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VR/AR/MR

Reaching true VR immersion: one blink at a time

SIGGRAPH SPECIAL: We look at a paper showcased as this year’s SIGGRAPH exploring how eyeblinks are being harnessed to create a more realistic walking experience in VR.

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VR headset
VR/AR/MR

Virtual reality: what drives multiple hype waves?

Technological trends in the world of visual effects are no stranger to the idea of the hype cycle. Is VR destined to repeat the hype waves ad nauseum?

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Real-Time Production Camera
Real time

Real-time production: barriers and opportunities

VFX post-production could be heading for a real-time future - but to get there, we’ll have to overcome a number of technical barriers.

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Realtime and Virtual Production Filming Set
Real time

A digested guide to real-time production

Advanced pre-vis, real-time production, virtual production… what’s the difference? We take a look at some of the techniques being touted as revolutionary.

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VR accessibility problem
VR/AR/MR

Exploring VR’s accessibility problem

In the second part of our ‘VR: It’s time for a reality check’ series, we explore the challenges around the accessibility of the technology - starting with headsets.

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Dragon flying through sky
Film & TV

Foundry 2017 | Asia Pacific Showreel

Another year, more amazing customer work.

Visual Effects Robot
Film & TV

From Russia with agility: The studio pioneering a new way of working

A look at how adopting an ‘Agile’ methodology, has impacted both business performance and company culture at Russia-based Main Road Post.

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 Deep learning: the new frontier in visual effects production
Machine learning

Deep learning: the new frontier in visual effects production

Find out about two cutting-edge Foundry research projects on artificial intelligence and deep learning technologies.

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From dystopia to utopia: the new hyperreality
VR/AR/MR

From dystopia to utopia: the new hyperreality

Hyperreality – where human consciousness can’t distinguish ‘real’ reality from a manufactured version – is already disrupting video gaming and the film industry. But technological developments could impact scores of other industries, too.

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Deadpool in car
Film & TV

Foundry Showreel 2017

Check out how our customers bring incredible ideas to life.

Foundry Research in 3D VR
VR/AR/MR

Modo VR: fully immersive design content creation

A project enabling 3D content creators to view their work in real-life scale and perspective, using a VR headset.

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ALIVE: live-action lightfields for immersive VR experiences
VR/AR/MR

ALIVE: live-action lightfields for immersive VR experiences

A project to develop the technologies required to capture live action content as a fully immersive Virtual Reality experience.

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