Shravan Regret Iyer is a multiple award-winning immersive media researcher, academic, and multimedia storyteller with a Ph.D. in Communication, Information, and Media from Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. Dr. Iyer’s research explores the uses of experiential media such as augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and 360° video for science, health, and risk communication. Dr. Iyer has presented papers at international conferences and published in several leading peer-reviewed journals in Asia, Europe, and North America. In 2022, Dr. Iyer won the “New Directions for Climate Communication Research” Honorable Mention awarded by the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) and the International Environmental Communication Association (IECA) for work exploring the uses and effects of immersive media technologies for climate change communication.
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Virtual Reality and Climate Change Communication
Shravan Regret Iyer was on Thursday, May 9th, 2024, awarded with a Doctorate for Research on “Virtual Reality and Climate Change Communication” at Rutgers, a BIG 10 and Research 1 University in New Jersey, USA. Visit this link for the full story.
Examining the Role of Virtual Reality in Climate Change Communication
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Examining United Nations Virtual Reality Content Production Usage of Experiential Media in Climate Change Communication: A Qualitative Analysis
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Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, and 360° Video Enhance COVID-19 News Reporting, Rutgers Study Finds
Looking for Climate in the Metaverse: A Qualitative Study
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Understanding How News Content Utilizes Experiential Media (AR, VR, and 360° Video) in COVID-19 Storytelling
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VR is being used to promote the 2022 FIFA World Cup, creates immersive fan experience
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Assessing Virtual Reality Media Productions: Findings from a Qualitative Analysis of Immersive Experiences in Climate Change as Offered via Oculus TV
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“Russia 2018” vs. “Qatar 2022”: New SC&I Study Examines FIFA World Cup Host Countries’ Use of Virtual Reality to Promote the Games
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Of media and mediums: illusion and the roots of virtual reality in Victorian era science, social change, and Spiritualism
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Leveraging virtual reality (VR) for sports public relations and sports journalism: qualitative analyses of VR content productions for ‘Russia 2018’ and ‘Qatar 2022’ FIFA World Cups
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Shravan Regret Iyer’s Research Proposal “Experiential Media and Climate Change” Awarded an Honorable Mention by IAMCR and IECA
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Shravan Regret Iyer Receives 2022 IAMCR New Directions for Climate Communication Research – Honourable Mention Award
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The Virtual Reality of Climate Crisis
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A New Study Explores Use of Virtual Reality in Climate Change Reporting and Storytelling
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The Victorian Era’s Obsession with the Occult Explained
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Camel Racing and Holographic Selfies: Exploring Qatar’s Use of New Media for the 2022 FIFA World Cup
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Could Your Avatar Shake Hands? Attending an Academic Conference in the Metaverse
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VR a blast from the past?
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From Séances to Stereography: The Victorian Era Roots of Modern Virtual Reality
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Shravan Regret Iyer Wins United Nation’s WMO 2021 Award
Shravan Regret Iyer’s photograph capturing a dramatic weather event in Morondava in Madagascar, Africa has won the prestigious United Nation’s World Meteorological Organization (WMO) 2021 Award. The photograph titled “Rainy Season in Madagascar” will be featured in the United Nations WMO 2021 calendar: The Ocean, Our Climate, and Weather. Read more here.
United Nations WMO 2021 Calendar Cover Photograph by Shravan Regret Iyer
Multiple Award Winning Documentary:
Press Coverage
“…For Shravan Regret Iyer, filmmaking is not just about breathtaking visuals or over-the-top technology. It is about telling a grand story with tools that people use every day… >> MORE PRESS
“…Shravan’s work is already creating ripples on a national level. With his name in the India book of records, this young and talented lad has proven his mettle several times and is raring to go…” >> MORE PRESS
“…Shravan’s humble nature is guided by ferocious ambition. ‘If you believe that you can do it, you can do it,’ is the motto he lives by…” >> MORE PRESS
Visual Series
Through ‘Project 3 Lenses’, I will take you on a journey from high in the Himalayas to the deepest jungles of Madagascar in Africa, documenting Wildlife, Wild Places, and Human Journey. We will be exploring places and species, some of which were unknown until only a few years ago; untold stories of enchanting little creatures, to the greatest animals that walk our planet. I will take you into the air, to remote corners of the world, and back in time, all in high definition visuals and emerging media technologies like Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), and 360° video! Join me, Shravan Regret Iyer, and explore the natural world in all its splendor and complexity.
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