IIT-Hyd creates VR experience for Hayat Bakshi Begum story

HYDERABAD: The Indian Institute of Technology-Hyderabad (IIT-Hyd) has created a Virtual Reality (VR) experience for an oral historical narrative of Hayat Bakshi Begum, considered to be one of the most influential women rulers of medieval Deccan.
This 360-degree VR animation film trailer has been done on the woman who contributed to three generations of the Qutb Shahi dynasty.
The story of Hayat Bakshi Begum is of women empowerment. A trailer titled, “Ma Saheba – The queen of Hyderabad”, explores 360-degree VR animation as the latest technology of film, said IIT Hyderabad.
An advantage of VR is its 360-degree immersive experience. Using the premier technology in immersion, IIT Hyderabad has developed a virtual exploratory landscape which lets the user experience the historical monuments of Qutb Shahi era like never before.
Life-like Experience The use of virtual reality-based technology to preserve and explore history is a method that provides results with almost lifelike experiences.
The VR demonstrations will be available for the public on October 11 and 12 at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre (HICC), as part of the Hyderabad Design Week celebrations.