IIT Bombay organises virtual museum competition

The event showed the skills of students of Class 7, 8 and 9, who mastered technologies such as Photogrammetry, Canva, Blender, etc. to render real objects in a virtual 3D space for an online DIY museum.

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay organized a virtual museum competition under e-Yantra, their robotics outreach programme. The programme was organized with the aim to make the best possible use of technology and resources. Under this event, the institute recorded 242 registrations from among nine schools, including students participating from Bhutan as well. A total of 17 artifacts were shortlisted, which showcased great promise for using technology to rewrite history in an innovative manner.

The pilot edition of the e-Yantra Virtual Museum Competition announced the winners after 7 invigorating weeks of students using graphical, analytical and research techniques to present a Virtual Museum exhibit which they designed with e-Yantra, IIT Bombay.

The event showed the skills of students of Class 7, 8 and 9, who mastered technologies such as Photogrammetry, Canva, Blender, etc. to render real objects in a virtual 3D space for an online DIY museum.

The audience was regaled with exhibits that ranged from the coin history of Bhutan, Bust of Bodhisattva, Narsimha to name a few. The students underwent a journey of research, project proposal and developing a chair model, which culminated into the final stage of kiosk and exhibition design.

According to the statement by the institute, the final list of winners of the e-Yantra Virtual Museum Competition across categories are as follows:

Most Consistent Team - Pazap's Armor by The Royal Academy, Bhutan

Most Innovative Design - Toda Temple by Holy Innocents School and Junior College, Tamil Nadu

Most Dramatic Exhibit - The Statue Of Lhamo Ekajati & The painting of Buddhist Cosmology by The Royal Academy, Bhutan

Best Research - Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyel Statue by The Royal Academy, Bhutan

Best Narration - Ambernath Temple by Kendriya Vidyalaya IIT Powai, Mumbai

Best Storytelling - Jain Chatustika by Ramakrishna Vidya Mandir (CBSE), Gwalior

Most Dramatic Video - Narsimha Statue by Mayo College Ajmer, Rajasthan

Best Exhibit Design - Lord Vinayagar by Kendriya Vidyalaya New Delhi

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