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Uses tangible markers, Generative AI, and digital visuals to create context-rich, era-based fashion heritage experiences.<br><strong>Areas:<\/strong>\u00a0Augmented \/ Virtual \/ Mixed Reality (XR) \u00b7 Tangible &amp; Embodied Interactions \u00b7 Generative AI \u00b7 Cultural Heritage Design<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"skills\">\ud83d\udee0\ufe0f Skills<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><code>Experience Design<\/code>\u00a0<code>Tangible Interaction<\/code>\u00a0<code>Generative AI<\/code>\u00a0<code>Immersive Design<\/code>\u00a0<code>Interactive Technology<\/code>\u00a0<code>XR Design<\/code>\u00a0<code>Cultural Heritage<\/code>\u00a0<code>UI\/UX<\/code>\u00a0<code>Fashion Design<\/code>\u00a0<code>Storytelling through Design<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sandalprachi\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sandalprachi<\/a><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.behance.net\/prachisandal\">https:\/\/www.behance.net\/prachisandal<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":6684,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}}},"team_category":[107],"class_list":["post-9010","team_member","type-team_member","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","team_category-interns"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Prachi sandal - Creative Interfaces Lab<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cilab.iiitd.edu.in\/index.php\/team_member\/prachi-sandal\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Prachi sandal - Creative Interfaces Lab\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Hey, I&#8217;m Prachi! 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