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Rahul Shaw

Senior / Lead XR Engineer, Computer Vision Engineer, Real-time Systems Engineer

I create simulations using XR and computer vision, and games on the side.

  • Demonstrated · Defense Expo 2022. The Prime Minister of India flew the helicopter simulator for eight minutes.
  • Flown · the Civil Aviation Minister. Jyotiraditya Scindia flew the simulator in Bengaluru, and wrote about it publicly.
  • Shown · Aero India 2025. The crewed build of the same simulator — one pilot flying, one gunner on the door.
  • Funded · Meta grant. Tidal Tactics, shipped public on the Horizon store at a 4.7 rating.
  • Showcased · Meta Horizon Worlds, Seoul. Presented to Meta as part of the programme.
  • Demonstrated · Abu Dhabi. Skylifter, at an event attended by heads of state of the UAE.
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Work

19 shipped · 9 with a case study
Result
RS 001Markerless Motion CaptureIn-house R&D2025–26Real-time multi-user capture at 87% accuracyRS 002Tidal TacticsMeta Horizon · public2023–254.7 Store ratingRS 003VR Helicopter SimulatorAerospace-defense2022Demonstrated to the Prime Minister of IndiaRS 004MR Weapons TrainerDefense2023In active use for foreign military weapons trainingRS 005Medical VR TrainingMedical2021In training use at a UK instituteRS 006TrapmakerReddit · public202610+ Player-made trapsRS 007VR Golf SimulatorSports2020—RS 008Vision Therapy in VRMedical · vision science2023–2403 Tools in clinical useRS 009Satellite & Debris OrbitsAerospace · R&D2023A live TLE tester and orbit simulator
RS 003 · helicopter_sim.exe

VR Helicopter Simulator

The Prime Minister of India in the simulator seat at Defense Expo 2022, headset on, an operator beside him and the terrain running on the curved projection wall behind

Physics-based flight with six degrees of freedom on a motion platform, modelling two helicopters in service with the Indian Air Force.

Demonstrated to the Prime Minister of India

6Degrees of freedom
02Airframes modelled
11Weather statesclear skies through blizzard, on the instructor console
Role
Solo developer — physics, networking, hardware integration
Year
2022
Client
A national aerospace-defense agency — not named
Status
Delivered
UnrealC++CesiumMotion platform
Minister’s post ↗ (opens in a new tab)DefExpo 2022 ↗ (opens in a new tab)Press coverage ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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About me

2020 (intern) · 2021 full-time → Present · Parallax
2014
Started 3D modelling, for fun
2016
First architectural visualisation, in Unreal 4.10
2019
Started engineering college
2020
Joined Parallax
2021
Promoted to Associate Developer
2022
Senior Developer, and moved to South Korea
2023
Taught VR sessions at NMIMS
2024
Became XR Lead
2024
Taught sessions at KJ Somaiya
2025
Attended the Meta Horizon event
Now
Working in South Korea
Off the clock
Learning languages, meeting people
Filmsdraft
Enough of a habit that I built a cinema for it
Animedraft
Why this site is a train carriage
Languagesdraft
‹which ones, and how far in›
Ramendraft
Seoul, ranked, and I will die on these hills
Opiniondraft
Most of my work cannot be shown
Opiniondraft
Run it on the device
Opiniondraft
When markers still win
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Contact

Let's talk

Open to computer vision, XR and real-time roles. Based between Mumbai and Seoul; requires visa sponsorship.

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XR Engineer · Computer Vision · Mumbai · Seoul