About us

Founders

Avinash Kumar (aka Thiruda), the creative director of Antariksha Studio, builds video games for Indian heritage. As Thiruda, he explores Indian futures through AI as part of Elsewhere in India. He has curated several Indian design and art festivals, residencies, and productions that have shaped interdisciplinary design communities in India.

Jayalakshmi Eshwar is an internationally renowned Bharatanatyam (classical dance) exponent, acclaimed performer, choreographer, teacher and author with 45+ years experience globally.

Sri Rama Murthy (aka Murthovic) has been a sound practitioner and electronic music composer for over two decades. Murthovic is known for his work with Antariksha Studio for the acclaimed dance opera Antariksha Sanchar and other IPs. He is also the founder of the studio Nadabramha based in Hyderabad, India.

Co-Created by

Antariksha Studio is a transmedia collective that crafts indie video games, films, installations, and performances with a focus on India's multicultural heritage.

avinash@quicksand.co.in

Crossover Labs are immersive media specialists, experts in the curation and creation of cutting-edge projects that combine technical innovation and storytelling.

tom.millen@xolabs.co.uk

We have worked with clients and commissioners from the worlds of art, design, film, fashion, music and the cultural heritage sector.

Collaborators

Ami Mehta

Media Artist & Curator

Artist & curator exploring interaction design, creative computing, motion capture, Educator at NYU, North America node for project.

Praphul P.A.

Lead 3D Artist

Experience in 8+ AAA games thru Dhruva Interactive - including Forza Series, Quantum Break, Enemy Front, City Interactive, Operation Flashpoint, Star Wars.

Sarbeswar Kalita

Lead Character Artist

10+ years of 3D art in AAA and indie game titles with Dhruva Interactive, AIGA, Antariksha and EA Sports; recent focus on digital humans for game, film & TV.

Chris Solarski

Lead Gameplay Designer

Worked at Sony Computer Entertainment (London) as character & environment artist; renowned author, teacher-mentor on art & video games globally.

Classical dance collaboration with Jayalakshmi Eshwar

Music Production by Nadabramha studio with Gopika Jairam

Music Partnerships by Kenneth Lobo and Shreya Nagarajan Singh

XR developed in collaboration with Jayalakshmi Eshwar, Ami Mehta, Alap Parikh, Praphul Ambika

Antara video game developed with Green Rain Studio

Digital Art by Praphul Ambika, Sarbeswar Kalita, Chris Solarski, Varun Ramanna, Ishaan Rajput, Bhavani Kumar, Saurabh Kumar, Ayaz Basrai

Projectors kindly provided by Optoma

Music samples recorded with Gopika Jairam, Soumalya Sareshwari, Sayee Rakshith, Dilruba Saroja, Sunil Kumar, J. Jayanth, Sai Krishna, Meghana Krishnan, David, Marimuthu, Sekar, Guru & Team, Manikandan, Siva Kumar, Balan, Sneha Mahesh, Gana Dharani, Rama K, Ravi V. Subramaniam, Anahita, Anirudh Athreya, Sreenath K, Deepu Menon, Vaishnav S Menon, Sreesanth K, Harikrishnan V, Kiran Marar, Amrit Sarkar, Nilabhjo Niyogi, Svarnavo, Manik Das Baul, Haritha Raj, Anjani Srinivasan, J. A. Jayanth

Thanks to Crossover Labs (Immersive producers), Green Rain Studio (Technical Partnership), Epic Mega Grants (Game Engine), New Inc New Museum (XR Catalyst), British Council (India/UK Together Grant), Dakshinachitra Museum (Digitised Artefacts from Collection), 4A Gallery (Australia), Platform Asia.