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Hi, I'm Krithik Dhandapani, a passionate game design student at UC Santa Cruz with a strong background in game development, AI, and interactive environments. I've had the opportunity to work on innovative projects that blend technology and creativity, like developing biofeedback-based games and educational mini-games, which really excite me. I'm always eager to collaborate with other developers and researchers to push the boundaries of gaming and AI. Outside of work and study, I enjoy designing levels, programming AI behaviors, and optimizing game systems to create engaging player experiences.…Hi, I'm Krithik Dhandapani, a passionate game design student at UC Santa Cruz with a strong background in game development, AI, and interactive environments. I've had the opportunity to work on innovative projects that blend technology and creativity, like developing biofeedback-based games and educational mini-games, which really excite me. I'm always eager to collaborate with other developers and researchers to push the boundaries of gaming and AI. Outside of work and study, I enjoy designing levels, programming AI behaviors, and optimizing game systems to create engaging player experiences.

Krithik Dhandapani

Game Developer, Programmer, Game Designer, +2

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Hi, I'm Krithik Dhandapani, a passionate game design student at UC Santa Cruz with a strong background in game development, AI, and interactive environments. I've had the opportunity to work on innovative projects that blend technology and creativity, like developing biofeedback-based games and educational mini-games, which really excite me. I'm always eager to collaborate with other developers and researchers to push the boundaries of gaming and AI. Outside of work and study, I enjoy designing levels, programming AI behaviors, and optimizing game systems to create engaging player experiences.…Hi, I'm Krithik Dhandapani, a passionate game design student at UC Santa Cruz with a strong background in game development, AI, and interactive environments. I've had the opportunity to work on innovative projects that blend technology and creativity, like developing biofeedback-based games and educational mini-games, which really excite me. I'm always eager to collaborate with other developers and researchers to push the boundaries of gaming and AI. Outside of work and study, I enjoy designing levels, programming AI behaviors, and optimizing game systems to create engaging player experiences.

Available to hire

Hi, I’m Krithik Dhandapani, a passionate game design student at UC Santa Cruz with a strong background in game development, AI, and interactive environments. I’ve had the opportunity to work on innovative projects that blend technology and creativity, like developing biofeedback-based games and educational mini-games, which really excite me.

I’m always eager to collaborate with other developers and researchers to push the boundaries of gaming and AI. Outside of work and study, I enjoy designing levels, programming AI behaviors, and optimizing game systems to create engaging player experiences.

Skills

Unity

Game Design

JavaScript

Experience Level

Expert

Unity

Expert

Game Design

Expert

JavaScript

Intermediate

Language

Javanese

Advanced

Amharic

Intermediate

Bashkir

Intermediate

Work Experience

C# Game Developer Intern at The Verse

March 1, 2025 - Present

Developed immersive biofeedback-based Unity games leveraging real-time breath data to drive in-game movement, increasing player engagement time by 20% during internal playtests. Engineered dynamic environments that adapt to biometric input, boosting realism and interactivity. Collaborated with a team of 5+ developers in agile sprints to implement interactive environments that respond dynamically to breath patterns.

C# Programmer at Wildfire Games

March 1, 2025 - Present

Programmed and iterated on educational Unity mobile/web-based mini-games teaching wildfire awareness, reaching a variety of student users. Optimized codebase for reusability and performance, reducing load times.

LLM Logic Researcher at UCSC AI Explainability and Accountability Research Lab

May 31, 2025 - July 23, 2025

Implemented logical reasoning frameworks to enhance decision-making capabilities of large language models. Developed algorithms to improve model performance on tasks requiring deductive reasoning, increasing accuracy by 30%. Partnered with 15+ researchers to test experimental AI logic chains across real-world scenarios.