360-degree video-immersive tech, digital exhibits to show Mahatma Gandhi's life story

People visiting Gandhi Darshan at Rajghat here can w see life story of Mahatma Gandhi through 360-degree video-immersive techlogy and digital exhibits, which were inaugurated by Union ministers Harsh Vardhan and Prahlad Singh Patel on Friday.

techlogy will use virtual reality and augmented reality to showcase life of Mahatma in a dome at Gandhi Darshan through short films, officials said.

Content from archives such as photos, videos and interviews were processed into digital formats and used. 360-degree dome project has been implemented by Indian Institute of Techlogy-Delhi (IIT-D).

Speaking on occasion, Science and Techlogy Minister Vardhan said that Mahatma Gandhi's persona continues to inspire humanity even today.

Mahatma Gandhi's thinking was a perfect amalgamation of cultural thinking and scientific temper, and his teachings are much more relevant today, especially for rural development, Culture Minister Patel said. additions to Gandhi Darshan were part of projects undertaken to commemorate 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.

Gandhian philosophy touches all aspects of life, Vardhan said, adding that Mahatma Gandhi always stressed on sustainable development.

Secretary at Department of Science and Techlogy (DST), Ashutosh Sharma, said that department felt that virtual reality and augmented reality are very powerful techlogy tools that could be used to disseminate mess of Gandhiji to youth of India.

refore, 360-degree video-immersive experience techlogy was proposed and set up, he said.  Officials said that after completion of testing, calibration and fine-tuning for public viewing, films have been integrated with dome at Gandhi Darshan using techlogy.

DST through Vigyan Prasar, a science communications body under it, took up task of setting up digital exhibits on Mahatma Gandhi's life. 

(IM CREDITS:PTI)