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