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WATCH: Gayatri Parameswaran Talks ‘Home After War’ VR at FMX 2019

Journalist and director discusses her award-winning room-scale VR experience, which chronicles the ever-present dangers of hidden IEDs for civilians in Iraq after the war against IS ended.

‘Home After War,’ Gayatri Parameswaran’s VR experience about the dangers of hidden IEDs for civilians returning home to Iraq after the war against IS finally ended. Image © F. Gaedtke.

With FMX 2019 ending May 3 in Stuttgart, Germany, we’re pleased to present our latest set of exclusive interviews with some of the talented speakers who presented over the packed four-day conference, a group of top industry professionals who converged on the event to lecture, teach and network. Watch and enjoy our insightful and entertaining AWN @ FMX 2019 Professional Spotlight video series featuring some of the biggest names in animation, visual effects, computer graphics and transmedia.

Watch this year’s AWN @ FMX 2019 interviews on AWN's YouTube Channel. You can also check out last year’s AWN - FMX 2018 interviews, our set from FMX 2017 as well as the complete collection of AWN - FMX Professional Spotlight videos. You can also check out AWN’s great FMX 2019 coverage on our FMX Conference Spotlight blog.

In this new interview, journalist and director Gayatri Parameswaran talks about her award-winning room-scale VR experience, Home After War, which chronicles the ever-present dangers of hidden IEDs for civilians like Ahmaied Hamad and his family, who have returned to their villages in Iraq after the war against IS finally ended.

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