Support teaching experimental research methods.
Art by Sai Siddartha Maram
Understanding the interaction between narratives, character design, game loops with cultures, traditions, and faith of designers, developers, and players.
Develop innovative socio-technical digital twins using complex systems approaches and serious games to enhance risk management and community engagement in areas prone to recurring natural hazards like wildfires
Design and implement a Triangulation and Visualization of Game Data for Activision
Stimulating Behavior Change to Enhance Climate Resilience Policy and Action through a Serious Game Approach
AI Alignment
Understanding how to bridge the understanding gap between AI and the users using them in an educational context.
Emotional Regulation
Augmenting learners’ emotion regulation through integrating AI
Visualization System to allow users to model and detect adversaries in social networks
Understanding and helping shape resilience through social connections and narrative.
Collection of Methods on Game User Research
Illustration by Meriel Waissman taken from RAND Corp
Understanding and helping shape resilience through social connections and narrative.
Collaborators/Funders
Charles River Analytics
Funded Human-in-Loop Behavior Modeling and collaborated on the project.
National Science Foundation
Funded OPM and May's Journey projects.
ONR
Funded Human-in-Loop Behavior Modeling
CITRIS
Funded Social Intelligence and Theory of Mind
Senpai.gg
Collaborating on UX of AI project.
mobalytics.gg
Collaborating on UX of AI project.
TERC
Collaborating on May's Journey.
Co-Design Lab, UC Berkeley, led by Kosa Goucher-Lambert
Collaborating on Social Intelligence and Theory of Mind
SOGA Research Group, UC Berkeley, led by Kenichi Soga
Collaborating on building mechanisms for addressing Fire as a Climate Hazard