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1 October 2026, 3:00 – 3:30 PM · NZ International Convention Centre, Auckland

NZGDC 2026 — Designing Shared Worlds Across Distance

I'm speaking at NZGDC 2026 (30 Sep – 3 Oct, Auckland) on “Designing Shared Worlds Across Distance: Lessons from Multiplayer AR Game Research” — covering real-time connections across distance, bridging places and people, and designing for presence, engagement and trust in multiplayer AR.

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Date & time to be announced · Online session · ICITR 2026, University of Moratuwa

ICITR 2026 — Workshop 01: Designing Shared Worlds Across Distance

I'm leading Workshop 01 of ICITR 2026 — the 11th International Conference on Information Technology Research (1–2 December 2026), organised by the Information Technology Research Unit at the University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. “Designing Shared Worlds Across Distance: What Multiplayer AR Research Taught Me” explores the design and development of location-based multiplayer AR games, and how augmented reality becomes a core gameplay mechanic that connects remote players through shared immersive experiences. The date and time are still to be confirmed by the organisers.

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20 August 2026, 8:00 – 9:30 PM (SLST) · Online via Zoom

Code Champ 2026 — Workshop 07: Augmented Reality and Game Development

I led Workshop 07 of Code Champ 2026 — “Code Your World” — organised by E3 (Computer Science) with the Committee for Popularization of Science (CPS), SLAAS and the IEEE Computer Society Sri Lanka Chapter. The session covered augmented reality and game development, drawn from my research into location-based multiplayer AR. The browser-based AR demo built for the workshop is still online — you can try it on your phone.

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11 July 2026, 9:00 AM · Online via Google Meet

CODE with WIE 2026 — Workshop 01: Architecting the Augmented Tomorrow

I led Workshop 01 of CODE with WIE 2026, hosted by IEEE Women in Engineering Sri Lanka — exploring the technologies shaping the future and how innovation is transforming tomorrow's world, drawn from my research in immersive technologies, software product engineering and game design.

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8 December 2025 · Sendai, Japan

Research Visit to Tohoku University — Building an NZ–Japan AR Collaboration

In December 2025, Prof. Rob Lindeman and I (HIT Lab NZ, University of Canterbury) visited the Interactive Content Design Lab at the Research Institute of Electrical Communication (RIEC), Tohoku University. We presented our research on location-based augmented reality and immersive interaction, and explored a joint research project bridging New Zealand and Japan — connecting two leading labs working at the frontier of spatial computing and human–computer interaction.

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PSR Vlog · Podcast Appearance

New Zealand Software Jobs — Talking IT Industry Realities with a Friend

I joined a friend on the PSR Vlog podcast for a candid, Sinhala/English conversation about the state of the IT industry in New Zealand — the shrinking pool of paid internships, where the real openings in game development are showing up, and what it actually takes to break into software jobs here right now.

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11 September 2024 · Aotearoa New Zealand

Selected for Falling Walls Lab Aotearoa New Zealand 2024

I was one of nineteen researchers and innovators chosen from across Aotearoa New Zealand and the Pacific to pitch a breakthrough idea in just three minutes at Falling Walls Lab Aotearoa New Zealand 2024, organised by Royal Society Te Apārangi. My pitch — “Breaking the Wall of Loneliness through Play” — explored how location-based augmented reality games can bring people together and ease loneliness through shared experiences.

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New Zealand Game Developers Conference · 2023

Talking AR Game Design on the National Stage

I joined a panel of New Zealand augmented reality developers for the first-ever AR Game Dev Rant at NZGDC — a candid, fast-paced conversation about what it really takes to design and ship location-based AR experiences, alongside Evie, Melanie and Devi.