M E R A K I

Meraki (Meh-rah-Kee) is an interactive VR experience that focuses on the relationship between inner and outer reality. The internal pulse of the heartbeat is juxtaposed with the vast expanse of the cosmos. Every star has its own voice that sings a chorus against the beat of the heart. Explore the intricate complexities of the human heart and make a wish on a shooting star.

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Web Based VR - No Downloads needed

Controls

Works best with Mozilla Firefox / GChrome || If VR Device is connected, Switch to VR option will appear at bottom left - Allow control on prompt. ||||||| Can be Played without VR - on desktop. |||| Middle Mouse button to Launch \\ Click to switch Views \\ Scroll for Timetravel ||||||||||||||||Make a wish when you see a shooting star!

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An immersive experience to inner dims ~ promoting mindfulness and a deep dive inside, into the beat of the cosmic heart . Supporting through means of Visual(360/VR), 3D binaural audio and camera dynamics in such a way that instead of point view in 360, it’s inverted (Inside Out). juxtaposing the idea of an inner and outer reality, The user is able to switch between the two perspectives and view and dive inside their cosmic heart amidst the shooting stars. A place to release, experience and energize.

READS / PAPER-

Background – Sahaj_Garg_VR Mindfulness_ Research Methods Literature Review
Concept and Research Doc – s3738367 SahajGarg_Virtual Reality Binaural Audio and Perception Research Project Proposal
DEV Log Doc – s3738367 SahajGarg Meraki Dev log

Experience features custom music from ‘Saszer‘, audio reactive visuals and interactive immersive mind blending camera dynamics. Some major technical and logical challenges were – Changing how camera changes in comparison to head movement. Optimizing the file for the web, shader script modifications for Unity Batching, Light Weight Render Pipeline, and a good amount of design challenges. Extensive work on VR headset devices (htc vive and Oculus go for tests ) Though ~ Project is supported and build on WEBVR! – VR directly over the internet(browser), compatible with all(most) VR headsets.