Shivam Sai Gupta

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]

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

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. 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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