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The Curse of the Sickle

 

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Forest dwellers are nature’s children and one expects them to be happy and hardy. This alas is not always the case. One prime example are the Soligas of BR Hills in southern Karnataka. Their traditions and life-style that should ensure their sound health also contribute to the prevalence of a deadly disorder known as sickle cell anaemia.The prime causative factor of the prevalence of this disorder is the tribals strong tendency to marry within the tribe. In this brief study, young researcher and photojournalist Shravan Regret Iyer gathers information about other factors that cause the disease. The result is a sneak peak into the Soligas’ life-style, beliefs, traditions, and customs. The book also sketches the pressure exerted on the tribals’ way of life by officialdom and the role of NGOs in striking a balance between their age-old way of life and succour that modern medicine can offer.

 

Natural Quest

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The natural world is full of extraordinary animals with amazing life histories. Yet, certain stories are more intriguing and heartbreaking than most. The mysteries of a frog’s life cycle, or the strange biology of the firefly. Some of these creatures were surrounded with myths for very long time and some have only recently revealed their secrets. These are the animals that stand out from the crowd. The stories I find most fascinating and terrifying of all.
For print and digital copies contact regretiyerproductions@gmail.com or use the contact form below to reach out to Shravan.

 

Shravan’s Lab: Media & Innovation

Radar News App for Citizen Journalism– PROTOTYPE BY SHRAVAN REGRET IYER:

Developed a prototype ‘Radar News App’ a location based Citizen Journalism platform/App for Smart Phones.

The Students’ Post: A news platform for budding journalists

Co-Founded and edited The Students’ Post.com – a news platform for budding journalists.

Link:https://web.archive.org/web/20140331193015/http://thestudentspost.com

Link: https://www.facebook.com/TheStudentsPost/

Wildlife News Network

Founded: Wildlife New Network to promote Environment and Wildlife Journalism.

Link: https://www.facebook.com/wildlifenewsnetwork/

Smart Meter for Power Reading

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.

Research

Research Statement:

My research delves into the critical role that media technologies play in shaping our society, with a particular focus on the utilization of immersive and experiential media — such as augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and 360° video — to convey pressing social issues. I explore how these technologies can help effectively communicate complex topics related to science, health, and risk, particularly in the context of urgent challenges like COVID-19 and climate change.

My work is characterized by two intertwined strands of scholarly inquiry:

  • The intricate relationship between society and media technology,
  • The evolving landscape of science communication amid contemporary information challenges.

    Technological advancements significantly influence the media’s role within society, and my independent research, along with various international collaborations, reflects this convergence.

Virtual Reality and Climate Change Communication

Examining the role of VR first-person perspective in climate change communication, particularly in changing knowledge, hope, fear, self-efficacy, and intended pro-climate action.

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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

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Looking for Climate in the Metaverse: A Qualitative Study

How to cite this paper: Regret Iyer, S. (2023). Looking for Climate in the Metaverse: A qualitative study. Many Voices, One Planet: Accounting for the Past and Narrating Sustainable Futures. The 17th Conference on Communication and Environment (COCE) in Harrisonburg, Virginia, June 5-9, 2023. The International Environmental Communication Association (IECA). https://event.fourwaves.com/coce2023/abstracts/1af10459-4545-40bf-81e5-39da631988e0

Experiential Media and Social Change: A Qualitative Analysis of Augmented Reality Filters on Black Lives Matter, Climate Change, and Covid-19 Movements

How to cite this paper: Regret Iyer, S. (2023). Experiential Media and Social Change: A Qualitative Analysis of Augmented Reality Filters on Black Lives Matter, Climate Change, and Covid-19 Movements. Proceedings of the World Conference on Media and Mass Communication, 6(02), 01–12. https://doi.org/10.17501/24246778.2023.6201
http://tiikmpublishing.com/proceedings/index.php/medcom/article/view/1232

Understanding How News Content Utilizes Experiential Media (AR, VR, and 360° Video) in COVID-19 Storytelling

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

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

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

“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

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

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

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

Shravan Regret Iyer’s Research Proposal “Experiential Media and Climate Change” Awarded an Honorable Mention by IAMCR and IECA

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Virtual reality and Climate Change: Understanding How the United Nations VR Content Productions Uses Experiential Media in Climate Change Storytelling

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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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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).

A New Study Explores Use of Virtual Reality in Climate Change Reporting and Storytelling

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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

Virtual Tourism in the Peri-and-Post COVID-19 Era: Understanding How Experiential Media Are Utilized in the Making of “Qatar 2022”

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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

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

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

The Victorian Era’s Obsession with the Occult Explained

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). 

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Understanding How News Content Utilizes Experiential Media in COVID-19 Storytelling: Findings from a Content Analysis

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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

Camel Racing and Holographic Selfies: Exploring Qatar’s Use of New Media for the 2022 FIFA World Cup

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.

Could Your Avatar Shake Hands? Attending an Academic Conference in the Metaverse

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Understanding How Experiential Media Are Utilized in the Making of ‘Russia 2018’ and the Upcoming ‘Qatar 2022’ FIFA World Cup

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

VR a blast from the past?

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From Séances to Stereography: The Victorian Era Roots of Modern Virtual Reality

Pavlik and Iyer presented their findings in the paper “Of Media and Mediums: Illusion and the Roots of Virtual Reality in Victorian Era Science, Social Change and Spiritualism,” at the 2021 New York State Communication Association Conference.

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.

SUPERCONNECTED: THE INTERNET, DIGITAL MEDIA, AND TECHNO-SOCIAL LIFE, THIRD EDITION PUBLISHED BY SAGE PUBLICATIONS, 2020

https://superconnectedblog.com/lecture-slides/

https://www.google.com/books/edition/Superconnected_The_Internet_Digital_Medi/GnPqDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0

Superconnected: The Internet, Digital Media, and Techno-Social Life, Second Edition published by SAGE Publications, 2018

https://superconnectedblog.com/lecture-slides/

https://www.google.com/books/edition/Superconnected_The_Internet_Digital_Medi/BX9ZDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=shravana%20kumar%20sathyanarayana%20iyer

https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Wiley_Blackwell_Companion_to_Sociolo/PpO0DwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=shravan%20regret%20iyer

Shravan Regret Iyer Awarded Scholarship to Attend Earth Optimism Summit

https://comminfo.rutgers.edu/news/shravan-regret-iyer-awarded-scholarship-attend-earth-optimism-summit

SC&I Team Collaborates with Rutgers Marine Scientists to bring the Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve Alive

https://comminfo.rutgers.edu/news/sci-team-collaborates-rutgers-marine-scientists-bring-jacques-cousteau-national-estuarine-research-reserve-alive

A study of Soliga folk songs and their scope for wildlife conservation in B.R.Hills and M.M.Hills, Karnataka, 2015

https://cumamcs.wordpress.com/2015/06/20/folk-media-for-an-effective-communication/

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Immersive Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality & 360° Storytelling

VR filM: Life on the Edge, Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve (JCNERR)

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Life on the Edge (Field Station and Estuary) – VR Film
Filmed and Edited by Shravan Regret Iyer.

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This is the final post for the visual series "This is America". Thank you very much for being part of this journey! 360° video: An Estuarine Reserve in New Jersey (dedicated to avid naturalist Jacques Cousteau) which is among 29 Estuarine Reserves in the USA. It is also among the most pristine estuaries in the densely populated northeastern United States. So far, scientists have documented about 275 species of macroinvertebrates, 91 species of fish, and 350 species of algae living in and around the Mullica River and its tributaries. You can view "This is America" entire visual series here: https://shravanregretiyer.com/category/this-is-america/ We will continue to explore "This is America – Series 2" in 2021 — where we will explore underground network of caves, fossils, enchanting little creatures and extraordinary wildlife, American culture and Mega cities like New York City and more. Stay tuned! Please join me @shravanregretiyer and explore ‘One Earth’, a new visual series – 2020 Follow @shravanregretiyer3lenses and @regretiyerproductions for more stories from the natural world. #3lenses #estuary #wildlife #nature #naturelovers #naturephotography #biodiversity #wildlife_perfection #wildlifeaddicts #360video #animals #conservation #instagood #earth #photooftheday #picoftheday #film #360 #natureart #story #life #travel #travelphotography #traveling #adventure #world #adventure #animallovers #human #naturalworld

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Shravan Regret Iyer Wins United Nation’s World Meteorological Organization (WMO) 2021 Award

United Nation’s World Meteorological Organization (WMO) 2021 Award Announcement Poster
Multimedia Report by Bangalore Mirror (Times Group)

Video highlights from the event hosted by United Nation’s World Meteorological Organization from Geneva, Switzerland.

Press Clippings

Coverage: In The Week Magazine, Jan 3rd 2021 edition.
https://comminfo.rutgers.edu/news/doctoral-student-shravan-regret-iyers-photograph-wins-world-meteorological-organization-wmo-2021-award
Interview published in Sputnik International. To read the complete interview click on the above image or here

View full list of International Media reports below:

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)

Visit: http://www.midi-madagasikara.mg/culture/2021/02/25/photographie-wmo-2021-recompense-rainy-season-in-madagascar/


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)

¿Mucho frío? Descubre la belleza que se esconde en el clima

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)

世界气象组织年度最有趣天气图片

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