{"id":9011,"date":"2025-10-29T02:36:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T02:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cilab.iiitd.edu.in\/?post_type=team_member&#038;p=9011"},"modified":"2026-03-24T04:48:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T04:48:05","slug":"daniel-pushparaj","status":"publish","type":"team_member","link":"https:\/\/cilab.iiitd.edu.in\/index.php\/team_member\/daniel-pushparaj\/","title":{"rendered":"Daniel Pushparaj"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hey, I&#8217;m Daniel! I&#8217;m a digital product designer currently pursuing my Master&#8217;s in XR Design at IIT Jodhpur, and I care deeply about one thing: crafting experiences that feel as good as they look. For me, great design isn&#8217;t just visual polish, it&#8217;s about how an experience makes someone feel, behave, and heal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At CI Lab, I got to work on something genuinely meaningful, a\u00a0<strong>VR and Mixed Reality therapy tool<\/strong>\u00a0for university students dealing with public speaking anxiety. 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