Sudha Manigundam Raghavan

Human-centered in approach, AI-forward in practice: I prototype and design interactions across immersive media, games and software.

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Research

NeuroACT 01

NeuroACT

Interactive experiences for a neural-interface armband that uses electromyography (EMG) to let people control applications through thin air.

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  • Wearable
  • Machine Learning
  • Natural User Interface
Ako 02

Ako

A conversational augmented-reality companion that helps a player learn a table-top game through natural, playful dialogue.

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  • Embodied AI
  • Voice Assistant
  • Hand Tracking
TheatAR — Project Neverland 03

TheatAR — Project Neverland

An exploration of augmented reality in live theater: a fully animated character performing on stage alongside a human actor.

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  • Mixed Reality
  • Storytelling
  • Networking
BB-Maze 04

BB-Maze

A table-top mixed-reality game that guides BB-8 through a maze using head movement, gaze and pathfinding AI.

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  • Mixed Reality
  • Games
  • Pathfinding AI
Night in the Woods 05

Night in the Woods

An intuitive VR game for HTC Vive, designed so first-time users can play and ward off monsters until dawn — with almost no instructions.

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  • Virtual Reality
  • User Interface
Togo — The Trail of Mercy 06

Togo — The Trail of Mercy

A full theme-park-style VR ride following Togo, the sled dog who helped deliver serum to save the children of Nome, Alaska.

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  • Virtual Reality
  • Theme Park Ride
  • Storytelling
Pandora 07

Pandora

A narrative VR journey on a pegasus-drawn carriage, using motion design and reward systems to tell a story while taming motion sickness.

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  • Virtual Reality
  • Games
  • Storytelling
AI in Unreal Engine 08

AI in Unreal Engine

An independent study building a collection of prototypes that demonstrate different kinds of game AI behavior using Behavior Trees.

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  • Game Engines
  • AI Agents
  • Unreal Engine
Table Tennis in VR 09

Table Tennis in VR

An undergraduate thesis simulating table tennis in Google Daydream, controlled through hand tracking from a mobile phone camera.

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  • Mobile Development
  • Computer Vision
  • Hand Tracking
Learn American Sign Language in VR 10

Learn American Sign Language in VR

A VR application to learn and practice ASL, using gesture recognition through the Leap Motion controller.

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  • Mobile Development
  • Hand Tracking
  • Leap Motion Controller
AchARya — AR Textbook Companion 11

AchARya — AR Textbook Companion

An augmented-reality textbook companion that overlays interactive 3D diagrams and videos onto science textbook pages.

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  • Mobile Development
  • Hackathon
  • Vuforia
Battle for the Keys 12

Battle for the Keys

A chaotic multiplayer experience in the CAVE — a 3D virtual display room where players fight to claim the key to a treasure chest.

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  • Immersive
  • Multiplayer
  • CAVE
Peer Review

Program Committee

Reviewer and Program Committee member for CHI, CSCW, HRI, IUI, TEI, ISMAR, MobileHCI, VRST and more — 52 reviews and 7 Outstanding Review recognitions.

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Publications

Peer-reviewed research in virtual reality, gesture recognition and interactive media — 81 citations across journal and book publications.

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