In this episode of AllThingsXR podcast, we talk with Azad Balabanian, Director of Photogrammetry (DoP) at Realities.io
Azad Balabanian is a Cinematographer and Photogrammetry Artist specializing in Virtual Reality.
His work has been featured by DJI, Oculus Medium, and the Institute for the Future, as a creative technologist pushing the medium in a new direction.
His work is largely based around a 3D mapping technique called Photogrammetry, which produces photorealistic 3D reconstruction of places from around the world. His love for Aerial Cinematography has taken him from Iceland to Armenia, creating cinematic short films, and documenting a vast amount of history.
He is the Dir. of Photogrammetry at Realities.io and is the host of the Research VR Podcast, hosting discussions about the Science and Design of Virtual Reality and Spatial Computing.
Azad was born and raised in Beirut, Lebanon and Palo Alto, CA, he currently resides in Berlin, Germany.
Links from this episode :
- How we made the Audi AI:ME’s flying VR experience — Part 1
- Getting started with Photogrammetry — with an Smartphone camera [2019]
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