Hi, I'm Devi Acharya
I design and develop AI tools for games & interactive media
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Senior Data Scientist, Take-Two AI
Developed tools for PCG level generation, editing, and procedural narrative, working with partner game teams to build out suite of tools
PythonSvelteGradioProcedural Content GenerationAWSClaude Sonnet -
Data Scientist 2, Senior Data Scientist, Applied AI @ Zynga
Developed AI-based tools to support game and creative teams at Zynga
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Graduate Research Assistant, Expressive Intelligence Studio @ University of California, Santa Cruz
MS in Computational Media
Designed and developed AI support tools for game masters of tabletop roleplaying games
Story SiftingPrologSocial SimulationResearch -
Game Designer & Developer @ Brandeis University
BA in Computer Science; BA in Film, TV, and Interactive Media
Designed and developed indie games and interactive media projects
UnityJavaVirtual Reality
Projects
Dog Gone Detective
Unreal Developer
A mystery game where you play as a world-class (dog) investigator. Gather clues by speaking to the witnesses - or accuse a suspect! Created as part of the Idisen Game Jam, 2025.
TTRPG AI Assistant
Lead Researcher, Developer
A co-creative AI assistant for game masters of tabletop roleplaying games.
Warmer
Unity Developer
An NSF-funded game about climate change and human impacts on the environment using real environmental models.
VR / Physical Escape Room
Researcher, Mentor
An escape room made in Unity with asymmetrical puzzle-solving in physical and virtual reality spaces. Made at UCSC's Science Internship Program.
Terasology: Light and Shadow
Java Developer
A capture-the-flag game mode made for open-source voxel game Terasology, made as part of Google Summer of Code.
Fusion Galaxy
Lead Artist
A mobile game about collecting and crafting elements together to discover the universe, made with the Massachusetts Digital Games Institute.