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Manhole

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Compelled by the exigencies of poor economic life and caste-identity, Amitabh, a young law graduate, becomes a manual scavenger. One day, to earn some extra money to support his family, he decides to get inside a large unsafe sewer to clear a blockage. He neither has protective gear, nor the accompanying engineer to check for poisonous gases. Will Amitabh come out safely? Official Website:  manholecollective.com     |    @IMDb:  Manhole (Short 2021) The short film was adjudged as one of the runners-up in the  Unreal Shorts India Program 2021 .  The short film is in  Official Selection at the 61st Annecy International Animation Film Festival, 2022, France ( Link  |  In terview ) Official Selection at the 14th International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala, 2022 ( Link ) Official Selection at the 18th Seoul Independent Animation Film Festival, 2022, South Korea

Eye-Messages

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New year. New things to learn. 😊 Hoping to get better at eye to eye conversations. Song Credits: Aankhon Hi Aankhon Mein Music:  O P Nayyar, Film:  C.I.D. (1956),  Singers: Geeta Dutt, Mohammed Rafi All credits of this beautiful song to its creators and owners.  Used purely for fun/entertainment/non-commercial purpose.

Dragonfly [Unplugged]

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A single-take (one-shot) music video created as a promo for the VR Film "Dragonfly" dragonflymovie.in

These COVID Days

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• INSIDE - OUTSIDE • STUFF

Jeetenge Hum

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As we live through these uncertain times, together we prevail. A music video by IDC School of Design, IIT Bombay.

Cinévoqué

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Cinévoqué User-Interest Driven Live-Action Cinema in Virtual Reality Developed at IDC School of Design, IIT Bombay, Cinévoqué is a form of responsive VR Cinema, where the storylines are driven by the viewer’s point of interest. A back-end framework has been developed using Unity game engine to support such experiences. Presented at Unite India 2018 , Hyderabad, India (5-6 Dec 2018) with Amarnath M. and Amal Dev Presented at  Japan ACM SIGCHI Chapter 2018 , Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan   (12-13 Dec 2018) More details of the project here: https://imxd.in/projects/cinevoque

From VR to Architecture

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Musings on potential of VR, as a student of Architecture  (2005) Few sketches from my dissertation, 13 years ago: BACKGROUND STUDY Static Image Display Vs Interactive Virtual Environment

AR Rakhi

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If it's the thought that counts, why not an AR (Augmented Reality) Rakhi. Made using :  Unity3D  &  Vuforia  (&  Lean Touch )

VR Cinema @ FTII

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A workshop on VR & Cinema conducted for the students at the Film and Television Institute of India . Photos by Azif Ismail

Dragonfly

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VR Film  (2018)  360 °  | Stereo 3D | Spatial Audio As Aisha waits for Priya, the flutters guide her.  She follows the Dragonfly. The film is a tale of waiting. Aisha longs for the return of Priya who has undergone a grievous incident. While she holds onto a glimmer of hope, on a particular day her patience begins to test her.  'Dragonfly' wishes to immerse the viewer in an experience that fluctuates between Aisha’s reality, memories and hopes. Official Website: dragonflymovie.in    |    @ IMDb: Dragonfly Trailers : Trailer (2D)   |  Trailer (3D) Study:  Production Process & Research Outcomes