Meghan Athavale

{{Short description|Canadian entrepreneur}}

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| nationality = Canadian

| other_names = Meg Rabbit

| occupation = Entrepreneur and toy designer

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| years_active = 2009 - Current

| known_for = Interactive toy design; video mapping and projection;

| website = [http://www.megrabbit.com/ megrabbit.com]

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Meghan Athavale, frequently known as Meg Rabbit, is an entrepreneur and visual artist known for her work with interactive toy design,{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/meghan-athavale-s-video-game-making-great-strides-1.2579318|title=Meghan Athavale's video game making great strides|date=20 March 2014|work=cbc.ca}} video mapping and projections, and folk music. She is the co-founder and CEO of Po-motion,{{cite web|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/video/video-talking-to-entrepreneurs-po-motion-and-advertising/article11940035/|title=Video: Talking to Entrepreneurs: How a Winnipeg startup is shaping the interactive ad landscape|work=The Globe and Mail}} a maker of software for interactive projection installations, and the co-founder of Lumo Play,{{cite web|url=http://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg-developed-game-technology-could-reach-stores-by-christmas-1.1679887|title=Winnipeg-developed game technology could reach stores by Christmas|work=Winnipeg}}{{cite web|url=http://globalnews.ca/video/1472066/lumo-lights-up-toy-industry|title=Lumo lights up toy industry|work=Global News}}{{cite web|url=http://www.winnipegsun.com/2014/02/08/winnipeg-company-nears-production-on-projection-toy|title=Winnipeg company nears production on projection toy|work=Winnipeg Sun}} a toy that creates projected interactive environments for children which was developed as part of the Highway1{{cite web|url=http://highway1.io/founder-friday-meghan-athavale-of-lumo/|title=Founder Friday: Meghan Athavale of Lumo|work=Highway1|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402110431/http://highway1.io/founder-friday-meghan-athavale-of-lumo/|archivedate=2015-04-02}} startup accelerator.

Athavale is the co-author of eight patents and patents pending in the field of mobile projection, augmented reality, and interactivity.{{cite web|url=https://patents.google.com/patent/US20130162518|title=Patent US20130162518 - Interactive Video System|work=google.com}} These patents include:{{Cite web|title = Meghan Jennifer Athavale Inventions, Patents and Patent Applications - Justia Patents Search|url = http://patents.justia.com/inventor/meghan-jennifer-athavale|website = patents.justia.com|access-date = 2016-02-17}}

• Content generation for interactive video projection systems
• Infrared reflective device - interactive projection effect system
• Interactive projection effect and entertainment system
• Content generation for interactive video projection systems
• Interactive video system

A self-taught musician, Athavale has recorded one album{{cite web|url=https://soundcloud.com/megrabbit/cheshire-grin-meg-rabbit|title=Cheshire Grin - Meg Rabbit by Meg Rabbit - Hear the world’s sounds|work=SoundCloud}} and toured throughout North America. She has represented Canadian technologists at the G20 Young Entrepreneur Summit and the SXSW festival.{{cite web|url=http://www.bcbusiness.ca/tech-science/dispatches-from-sxsw-startups-changing-cloud-computing|title=Dispatches from SXSW: Startups Changing Cloud Computing|work=bcbusiness.ca}} She has also created a number of interactive installations in museums{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8qra-37a9k|title=Impossible Animals Interactive Touchscreen and Interactive Projection Floor|date=26 December 2014|work=YouTube}} and public spaces,{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDE84Dnnmkw|title=Videomapping Wesley Hall|date=21 December 2014|work=YouTube}} and regularly performs video mapping and animation for public events and musical acts.{{cite web|url=http://www.manitobamusic.com/search/q:athavale|title=Search Results - Manitoba Music|author=Manitoba Music|work=Manitoba Music}}