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Now there are some buzzwords any VC company is going to be very interested in, but it looks like Avegant has a headstart in actually getting this technology to consumers. I attended a talk by Ed Tang at SIGGRAPH where he discussed Avegant’s history, and then talked about their latest product.

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At SIGGRAPH 2017 I attended a talk by John Knoll, VFX supervisor at ILM, where he outlined his work on Rogue One. One bit of technology that I found very interesting was his team’s use of a handheld virtual camera. This was an iPad like device that allowed Gareth Edwards, the director, to fly throug...

I just got back from SIGGRAPH 2017 and my mind is full of exciting new technologies and techniques. I’m a big ILM fanboy so their talks were quickly tagged in my scheduling app. John Knoll’s talk for Autodesk gave a quick rundown of the effects used for Rogue One. This article touches on some of t...

Just saw that the Facebook 360 camera specs are on Github. The cameras from PtGrey, however, don’t appear to be in stock. Who wants to make a $30K camera!!

https://github.com/facebook/Surround360

https://www.ptgrey.com/surround-360-camera-bundle

(I followed up with sales at Ptgrey and they are quoti...

VRography?

I recently got to thinking what’s next in photography?

I’m aware of the gigapan idea, basically making a monster panorama by stitching together many photos. I enjoyed my iPhone’s panorama mode last summer during my drive to Alaska. I’m intrigued by videography, but not in a story telle...