news

I know you! : The importance of accurate self-representation in VR

Jul 6, 2019 | 3D scanner, Real time interaction, Virtual reality

At the heart of the VR-Together project lies the objective to enable social VR experiences with strong feelings of immersion as well as co-presence. To achieve this strong social sense of sharing a space together, photorealistic real-time representations of users are...

Geneva 1850: A revolutionary journey

Mar 10, 2019 | Events, Virtual reality

We are proud to announce the opening of the VR experience Geneva 1850: A Revolutionary Journey co-produced by Artanim and the Museums of Art and History of Geneva. The immersive installation will be open to public starting...

Dreamscape opens first permanent VR storefront

Dec 14, 2018 | Events, Virtual reality

Dreamscape Immersive, the story-oriented VR company leveraging Artanim's VR technology and whose backers include movie chain AMC Entertainment and several Hollywood heavyweights (MGM, Warner, 21st Century Fox, Steven...

Your body feels good

Aug 6, 2018 | 3D animation, Real time interaction, Vicon, Virtual reality

Do you feel in control of the body that you see? This is an important question in virtual reality (VR) as it highly impacts the user’s sensation of presence and embodiment of an avatar representation while immersed in a virtual environment. To better understand this...

Shooting of the VR-Together Pilot 1

May 15, 2018 | 3D scanner, Vicon, Virtual reality

Artanim collaborated with Entropy Studio on the shooting of the first pilot of the VR-Together project. After a short flight from Madrid to Geneva, the actors were 3D scanned with our photogrammetric scanner consisting of 96 cameras, to obtain the 3D surface of their...

New venues for capturing facial performance

Apr 4, 2018 | 3D animation, iPhone X, Live performance

We will soon start shooting cinematic content to be used for showcasing the technology developed by the VR-Together consortium. In this post, we bring some of the production effort developed at Artanim, which is currently exploring the use of Apple’s iPhone X face...

Dreamscape’s launch at Westfield Mall

Feb 7, 2018 | Events, Virtual reality

Dreamscape Immersive, the location-based VR startup using Artanim's VR technology, today announced the public debut of a limited engagement VR experience called Alien Zoo. Taking reservations at Westfield Century City, Los...

VR_I @ Sundance Film Festival New Frontier

Feb 2, 2018 | Events, Virtual reality

VR_I was selected at the 2018 Sundance’s New Frontier Festival that took place on January 18-28 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Utah. The festival is one of the world’s premiere places to debut new independent films...

Swiss ICT Award 2017

Nov 15, 2017 | Events, Virtual reality

The Swiss ICT Award rewards Swiss companies and individuals from the ICT industry that have distinguished themselves through outstanding achievements during the last 24 months. Artanim was selected among the five finalists for its virtual reality platform Real...

World and Swiss Premieres of VR_I

Nov 12, 2017 | Events, Virtual reality

VR_I, a contemporary dance piece in immersive virtuality created in collaboration with the Swiss choreographer Gilles Jobin, was showcased at the Festival du Nouveau Cinéma that took place on October 4-15 in Montreal, Canada. For its world...