On Wednesday August 3, 2022 at the Digital Media Environments session, doctoral student Shravan Regret Iyer is presenting, “Virtual reality and Climate Change: Understanding How the United Nations VR Content Productions Uses Experiential Media in Climate Change Storytelling.”
The dancing female deities known as ‘apsaras‘ (in Sanskrit, meaning the female spirit of the clouds and waters in Hindu and Buddhist culture) were the first beings to emerge from the sea of creation.
In this visual, a dancer in a traditional dress is seen performing ‘apsara dance‘ (where gestures are codified to narrate classical stories), and an illustration of the entrance gate of Angkor Thom and the statues depicting Samudra Manthana i.e., churning of the ocean of milk can be seen in the background.
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The New Indian Express, India https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2020/dec/18/meetshravan-regret-iyer-united-nations-world-meteorological-organisation-2021-award-winner-2238137.html
Bangalore Mirror, India https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/crime/watch-no-regrets-city-photographer-bags-uns-honour/articleshow/79769878.cms
Kannadaprabha Newspaper, India
https://www.kannadaprabha.com/karnataka/2020/dec/19/meet-shravan-regret-iyer-united-nations-world-meteorological-organisation-2021-award-winner-435286.html
Midi Madagasikara (a French language daily newspaper based in Antananarivo, Madagascar, Africa)
TV9 Kannada News, India
https://tv9kannada.com/shravan-regret-iyer-photograph-wins-uns-wmo-2021-award
La Vanguardia (a Spanish daily newspaper, headquartered in Barcelona, Spain)
https://www.lavanguardia.com/natural/20210107/6168357/13-deslumbrantes-imagenes-premiadas-meteorologos.html
Up vgoru.org (Ukrainian online newspaper)
https://vgoru.org/post/krashi-svitlini-pogodnih-yavish-2020-roku
Česká televize (Public television broadcaster in the Czech Republic)
https://ct24.ceskatelevize.cz/svet/3241686-obrazem-svetova-meteorologicka-organizace-vybrala-nejzajimavejsi-fotografie-pocasi
Governmental Courier (a national daily newspaper founded by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine)
https://ukurier.gov.ua/uk/articles/pozuyut-pogodni-yavisha/
View Ukurier e-Paper: http://ukurier.gov.ua/media/newspaper_free/pdf/2020-12-31/254_6868.pdf
Tvnoviny.sk (Slovakia television channel)
https://www.tvnoviny.sk/zaujimavosti/2016634_fotokalendar-na-rok-2021-svetova-meteorologicka-organizacia-zverejnila-snimky-roka
ABC (Spanish national daily newspaper based in Madrid, Spain)
https://www.abc.es/viajar/abci-nieve-rayos-hielo-fotos-401787018874-20210108010808_galeria.html#imagen10
Tendencias Hoy by Cerodosbé (newspaper headquartered in Barcelona, Spain)
The Paper (published by Shanghai Oriental Press Co. Ltd) https://m.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_10595845
Ecocultura.com (Spanish News portal supported of Web365, a leading publishing group in Italy)
https://www.ecocultura.com/mejores-fotografias-fenomenos-meteorolgicos/
Venice Group Ltd (Bulgarian online news company based in the city of Varna)
https://brat-bg.com/bg/foto-gid/9696-wmo-publikuva-nay-dobrite-snimki
ectoday.eu (Europe-China Today)
Miragenews.com (online media platform from Wollongong, Australia)
https://www.miragenews.com/winners-of-wmo-calendar-competition/
112.International (English language news platform from Ukraine)
https://112.international/society/wmo-presents-best-photos-of-weather-events-in-2020-57378.html
Meteorological Science Knowledge Service System – Government of China
http://meteor.ckcest.cn:90/resources/detail/info/cd9fcaba-45f8-11eb-95d8-00163e3237d3?doc_type=&q=
strana.ua/news (Ukrainian online newspaper)
https://strana.ua/news/307064-raduha-oblaka-i-hrozy-samye-krasivye-fotohrafii-prirodnykh-javlenij-2020-hoda.html
Social Media Posts by United Nation’s WMO:
Photograph posted on the United Nation’s Official Instagram Account and on other UN Organizations platform.
Full list of Winners & Press Release by United Nation’s World Meteorological Organization:
https://public.wmo.int/en/media/news/winners-of-wmo-calendar-competition
Scan the above QR code on your smartphone camera and view the VR film through Vimeo app for an immersive experience.
Life on the Edge (Field Station and Estuary) – VR Film
Filmed and Edited by Shravan Regret Iyer.
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How to cite this paper: Regret Iyer, S. (2023). Understanding How News Content Utilizes Experiential Media (AR, VR, and 360° Video) in COVID-19 Storytelling, Athens Journal of Mass Media and Communications Volume 9, Issue 2. pp 85-112, DOI:10.30958/ajmmc.9-2-2. https://www.athensjournals.gr/media/2023-9-2-2-Iyer.pdf
For the full news article, click on the above image or here
How to cite this paper: Regret Iyer, S. (2022). Assessing virtual reality media productions: Findings from a qualitative analysis of immersive experiences in climate change as offered via Oculus TV. Journal Communication Spectrum: Capturing New Perspectives in Communication 12(2), 77-95. DOI: 10.36782/jcs.v12i2.2284
How to cite this paper: John V. Pavlik & Shravan Regret Iyer (2022): Of media and mediums: illusion and the roots of virtual reality in Victorian era science, social change and Spiritualism, Atlantic Journal of Communication,
DOI: 10.1080/15456870.2022.2118964
How to cite this paper: Shravan Regret Iyer, John Pavlik & S. Venus Jin (2022) 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, Journal of Sport & Tourism,
DOI: 10.1080/14775085.2022.2097942
How to cite this paper: Regret Iyer, S. (2022). Virtual Reality and Climate Change: A Qualitative Analysis of VR Media Productions on Oculus TV Using VR Head-Mounted Display. The International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) Beijing 2022 July 11-15, 2022 Beijing, China (Accepted).
How to cite this paper: Regret Iyer, S. (2022). Virtual Reality and Climate Change: A Qualitative Analysis of VR Media Productions on Oculus TV Using VR Head-Mounted Display. The International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) Beijing 2022 July 11-15, 2022 Beijing, China (Accepted).
Link to IAMCR 2022 conference book of abstract
How to cite this paper: Regret Iyer, S., Pavlik, J. V., & Jin, V. (2022). Virtual Tourism in the Peri-and-Post COVID-19 Era: Understanding How Experiential Media Are Utilized in the Making of “Qatar 2022”. Advances in Journalism and Communication, 10, 81-102. https://doi.org/10.4236/ajc.2022.102007
How to cite: Regret Iyer, S. (2022). Experiential Media and Social Change: A Qualitative Analysis of Augmented Reality Filters on Black Lives Matter, Climate Change, and COVID-19 (Vaccination, Social Distancing, and Wear a Mask) Movements. 7th World Conference on Media and Mass Communication (MEDCOM 2022) May 5-7, 2022 Virtual. ISBN 978-624-5746-17-0
Link to the MEDCOM 2022 conference book of abstract
Not only did Victorian Spiritism and occult practices develop as a reaction to scientific progress, they were aided by technology, too. Photography, in particular, helped buoy the popularity of the occult. Mediums often doctored photographs to provide evidence of “spirits,” such as ghostly figures or hands intruding into photos (as The Old Operating Theater depicts). Researchers John Pavlik and Shravan Regret Iyer have gone so far as to suggest that the Victorian “mixed-method” approach to photographic manipulation, especially the understanding of visual illusions and stereography (overlapping right-left images to give something a 3D look), prefigured everything from cathode ray tubes to virtual reality (VR) (via Rutgers).
Full Story on https://www.grunge.com/832104/the-victorian-eras-obsession-with-the-occult-explained/?utm_campaign=clip
How to cite: Regret Iyer, S. (2022). Understanding How News Content Utilizes Experiential Media in COVID-19 Storytelling: Findings from a Content Analysis. 20th Annual International Conference on Communication and Mass Media 9-12, May 2022, Athens, Greece. ISBN: 978-960-598-472-4
To explore the effectiveness of Qatar’s use of these innovative tools (collectively coined “Experiential Media” by SC&I Professor John V. Pavlik), in their storytelling and brand building, Ph.D. student Shravan Regret Iyer, Pavlik, and Professor Venus Jin of Northwestern University in Qatar have conducted new research that suggests Qatar could more effectively use EM to reach their goals.
Full Story on https://comminfo.rutgers.edu/news/camel-racing-and-holographic-selfies-exploring-qatars-use-new-media-2022-fifa-world-cup
How to cite: Iyer, S. R., Pavlik, J. V., Jin, V., Bergida, G., Striker, S., & Gengler., J. (2021). Understanding How Experiential Media are Utilized in the Making of ‘Qatar 2022’. 6th World Research Summit for Tourism and Hospitality 14-15 December 2021, Orlando, Florida.
Full story on https://comminfo.rutgers.edu/news/could-your-avatar-shake-hands-attending-academic-conference-metaverse
How to cite: Regret Iyer, S., Pavlik, J. V., Jin, V., Bergida, G., Striker, S., & Gengler., J. (2021). Understanding How Experiential Media Are Utilized in the Making of ‘Russia 2018’ and the Upcoming ‘Qatar 2022’ FIFA World Cup. 12th Asian Conference on Media, Communication & Film (MediAsia) 9-12 November 2021, Kyoto, Japan. ISSN: 2433-7544. (Online) ISSN: 2433-7587 (Print). https://iafor.org/archives/conference-programmes/mediasia/mediasia-programme-2021.pdf
Full story on https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/vr-a-blast-from-the-past/articleshow/87968403.cms
Full story on https://comminfo.rutgers.edu/news/seances-stereography-victorian-era-roots-modern-virtual-reality
How to cite: Pavlik, J. V., & Regret Iyer, S. (2021). Of Media and Mediums: Illusion and the Roots of Virtual Reality in Victorian-era Science, Social Change and Spiritualism. New York State Communication Association 79th Annual Conference 15-17 October 2021, New York.
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Co-developed a tamper proof ‘Smart Meter’ for power reading. The handheld device with a microcontroller, RF transceiver and LCD can be operated from a distance of 100 meters and provide error free reading.
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