Prasad is a serious game designer and researcher. He has designed games for learning, healthcare, social safety, sustainability, science outreach and future visioning across digital, tabletop, and hybrid platforms. He is the co-founder of the ‘Play in Nature’ initiative that crafts playful experiences to connect people with nature. Currently, Prasad is completing his PhD in Intelligent Games and Games Intelligence (iGGi). As part of his research, he has developed ‘Thinking Through,’ a framework for designing contextual role-playing games to understand climate actions. Prior to his PhD journey, he worked in user experience design, where he established and led design teams to create both B2C and B2B digital products for organisations in India and internationally. In addition to his professional work, Prasad teaches serious game design and user experience design. He enjoys writing short stories and essays in his native language, Marathi.
