Austin Davis — Head of Design

Austin Davis completed his B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from Government Engineering College (GEC) Thrissur and his Post Graduation in Toy and Game Design from National Institute of Design, Gandhinagar. It was here that he fell in love with the concept of “play” and the power it had to improve people’s lives through fun and developed an interest in the area of “Learning through Play”. He stepped into the professional world as a Game Designer working on multiple platforms of web, consoles, and smartphones. He spent 3 years working with a startup called Pink Katalyst in Mumbai and later in a Video Game Development company called Gameshastra in Hyderabad. As a Game Designer, he enjoyed designing all aspects of a game from scratch and working with the development team to see it come to life. He then spent a year working independently on multiple projects like DIY kits and Educational games for Primary School kids, Board games to teach serious topics and pursued his interest in illustrations. His interest in academics grew in the same year as he came to NID as a Visiting Faculty and later in 2015 he joined the 2-year long Design Teacher Development Programme (DTDP) at NID and later got absorbed as a Faculty in Toy and Game Design Department. His interests lie in the domains of Structured Play (Games), Design Thinking through playful tools, Systems Thinking, Form, and Material exploration, and the passion for the idea of “Learning through PLAY” still remains strong.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Game Design and Educational Technology expert focused on creating engaging learning experiences.

Location: Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India

Experience: 13 yrs 7 mos