Cartoon portrait of Riya

Hi, I'm Riya, a creative technologist. I make physical things playable to create meaningful and transformational experiences.

Highlighted Works

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Remnants

Unity + Hardware · Immersive Installation

A 270° curved-screen gardening experience exploring the emotional toll of caring for someone with dementia.
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Democracy Disco

Unity · National Archives Museum

A gesture-tracked dance game where visitors recreate dance moves from the National Archives’ historical films.
Reactive Gesture Piece: particle form reacting to head tracking

Reactive Gesture Piece

TouchDesigner · Watch on its page

Head tracking and audio input create an immersive experience that reacts to its environment.
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Gesterial Control

Unity · Hand-Tracking Tool + Technical Guide

A hand-tracking tool built with MediaPipe, with a technical guide for using it to control a particle system through gestures.
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Lost In Translation

Circuitry · Physical Installation

A phone-booth installation where visitors help a lost AI “bot” through speech recognition, translation, and distorted audio.
Birdie's Chirp poster art: painted birds in a forest In progress

Birdie's Chirp

Unity + Body Tracking · Tilt Five Party Game

An asymmetrical party game: one player on a Tilt Five guides people in the physical room through challenges.