Shivam Sai Gupta

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Shivam Gupta
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Shivam Sai Gupta was a INK 2010 fellow.
Born (1995-12-22) December 22, 1995 (age 26)
India
Occupation Product management, virtual reality developer
Known for Game development
Website http://shivamsaigupta.com

Shivam Sai Gupta (born December 22, 1995) is a virtual reality evangelist, game developer and public speaker. [1] [2] He is a fellow of The INK Conference, in association with TED, and has spoken at several events including the NASSCOM Gaming And Animation Conclave. [3] In 2014, Priyanka Chopra awarded him the Unbreakable Spirit Award by Viacom 18 Motion Pictures, Bhansali Productions and USHA International. [4] Gupta became interested in computers after finding a PowerPoint presentation when he was 11 years old and shortly thereafter became interested in video games. [3]

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In 2010 Gupta published his first game, Terror Attack: Project Fateh, which is based on the 2008 Mumbai attacks. [5] [6] He decide to make the game as a way "to motivate people to stand up against terrorism and create awareness. [7] The game was released for free through Indiagames and received praise for its graphics. [8] Gupta created Food Run, an Android game, aimed at subconsciously altering children's eating behavior to make them healthier. The game quickly climbed the Google Play Store charts to #9 in Top New Free Games in India. [9]

Gupta moved out of the video gaming industry and got into virtual reality and augmented reality technology. He founded a virtual reality focused online media publication VirtualRealityPit after serving as a VR Producer at Happy Finish India. Gupta continued his engagement with VirtualRealityPit as the editor-in-chief. In 2016, he started a VR/AR department at software services company Vara United Pvt Ltd. He currently serves as the Evangelist & Head of the AR/VR division of the company. [10] Gupta is frequently invited to give talks on AR/VR at various corporate conference and educational institutions like Don Bosco Institute of Technology and National Institute of Design. [11] [12]

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  2. ↑ "Shivam Sai Gupta on AR/VR" . Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  3. 1 2 Kurmanath, K.V. "Prodigies wow visitors". The Hindu Businessline. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "Priyanka Chopra Gets Mary Kom's Boxing Gloves". Bollywood Now. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  5. ↑ "Hanging Kasab, a hit online". Times of India. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  6. ↑ "Did you know: Game based on 26/11 Mumbai attacks exists". Daily Bhaskar. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  7. ↑ "Game Struck". Indian Express. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  8. ↑ Lal, Abhinav. "Indiagames releases Shivam Gupta's 26/11 game, Terror Attack: Project Fateh, for free". Digit. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
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