Hey! I'm Saurav
Hey! I'm Saurav
Hey! I'm Saurav

I use play and storytelling to design experiences which empower. I work with individuals and organisations working in the domains of social impact, environment and climate change to craft meaningful products.

I use play and storytelling to design experiences which empower. I work with individuals and organisations working in the domains of social impact, environment and climate change to craft meaningful products.

I use play and storytelling to design experiences which empower. I work with individuals and organisations working in the domains of social impact, environment and climate change to craft meaningful products.

I'm available for hire

Available for hire

Explore My Work

Explore My Work

I've worked as a game and learning designer on projects aimed at behaviour change.

Career Quest

Using a digital game to help learners build career decision making skills

Narrative Writing

Game Design

Product strategy and roadmap

View Project (coming soon)

Career Quest

Using a digital game to help learners build career decision making skills

Narrative Writing

Game Design

Product strategy and roadmap

View Project (coming soon)

Career Quest

Using a digital game to help learners build career decision making skills

Narrative Writing

Game Design

Product strategy and roadmap

View Project (coming soon)

Career Quest

Using a digital game to help learners build career decision making skills

Narrative Writing

Game Design

Product strategy and roadmap

View Project (coming soon)

Ikki the Coding Chatbot

Using a WhatsApp chatbot to teach computational thinking to high school students

Conversational Design

Game mechanics

Bite sized learning

View Project (coming soon)

Ikki the Coding Chatbot

Using a WhatsApp chatbot to teach computational thinking to high school students

Conversational Design

Game mechanics

Bite sized learning

View Project (coming soon)

Ikki the Coding Chatbot

Using a WhatsApp chatbot to teach computational thinking to high school students

Conversational Design

Game mechanics

Bite sized learning

View Project (coming soon)

Ikki the Coding Chatbot

Using a WhatsApp chatbot to teach computational thinking to high school students

Conversational Design

Game mechanics

Bite sized learning

View Project (coming soon)

Red Wolf, Blue Wolf

Using fictional metaphors and reflection based gameplay to develop positive conflict resolution in adolescent boys

Game Design

Social Emotional Learning

Behaviour Change

View Project (coming soon)

Red Wolf, Blue Wolf

Using fictional metaphors and reflection based gameplay to develop positive conflict resolution in adolescent boys

Game Design

Social Emotional Learning

Behaviour Change

View Project (coming soon)

Red Wolf, Blue Wolf

Using fictional metaphors and reflection based gameplay to develop positive conflict resolution in adolescent boys

Game Design

Social Emotional Learning

Behaviour Change

View Project (coming soon)

Red Wolf, Blue Wolf

Using fictional metaphors and reflection based gameplay to develop positive conflict resolution in adolescent boys

Game Design

Social Emotional Learning

Behaviour Change

View Project (coming soon)

Kurjo's Flight

An interactive game that reveals how human actions impact the livelihoods of communities dependent on the Luni River, enhancing our understanding of its ecosystem.

Graphical Narratives

Game Design

Anthropology

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Kurjo's Flight

An interactive game that reveals how human actions impact the livelihoods of communities dependent on the Luni River, enhancing our understanding of its ecosystem.

Graphical Narratives

Game Design

Anthropology

View Project (coming soon)

Kurjo's Flight

An interactive game that reveals how human actions impact the livelihoods of communities dependent on the Luni River, enhancing our understanding of its ecosystem.

Graphical Narratives

Game Design

Anthropology

View Project (coming soon)

Kurjo's Flight

An interactive game that reveals how human actions impact the livelihoods of communities dependent on the Luni River, enhancing our understanding of its ecosystem.

Graphical Narratives

Game Design

Anthropology

View Project (coming soon)

Hear from my collaborators

Hear from my collaborators

Saurav's strength is his innate curiosity, this helps him ask pertinent and difficult questions which impacts the outcome of any project.

Sucheethra Srinivasan

SEL, Instructional Design

He's got a robust, organized workflow that's conducive to innovation which creates space to think big and ensures those big ideas come to fruition.

Anamika Bhatt

New Product Development

Saurav has a unique ability to incorporate play into learning, creating engaging experiences for diverse groups of people. This skill is particularly valuable in creating play-based learning spaces, where Saurav truly shines.

Yashna Jhamb

Cofounder and partner at Ooloi Labs

At the core of any of the projects that he takes up, I've seen Saurav bring a focus on integrating play, and thoughtful engagement, whether that is young students learning about technology, or seasoned practitioners talking about conservation.

Akshay Roongta

Cofounder and partner at Ooloi Labs

My Process

The process varies depending on the nature of the project and is almost never linear, owing to feedback and iteration processes. From exploration to execution, these are the common pieces in my framework/ workflow for any project.

Sensemaking

User research, brainstorming sessions and workshopping to understand the project needs objectives deeply.

Conceptualisation

Ideating and developing concepts grounded in the understanding of the context.

Prototyping

Building quick and rough prototypes to get feedback from users and test the viability of ideas.

Delivery

Delivering the final output with appropirate user guides, product roll out strategy and plans wherever relevant.

Not sure how we can collaborate?

Here are some examples of how games can support your work.

If you are a science educator with expertise in biodiversity, we could build a card game which introduces your audience to various animal species in their surroundings.

If you are a mental health startup, we could design play based treatment programs which teaches coping mechanisms to patients.

If you are an organisation nurturing active citizens, we could design a simulation which showcases the obstacles to becoming an active citizen or a changemaker.

If you are a think tank/research organisation working in the discipline of futures thinking, we could design a play based workshop which which enables participants engage with futures scenarios meaningfully.

Essentially, I can help you simplify complex subjects and create ways for people to engage with it meaningfully.

Common Queries Answered

Do you make the illustrations for projects as well?

No, I mainly look after the design of the game mechanics, narrative and level design, and instructional design elements like bite sizing and such. But I have worked with a few talented graphic artists and illustrators in the past whom I can refer to for projects.

Do you make the illustrations for projects as well?

Do you make the illustrations for projects as well?

No, I mainly look after the design of the game mechanics, narrative and level design, and instructional design elements like bite sizing and such. But I have worked with a few talented graphic artists and illustrators in the past whom I can refer to for projects.

Do you make the illustrations for projects as well?

No, I mainly look after the design of the game mechanics, narrative and level design, and instructional design elements like bite sizing and such. But I have worked with a few talented graphic artists and illustrators in the past whom I can refer to for projects.

Do you work on only digital games?

Do you work on only digital games?

Do you work on only digital games?

Do you work on only digital games?

Do you also do provide services like product audits, game redesign and consultation?

Do you also do provide services like product audits, game redesign and consultation?

Do you also do provide services like product audits, game redesign and consultation?

Do you also do provide services like product audits, game redesign and consultation?

Are you game?

Schedule a call to discuss your project, or simply to gush about the power of play :)

Are you game?

Schedule a call to discuss your project, or simply to gush about the power of play :)

Are you game?

Schedule a call to discuss your project, or simply to gush about the power of play :)

Are you game?

Schedule a call to discuss your project, or simply to gush about the power of play :)