Kutub Gandhi
(he/him/his)
PhD Student
Research interests
- Games Education
- Human Computer Interactions
Education
- BA in Computer Science, Rice University
Biography
Kutub Gandhi is a doctoral student at the Khoury College of Computer Sciences at Northeastern University, advised by Seth Cooper. His doctoral research, which he began in 2020 and expects to complete in 2026, focuses on using games to promote critical thinking and abstract reasoning in education.
Gandhi’s interests took shape during his undergraduate career at Rice University, when he taught philosophy using games such as The Stanley Parable, The Talos Principle, and The Witness. He is affiliated with Game User Interaction and the Intelligence (GUII) Lab.
Recent publications
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A Design Framework for Reflective Play
Citation: Josh Aaron Miller, Kutub Gandhi, Matthew Alexander Whitby, Mehmet Kosa, Seth Cooper, Elisa D. Mekler, Ioanna Iacovides. (2024). A Design Framework for Reflective Play CHI, 519:1-519:21. https://doi.org/10.1145/3613904.3642455