Thomas Wester

I like to Make, Think, Learn, Discover, Teach.

[Mozilla Hubs @MozillaHubs]

Suga’, a live dance performance utilizing low-cost hardware and Mozilla Hubs, will be presented at @sundancefest in the New Frontier section. 🦊🍿🦊🍿🦊🍿

Great work @valjamdance and Co!

[Thomas Wester @westert]

So excited to see Suga' at @sundancefest in the #NewFrontier. It's been a wonderful and inspiring journey getting here with @valjamdance and team.

[Valencia James @valjamdance]

Overjoyed to announce that we’re presenting Suga’ at @sundancefest in the #NewFrontier section. Our work will be accessible from around the world with an EXPLORER PASS. Join us Jan. 20-30. Ticket packages on sale 12/17 at https://t.co/JeQuNPEXg1.

[airstage.tools @Airstagetools]

How to keep students focused on Zoom:
1. Prepare your presentation.
2. Start your Zoom call.
3. Take your class to the clouds.

Do it in AIR Stage. Unflat video chat.

Take it for a spin at https://t.co/gXvBr4TT40. No downloads or fancy hardware needed.

[Glowbox @Glowbox]

For 'In Orbit, we created new ways of seeing the natural world with satellite data. This visualization of global #sealevels runs in a web browser thanks to #threejs and #webgl.

—a collaboration with @mapdesignlab007 @Microsoft @NASAJPL @TheHuntington and Composer Shane Myrbeck

[Glowbox @Glowbox]

Take a look through the mini mockup projection scrims we used in @45thparallelpdx’s Les Boréades performance. Projected video permeated the scrim material, bringing real-time digital renderings of #pointclouds made from Brad Johnson’s #photogrammetry into physical space.

[Glowbox @Glowbox]

We’re exploring the ocean floor in #AR by making a viewfinder with our hands! With this intuitive gesture, we’re able to dynamically focus and expand the density of a #photogrammetry #pointcloud by making the rectangle formed by our fingers bigger or smaller.

[James George @obviousjim]

The pilot program for Depthkit Studio is in full swing + being used worldwide. I'm most excited about volumetric livestreaming! https://t.co/vKh5liQfyc

#volumetricfilmmaking #volumetricvideo #volumetriccapture #holograms #holoportation #augmentedreality #virtualreality #depthkit

[Glowbox @Glowbox]

Instead of interacting through a grid of webcams, how can we make #Zoom a fun space for personal connection? Watch as Glowbox’s technical artist Holly uses a tool we created to transform one of our daily meetings into a camping road trip.

#zoomevents #virtualevents

[Valencia James @valjamdance]

For those local to NYC, visit the @AbronsArtsCtr to experience a projection installation of Volumetric Performance Toolbox!

Today and tmrw 02/20-21 from 4:30-7p ET.

#XR #EyebeamRR #VPT

📸 Shot by Clara Dubau

[Thomas Wester @westert]

@blairmacintyre @Glowbox The mods were pretty straightforward. A big step for us was to keep the stream rendering in a separate threejs package that we "wrap" in Spoke and Hub. It's based on dephtkit https://t.co/jsIaRyF6hu

[Valencia James @valjamdance]

Liberation in movement 🖤💚❤️

Excited to showcase our cohort’s beautiful performances w/Volumetric Performance Toolbox for @eyebeamnyc ‘s “From the Rupture” festival Feb 17-20 🙏🏾✨

Learn more ⤵️
https://t.co/oj0QtAkcDw

#XR #Jeromefoundation @FordFoundation @MellonFdn @HLuceFdn

[Thomas Wester @westert]

“Light-Pixel-Point: Unpacking the Volumetric Performance Toolbox” by @westert
https://t.co/HNJGO2Wna5

[Glowbox @Glowbox]

We created a solution that lowers barriers for performers to stream #volumetric video from anywhere for less than $400. The Volumetric Performance Kit includes a #realsense camera and a #raspberry pi computer and can be ready to stream to #mozillahubs in minutes.

[Glowbox @Glowbox]

Here’s Cat Ross recording movements with an #azurekinect depth camera and @brekelj’s #Brekel Body software to quickly bring animated characters to life as they #dance in an upcoming #interactive experience at @OMSI.

[Thomas Wester @westert]

Valencia's @MozillaHubs volumetric performance is in today's Downtown Variety. 8pm EDT, 5pm PDT. @valjamdance @Glowbox

[CultureHub @culturehub_org]

In tech for Downtown Variety, our online performance series that brings La MaMa's 1960s café aesthetic to a virtual platform that links performers and audiences in real time across distance.

We're live Friday at 8PM EDT!

Photo credit: @valjamdance

https://t.co/y7kfbo4gyq

[Valencia James @valjamdance]

Thrilled to announce Volumetric Performance Toolbox is selected for Phase 2 of Rapid Response at @eyebeamnyc Thanks @westert @purdybot @SorobLouie @thnewlands @simonboas, Eyebeam, the Phase 1 cohort and all those who supported our work! Check out our intro https://t.co/yAKiKj02cF

[Thomas Wester @westert]

@valjamdance @n1ckfg @thnewlands @MozillaHubs @SorobLouie @purdybot @simonboas @eyebeamnyc @CultureHubNYC @n1ckfg the stream is based on @Depthkit depthkitjs, we modified it to stream from HLS: https://t.co/jsIaRyF6hu. The RL stream is still wip. The Azure Kinect stream is based on @_kzr AKVFX https://t.co/u3hHgxAnel

[MAP Design LAB @mapdesignlab007]

https://t.co/OSis7dW62C A micro break for kids and families-- and a mood changer. Need to feel calm, brave, joyous? Give this a try. Teachers are loving it for short breaks, parents find it a good tool to help talk to kids about feelings.

[Glowbox @Glowbox]

Recap from Les Boreades, a beautiful #Performance by @45thparallelpdx
just last week. Thanks to artist Brad Johnson and Thomas Newlands for stunning visuals and to PICA for the space. A truly engaging experiment.
#VR

[Glowbox @Glowbox]

Some explorations of #virtualcinematography within pointclouds captured by artist Brad Johnson with visual FX by technical artist Thomas Newlands.

Spatial capture at Craters of the Moon, Idaho

#photogrammetry
#spatialcomputing
#vr