| Shivam Gupta | |
| Birth Date: | 22 December 1995 |
| Birth Place: | India |
| Known For: | Game development |
| Occupation: | Product management, virtual reality developer |
| Website: | http://shivamsaigupta.com |
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.
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]