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This is America – Part 2

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Extended Reality (XR) Research (VR, AR & MR) STUDIES

Join me, Dr. Shravan Regret Iyer, on Substack, as we explore advances in extended reality (XR), including virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR) & mixed reality (MR).

TEACHING: MASTER’S & UNDERGRADUATE LEVEL COURSES

Digital illustration of diverse people using devices and media around a connected globe

Books Authored

Through ‘Project 3 Lenses’, Dr. Iyer takes you on a visual journey from high in the Himalayas to the deepest jungles of Madagascar in Africa, documenting Wildlife, Wild Places, and Human Journey.
Away from the modern cityscape, in the rolling grasslands and pine-covered high deserts of northwestern Arizona, stand structures from the Native American tribe known as the Hualapai. The tribe’s deep connection to the land, reflected in their name ‘Hualapai,’ meaning the People of the Tall Pines, is reflected in their culture, history, and communicated in their official seal as well (not shown); they depict the sun, which represents the dawn of the Hualapai people and symbolizes life, tracks of coyotes which highlights the existence of life before the Hualapai people, and Canyons in the background which are sacred because they physically link the land, water, and sky. Each life form in the desert also carries a deeper meaning and connection to the vitality of the Hualapai. Welcome to Las Vegas, a city which stands on the floor of the Mojave Desert and is also the most populous urban area in the US state of Nevada. Vegas is known for its iconic strip that features a range of world-class entertainment, including casino resorts, the Sphere, museums, a very close replica of the Eiffel Tower, a pyramid-shaped hotel with historic artifacts, the Venetian Grand Canal Shops, and much more. It is a city that never stops buzzing and one that is designed to operate continuously. You are seeing the notoriously hot and dry Death Valley - with highest air temperature of 134 degrees F and lowest annual rainfall recorded in all of North America. Its rugged and extreme landscape is a result of events that took place more than five million years ago where repeated volcanic eruptions blanketed this region with ash and minerals, which altogether makes it look like a natural artist’s palette of colors. Here’s to dancing through life with you. Happy First Anniversary 💫 Our very own table salt, also known as sodium chloride, makes up the majority of the salts in Badwater Basin in California’s Mojave Desert, which is the lowest point in North America (282 feet below sea level). In this area, water is limited and very salty, but not poisonous, as the Badwater name suggests. The salt flats are known for their biodiversity, including pickleweed, aquatic insects, and larvae, proving that the water is actually more conducive to life than we may imagine. 
This is the crown jewel of the wild Washington Coast, located on the Olympic Peninsula. This region offers pristine beaches and marine wildlife, as well as breathtaking views of iconic coastal features sculpted by wave erosion. Here, one can also witness the death-defying Sitka spruce tree, locally known as the ‘Tree of Life,’ which thrives while its root system dangles mid-air.
You are seeing one of America’s primeval temperate rainforests, located within Olympic National Park in Washington state – a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Drenched in 12 feet of rainfall annually, the forest boasts mosses, ferns, and lichens that blanket the forest floor. This fairytale land is also home to the largest subspecies of elk in North America, known as Roosevelt elk. These layers of lava and loose rubble are actively transforming the ecosystem. The spontaneous release of water from the melting of glaciers, along with the weak hydrothermally-altered rock, is triggering destructive landslides, which in turn cause rivers of debris like this one!
This is what a direct encounter with volcanic, glacial, and subalpine landscapes with wildflower meadows looks like—isn’t it a paradise?

Dr. Shravan Regret Iyer’s Project 3 Lenses

Dr. Shravan Regret Iyer’s Project 3 Lenses
A reputed lensman and journalist, my father (Regret Iyer @regretiyerphoto) trained me at a very young age to see and capture some unique and human-interest stories. And, in the last 15 years — ever since my very first photograph was published in a newspaper — I have been lucky enough to have traveled to some remote corners of the world and capture intriguing and fascinating stories from the natural world (wildlife, wild places, and human journey. To mark this 15-year-long journey, I will be sharing photographs that were highly commended, won awards, and made it to print (newspapers) in this visual series called ‘One Earth’.
Dr. Iyer invites you to an all-new series, 'Life in the Himalayas'. Explore how the Himalayas shape the lives of mountain dwellers. The highest mountain range in the world that forms about 2,000 miles across Asia, separating India from the Tibetan plateau.
Dr. Iyer invites you to the most bio-diverse country in the world, Bhutan, where more than 71 percent of the total geographical area of the country is covered by forests. It’s the only carbon-negative country in the world where people live in perfect harmony with nature.
Dr. Iyer invites you to another epic adventure, this time in the wilds of the Kingdom of Cambodia. In this virtual journey, you will explore the country’s unique biodiversity, lifestyle, and architecture – including one of the world’s most important archaeological sites in Southeast Asia, a 12th-century Temple city inside a 400 sq km of Angkor Archaeological Park nestled in the forests of Cambodia, also a UNESCO world heritage site.
From the underground network of caves that can only be accessed by boat to the world’s first mountain-climbing cog railway - a journey of more than 10,000 miles - from flying over the borders of Canada on a charter jet for fall foliage to the far southern portion of the East Coast, where fairy tale creatures dwell. Experience the stories of people and their rich culture and traditions, and a closer look at the species and places. This is America, a visual series by Dr. Shravan Regret Iyer.
A short documentary highlighting the complexity of life in the island nation of Madagascar in Africa.
Watch: ‘Iruligas, the people of the night’, a documentary on Iruliga tribes of Ramanagara in Karnataka, India, whose food habits consist chiefly of rats, a fact that sets them apart from other tribes. 
Watch: ‘The vanishing wings of Kokkarebellur’: Nearly 30 years ago, the village of Kokkarebellur in Mandya district of Karnataka was home to more than 2000 pelicans, and the numbers have now dwindled to a mere 400 birds. 
A short documentary film on the world’s largest tree canopy that spreads across eight acres of land with a whopping 4, 358 supporting roots.
Frogs' Love Calls Go Unanswered due to noise pollution
‘Ganjam, The Treasure Isle’ is a stop-motion documentary made using 4, 500 photographs on Ganjam suburb of historical town Srirangapatna near Mysore.
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