Simran Jagnik

Simran Jagnik 鈥� Faculty ; Instructor, Cornish College of the Arts ; Cornish College of the Arts .

Associate Teaching Professor
Cornish College of the Arts

Biography

Simran Jagnik is a Creative Technologist from New York City with an MFA in Design Technology from the Parsons School of Design. She explores experimental mediums for storytelling and interactive play experiences, pushing the boundaries of how technology shapes engagement and expression. Simran focuses on humanizing technology, making it more intuitive, accessible, and emotionally resonant. Passionate about uncovering epistemic authority in postmodern societies, her ongoing thesis counters the logic of productivity culture by embracing laziness as a speculative design principle and advocating for autonomy over rest.

She brings insights from her background in computer science, user-centered design, immersive storytelling, critical thinking, and experimentalism to her teaching on game art and design. Simran’s work has been showcased on platforms such as the 快猫视频 Design Festival, PNW Art +Tech Symposium, HistoryLink, Meta Quest Store, IBM Quantum Jam, Games for Change, NYCxDesign, Miami Art Basel, Dezeen, and XR Guild.

Education

  • Design Technology, MFA, Parsons School of Design, The New School

Courses Taught

  • Experimental Gamemaking
  • 3D Art for Games
  • Introduction to Motion Capture
  • Interactive Visual Storytelling
  • Immersive Narrative Environments
  • Design for Complex Systems
  • User Centered Product Design