As a designer turned researcher, I am always tempted to create original art, games, toys or children’s books as tools that facilitate learning and support research. While I haven’t created anything ‘revolutionary’ or ‘disruptive’ – I wondered about who owns the Intellectual Property of anything we create, and if it’s negotiable or transferable. The obvious […]

  The world of Research is full of PhDs making claims, some claims are backed by credibility, some are overhyped and sensationalized. As a new researcher, I sometimes find it very hard to tell apart a good study from a bad one.   Two of my recent favorite videos that shed light on this issue […]

A good way to design an engaging, playful product (especially in context of Toys and Games) is to design it in layers of Tangible and Digital experiences. Products which hold some value at every layer independently will provide longer use and higher engagement than those which constantly remain incomplete on their own and require bells […]