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
Björk Black Lake Digital Terrain
xRez Studio had the great pleasure of providing digital terrain capture for Björk’s recent special venue film “Black Lake”, featured at MoMA NYC in her retrospective exhibition in spring 2015 and directed by the gifted designer and director Andrew Thomas Huang . Continue reading “Björk Black Lake Digital Terrain”
Iceland 2014 Shoot
We were fortunate to spend time shooting with our old friend Olafur Haraldsson in his home turf in Iceland during the summer of 2014. Continue reading “Iceland 2014 Shoot”
TIME 2014/ Pull of the Moon: Ai Weiwei, Bert Benally, & xRez Studio
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TIME 2014/ Pull of the Moon is an experimental immersive film based on the 2014 collaboration of renowned Chinese artist Ai Weiwei and Navajo artist Bert Benally’s ephemeral land art performance in rural New Mexico in June 2014. Continue reading “TIME 2014/ Pull of the Moon: Ai Weiwei, Bert Benally, & xRez Studio”
Autodesk Photogrammetry Capture for Maya 2015 Launch
In October 2013, xRez Studio was contracted by Autodesk to capture spectacular landscape features of our choosing to be used for content promoting an upcoming launch of Maya 2015. Continue reading “Autodesk Photogrammetry Capture for Maya 2015 Launch”
Yosemite Spyglass for Oculus Rift & iPad
We love Yosemite and have found a few new ways to experience it in gigapixel on the iPad and Oculus Rift!
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”
Spherical Animation
One emerging technology with great promise is spherical video, which is an extension of spherical panoramic imagery, but displaying full rate playback of live footage. Spherical video solutions have been available for some time, but lack resolution and quality. One alternative xRez Studio is developing is spherical animation, using emerging panoramic players to deliver interactive pre-rendered sequences for online or site-specific purposes. Continue reading “Spherical Animation”