Shivam Gupta
Shivam Sai Gupta was a INK 2010 fellow.
Born (1995-12-22) December 22, 1995
India
Occupation(s)Product management, virtual reality developer
Known forGame development
Websitehttp://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]

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]

Games

  • Terror Attack: Project Fateh (2010)
  • The Mystery of Stonewood Manor
  • Smart Ball 3D
  • Food Run

References

  1. Vibhute, Kranti. "This is your chance to kill Taj terrorists". Mid-Day. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  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.
  9. "New Android Developers: Shivam Gupta (Shivam)". ChupaMobile. ChupaMobile.
  10. "AR/VR".
  11. "Realm of novel reality – Ahmedabad Mirror". Ahmedabad Mirror. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  12. "AR/VR Talk Report – DBIT" (PDF). Don Bosco Institute of Technology. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 November 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
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