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Hi, I am Sai Maram.
- My research at Meta contributed to the Meta-Spotify integration and Facebook Sports cards, leading to over a billion users sharing Spotify content on Instagram.
- At Xbox, I designed and developed Xbox AURA, an agentic approach towards running playtests, and playtest data analysis resulting in approximately $2 million in annual savings.
- My work has contributed to award-winning video games, including Halo and Perfect Dark.
- I designed, developed, run and maintain Ooha Canvas, an open source LLM interface for visual chaining.
Selected Work
Ooha: An AI Canvas for Visual thinkers
An interactive canvas leveraging AI to enhance creative workflows and design iterations.
Shloka: Climate Action through Cultural Games
Ethnographic research exploring how religious narratives drive environmental behavior change.
LLMs meet UX 🔒
Understood AI-requirements of UX Researchers at Xbox Research and designed and developed Xbox AURA.
Facebook Home Redesign
Generative research identifying user needs and prototyping 21 new experiences.
Religious Inclusivity in Games
Digital ethnography analyzing 10,000+ Reddit posts to understand religious representation in gaming.
Game Play Reflection Systems
Design research developing visualization systems to enhance learning in educational games.
AstraVerse Character Design
Visual ethnography creating culturally-sensitive game character frameworks.
Xbox Family Safety 🔒
Unified 6 disparate parental control endpoints through 13 usability studies.
LLM Games Research 🚧
Exploring the intersection of large language models and game design.