Game designer, game researcher, artist and writer (poet).

A seasoned game designer with 16 years of experience in games. I specialise in mobile, f2p game design and player experience research. I have worked across multiple platforms and game types as a game developer, designer and leader. I started my career in India and since have travelled between India, Scotland, Germany and am currently based in London. I keep the focus of my work on intriguing messaging, clean mechanics, innovation and fair-robust game models. These days I am working as a consultant and as an independent developer; latest project being RED.

My research (PhD) applies stage magic principles to game design. I am particularly keen on understanding uncertainty in moment-to-moment gameplay and finding ways to elicit that using principles and techniques from other creative fields. I care deeply about constantly learning about game design from other fields and from day-2-day interactions.

I use games, art, poetry and fiction to challenge patterns, form and flow. I recently published my debut poetry collection, The Saree Shop and a short story Garden of Vaginas. I often blog on Medium, if you wish to check that out. You can get a copy of my debut poetry collection, The Saree Shop here or with the publishers.