WAVEWERK HANANALU
About Us
WaveWerk started with a simple idea: impact should be experienced, not just explained.
Shared experience drives understanding and action.
We believe games can make that possible.
What We Do
We build interactive experiences that turn real-world issues into something people can engage with directly.
We create games that translate research into lived experiences, making complex topics more accessible and engaging.
Why It Matters
People understand more deeply through experience.
Each player engages at their own pace, making complex ideas easier to absorb without feeling overwhelmed.
Where We’re Going
We’re launching with a quest-based game, with more to follow.
Future work brings real-world research and impact data into interactive stories for classrooms, communities, and everyday spaces.
An original track capturing our mission in island style.
Waddy Dacay
Made with aloha
Board / Leadership
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Claire Matisse
President & Founder
Leading vision, partnerships, and creative direction while guiding social media strategy and growth.
Creative strategist bringing cultural insight and storytelling to shape WaveWerk’s voice and audience engagement.
Emma Watterson
Treasurer
Environmental systems specialist overseeing financial stewardship to support sustainable organizational growth.
Meet the Team
Melinda MacNaughten
Secretary
Registered dietitian supporting organizational structure and community-focused initiatives.
Dan Allison
Head of Game Development
Game developer building scalable systems and interactive experiences for immersive digital worlds.
Core Team
Nahian Noshin Mustafa
Impact & Grant Research Fellow
Researcher supporting funding strategy and impact initiatives to drive sustainable, community-focused projects.
Building narrative systems, content structures, and writing to deliver clear, engaging, and intuitive player and educational experiences.
Lou Sremac
Art Development
Leading art production and pipelines to deliver cohesive, high-quality player experiences.
Vikas Gupta
Head of QA and LiveOps
Building testing frameworks, defining QA processes, and supporting release quality to ensure stable, scalable game operations.
Veronika Ivancheva
LiveOps Designer
Shaping events, progression, and in-game economies, designing systems that drive engaging and evolving player journeys.
Open Roles
TBD
Education & Outreach Lead
Help bring WaveWerk’s climate and ocean education initiatives into schools and communities across Hawai‘i and the West Coast. This role focuses on building relationships, expanding access, and turning ideas into real-world impact.
TBD
Capital Finance Lead
We’re looking for someone to shape how WaveWerk unlocks capital across grants, climate finance, and aligned funding sources.
Join WaveWerk
Contact us about open roles