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Manasi Shah | | Published 03.01.21, 01:12 AM
Wake up in the virtual world as Gregor Samsa, not only late for work but transformed into a giant insect, read the invitation from the Goethe Institut, Calcutta. I was intrigued.
The event was called VRwandlung, meaning virtual reality. And Samsa is the protagonist of German writer Franz Kafka’s
Die Verwandlung or
The Metamorphosis. The whole thing eventually turned out to be a virtual reality experience, which had travelled to 36 cities of the world before arriving in Calcutta. Yes, yes, pre-pandemic.
When I reached Goethe Institut that evening, I saw young people chirping all around. A squarish section of the library was cordoned off and covered with black drapes. A woman sat at the entrance, between the folds of the drapes. She ensured that visitors took off their shoes before entering; that done, she tapped on