Personal profile
Personal profile
Naman Merchant is a creative technologist and lecturer at Abertay University whose work explores the convergence of real-time simulation, interactive media, and high-performance computing. His practice spans game development, immersive visualization, and collaborative digital art, often integrating distributed systems, agent-based modelling, and playful interaction to create dynamic and thought-provoking experiences. His projects have been featured in artistic and academic contexts, including Rhizoma, You Are Being Followed, and Dislectek.
Education/Academic qualification
Game Technology, Masters Degree, MProf Games Development, Abertay University
1 Sept 2016 → 31 Aug 2017
Award Date: 24 Nov 2017
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Chiasmic play: haptic theatre performance at the Water's Edge Studio
Merchant, N. (Developer), Jung, J. I. (Composer), Ince, E. (Contributor), Yang, H. (Developer), Mariya Dass, N. B. (Artist) & Szymkowiak, A. (Contributor), 4 Jun 2025Research output: Non-textual form › Performance
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Chiasmic Play: exploring embodied experience through live haptic theatre
Jung, J. I., Merchant, N., Ince, E., Yang, H., Mariya Dass, N. B. & Szymkowiak, A., 30 Dec 2025, In: Journal of Digital Media & Interaction. 8, 20, p. 81-104 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Impact of full-body haptic feedback on the sense of presence, affective experience, and game engagement in a VR game
Merchant, N., Ince, E. B., Jung, J. I., Yang, H. & Szymkowiak, A., 16 Jun 2025, Abstract proceedings of DiGRA 2025: games at the crossroads. DiGRA, p. 1-5 5 p. (DiGRA conference proceedings).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Inclusive VR experiences for visually impaired people: making an accessible XR
Austin, H., Shepherd, L., Merchant, N. & Kavanagh, W., 23 Oct 2025. 1 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract
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Rhizoma VR - RNIB XR Toolkit Edition
Shepherd, L. A. (Designer), Merchant, N. (Developer), Austin, H. J. (Designer) & Kavanagh, W. (Designer), 1 Dec 2025Research output: Non-textual form › Software
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Scalable agent-based HPC Simulation of up to a million Physics and Signalling Cells
Merchant, N. (Creator), Sampson, A. T. (Supervisor) & Falconer, R. (Supervisor), Abertay University, 27 Sept 2023
DOI: 10.57995/y0pq-s481
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Scalable agent-based HPC simulation of cell physics and signalling with real-time user interactions
Merchant, N. (Author), Falconer, R. (Supervisor), Sampson, A. T. (Supervisor) & Boiko, A. (Supervisor), 27 Oct 2023Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › PhD
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