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.

Understanding human perceptions regarding AI and data science. 


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. 

James McDonnell Foundation

Funded Resilience Project

Benshai.ai - Reducing Health Inequalities with AI

Provided a gift to the GUII Lab


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