In June of 2015, xRez set out to shoot alignments of the summer solstice occurring with known Anasazi ruins in conjunction with researchers from the University of Colorado in Boulder. Continue reading “Astroarchaeology Shoot”
Astroarchaeology Shoot
Dayton Aviation Heritage VR Flight Viewer
Park visitors at Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historic Park intending to learn about the Wright Brothers often visit Huffman Prairie, an unassuming open space where the Wrights did much of their formative testing. The field, a large open expanse, challenges a visitors imagination as to how they flew there. In 2010, the park will unveil a unique and unprecedented historic interpretation tool for it’s visitors, the VR Flight Viewer, conceptualized and produced by xRez Studio. Continue reading “Dayton Aviation Heritage VR Flight Viewer”
Yosemite Extreme Panoramic Imaging Project
Yosemite Valley experiences numerous rockfalls each year, with over 600 rockfall events documented since 1850. Due to the pulverization of the rockfall mass, evaluating and quantifying rockfall characteristics has proved challenging without any high-resolution baseline imagery of the Valley walls, which could act as a useful datum for before/after comparisons. Continue reading “Yosemite Extreme Panoramic Imaging Project”
Tikal Documentation for UNESCO
In November of 2005, xRez Team member Greg Downing was asked to take part in an intensive documentation project of the world heritage site of Tikal. Tikal is an ancient Mayan site located in a wildlife preserve in the Petén region of Guatemala. This was a special opportunity to explore the application of xRez Studio technology for world heritage and to work with teams from UC Berkeley, Cyark, and UNESCO. Continue reading “Tikal Documentation for UNESCO”
2010 Showreel
Our 2010 Showreel is a broad overview of the work we have been producing.[vimeo]http://www.vimeo.com/6042724[/vimeo]
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Crossing Worlds Fulldome Film
A visual tone poem designed for the emerging fulldome planetarium format, “Crossing Worlds” utilizes spherical photography from the American desert west to immerse the viewer in a transcendent spectrum of austere landscapes. xRez Studio’s first dome format film, “Crossing Worlds” won a coveted “Domie” for Best Design in a Dome at DomeFest 09 in Albuquerque, NM. Continue reading “Crossing Worlds Fulldome Film”
Grand Canyon By Nature Film
The Colorado River through the Grand Canyon is the life blood of the Western United States, both spiritually and literally.
Grand Canyon By Nature: River of Life shows the story of the Grand in stunning visual artistry as we join a journey through the heart of one of the planet’s greatest wonders. It’s a journey of adventure — and a metaphor of our journey of life. Continue reading “Grand Canyon By Nature Film”
San Joaquin River Gorge Visitor Center Print
Just a short drive from the southern entrance route to Yosemite National Park, is a remarkable but less-visited deep-carved river gorge in the Sierra Nevada foothills. In spring of 2008, xRez Studio was contracted by BLM park manager Tracy Rowlands to shoot the beautiful San Joaquin River Gorge in gigapixel resolution for the Bureau of Land Management’s visitor center, where a 14′ long high-resolution print was subsequently installed in a new visitor center later that summer. Continue reading “San Joaquin River Gorge Visitor Center Print”