Renusha Athugala

Program Manager, Games Design

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Details

College: School of Communication & Design
Department: School of Communication & Design
Campus: Saigon South Campus Vietnam
renusha.athugala@rmit.edu.vn

ORCID: 0000-0002-9641-1140

Open to

Industry Projects
Collaborative projects
Masters Research or PhD student supervision
Join a web conference as a panellist or speaker
Media enquiries

About

Renusha is a lecturer, researcher, and an interactive media designer specializing in game design and interactive media. He completed his PhD in 2021, integrating computer-based interactivity and the arts, based on a cultural aspect from Buddhism and Sri Lanka. He is also interested in the integration of science and arts as a mode of modern problem solving.

Industry experience:
Game Design Project - Brain, Mind, and Markets Lab – University of Melbourne, 2017 - 2019
Game Design Project – Nokia (Malaysia), 2013
Digital Designer – Freelance Contract

Awards & recognition:
- Melbourne Research Scholarship, University of Melbourne, 2017
- Dr Marios Hadjinicolaou Memorial Prize - Best Overall Achievement in Electronic & Computer Engineering, Brunel University, 2014
- Brunel International Students Scholarship Award, 2014
- Academic Excellence Award – Swinburne University of Technology, 2012
- Golden Key Honour Society Lifetime Member – Swinburne University of Technology, 2012