The Missing Piece
The Missing Piece is an interactive AR experience that brings India’s lost architectural marvels back to life. Users see monuments as they once were, then shift to their present-day remains to understand what time has erased. Blending history with storytelling, it makes cultural heritage feel immersive, curious, and alive rather than distant or textbook-like.
Duration
2 Weeks [2025]
Team Project; XR Simulation
Project Type
XR / AR
Scope of Work
Tools Used
Nishta Srinivasan, Nisha Yadav & Rashi Asawa
Team Members
The Missing Piece
The Missing Piece is an interactive AR experience built around one simple idea: bringing India’s lost architectural marvels back into view. Users explore monuments as they once stood, then shift to their present-day remains to see what time erased. Rooted in history and storytelling, the experience uses AR to make cultural heritage feel immersive, curious, and alive rather than distant or textbook-like.
The Missing Piece is an interactive AR experience that brings India’s lost architectural marvels back to life. Users see monuments as they once were, then shift to their present-day remains to understand what time has erased. Blending history with storytelling, it makes cultural heritage feel immersive, curious, and alive rather than distant or textbook-like.
2 Weeks [2024]
Duration
Team Project; XR Simulation
Project Type
Nishta Srinivasan, Nisha Yadav & Rashi Asawa
Team Members
Tools Used
AR/XR
Scope of Work
The Missing Piece
The Missing Piece is an interactive AR experience that brings India’s lost architectural marvels back to life. Users see monuments as they once were, then shift to their present-day remains to understand what time has erased. Blending history with storytelling, it makes cultural heritage feel immersive, curious, and alive rather than distant or textbook-like.
2 Weeks [2024]
Duration
Team Project; XR Simulation
Project Type
AR/XR
Scope of Work
Tools Used
Nishta Srinivasan, Nisha Yadav & Rashi Asawa
Team Members
The Brief
The Brief
The Missing Piece uses Augmented Reality to reconnect users with India’s past by bridging the gap between what once existed and what remains today. By visualizing lost monuments alongside their present forms, the project encourages curiosity, understanding, and a deeper connection to history.
The Missing Piece uses Augmented Reality to reconnect users with India’s past by bridging the gap between what once existed and what remains today. By visualizing lost monuments alongside their present forms, the project encourages curiosity, understanding, and a deeper connection to history.
The Missing Piece uses Augmented Reality to reconnect users with India’s past by bridging the gap between what once existed and what remains today. By visualizing lost monuments alongside their present forms, the project encourages curiosity, understanding, and a deeper connection to history.
Purpose of the Project
Purpose of the Project
Purpose of the Project
The target audience for The Missing Piece includes students and educators seeking engaging ways to learn history, history enthusiasts interested in India’s architectural heritage, and tourists looking for deeper context while exploring monuments.
The target audience for The Missing Piece includes students and educators seeking engaging ways to learn history, history enthusiasts interested in India’s architectural heritage, and tourists looking for deeper context while exploring monuments.
The target audience for The Missing Piece includes students and educators seeking engaging ways to learn history, history enthusiasts interested in India’s architectural heritage, and tourists looking for deeper context while exploring monuments.
Target Audience
Target Audience
Target Audience
Moodboard
Moodboard
Moodboard
The Process
The Process
We used the software TRELLIS/Hugging Face to get the 3D Assets of the monuments we were researching on.
We used the software TRELLIS/Hugging Face to get the 3D Assets of the monuments we were researching on.
We used the software TRELLIS/Hugging Face to get the 3D Assets of the monuments we were researching on.
We also created infographic posters on which the simulation of the monuments would spawn.
We also created infographic posters on which the simulation of the monuments would spawn.
We also created infographic posters on which the simulation of the monuments would spawn.
We imported all the models into Unity and made them into a simulation.
We imported all the models into Unity and made them into a simulation.
We imported all the models into Unity and made them into a simulation.
This is how the step-by-step process would look like
This is how the step-by-step process would look like
This is how the step-by-step process would look like
The UI Scenes from the simulation, which consists of a start scene and a selection scene.
The UI Scenes from the simulation, which consists of a start scene and a selection scene.
The UI Scenes from the simulation, which consists of a start scene and a selection scene.
The Final Working Video
The Final Working Video
