https://ando.xyz/contact daily 0.75 2020-12-02 https://ando.xyz/about daily 1.0 2026-03-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1593382587854-0BZLITG99ZON4VTOQW7G/Cannes-Logo.png About Cannes Film Festival XR https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1593383341019-L3RW3F11KTPMNWS0KO6S/Sff2020-logo-dirty.png About Sundance Film Festival https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1594748127970-PLX5ZY38XHN6ZN37KG7T/VRA-Finalist-Logos-RGB-FC-square.png About VR Awards 2019 2020 Finalist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1593383720556-XCT7EIOSA503PS2D7NFH/giff.png About Geneva International Film Festival https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1593383980201-N5G3JHQV445F2MZTL791/fnc-logo-500.png About Festival Du Nouveau Cinema https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1595015736403-0PKDAJ2G9Y67D1BJPOHM/WorldXRForum-logo-opt.png About World XR Forum 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/79aea01d-563d-43e1-b2f8-71ef81dea5a2/Ando-Ess-hs.jpg About https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/2150ab9c-1bf6-4f83-b911-3bbceaf3684d/sand-mining-sat-header+copy.jpg About - Developing open source AI models and datasets using open-access multispectral satellite data to automatically detect sand mining activity on and near rivers. Providing causal effects of such mining on socio-economic and environmental outcomes. "These awardees are leading the way in demonstrating how open source AI can be used to help, not harm, the environment.” Supported by the Mozilla Foundation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/6651733d-51dc-4f4c-b2ce-1a294d773021/arch_v4_hq.jpeg About - Any-sensor foundation models for earth observation A foundation model that can generate state-of-the-art representations from any multispectral/hyperspectral or synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite, to solve any task. Winner of the best paper award at EarthVision at CVPR 2025. 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In the process I learnt a lot about myself, which led me to quit Silicon Valley. circa 2008 - 2013 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1593574760461-VGBFTA7CZZQCOO8PJLM0/Yellow+Submarine++360+camera+Ando.jpeg Journey - Bored at my desk job, I built drones using open source software and 360 cameras This is Yellow Submarine, the first 360 camera system with single button operation button, single battery and automatic horizon stabilization. Built in 2012, when the Oculus Rift just came out, and VR was coming out of the closet. circa 2010 - 2012 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1593575120317-NMI6GBKNCJKNA0HGQQEY/Customer-similing.jpg Journey - I started questioning why I was doing, what I was doing. So I moved to rural East Africa, to find some answers I was designing affordable solar lighting solutions for the poorest in Tanzania, with Angaza Design. circa 2010 - 2011 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1593575609419-ELQUSUTEWKXZTIT77XNW/Underwater+Camera+Trap+Ando Journey - While studying whale sharks and manta rays in Mozambique, I fell in love with the Ocean, having spent years fearing it. I co-developed an underwater camera trap to automatically capture and document manta rays; a first of it’s kind and a helpful tool in marine conservation. circa 2013 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1593576449407-114XDPGIXS5LCEK5Q4EW/ElephantStables-Jan31-2015-Front-Evening-Classic-Cars-BrandingFree-MidRes.jpg Journey - I built a location-agnostic photography service, shooting the most beautiful properties in South and South East Asia. My first venture This taught me the value of being self reliant, but also the importance of teamwork. I started recruiting and teaching assistants in Sri Lanka & Thailand. circa 2014 - 2015 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1606794374971-QFAKUU0CY77KQJWQGRLL/LightWorx-LowRes-3.jpg Journey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1606794339085-EIUJMK2WANAZSMKE0LH6/LightWorx-LowRes-6.jpg Journey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1606794641249-A65TH3900E9PIQIQDIT7/LightWorx-LowRes-2.jpg Journey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1593577336676-8KX21EYL5QHCHTMM4CIP/VIBRATIONS+NEPAL+ANDO.jpg Journey - On April 25th, 2015, the devastating 8.0 earthquake in Nepal changed its course forever, and provoked in me a dream. I chased that dream into Nepal, to go tell the story of the aftermath, in Virtual Reality. It have me insights into the power of empathy. My time in Nepal shaped the rest of my life and made me stop and look at life very differently. In the process Pierre and I found new ways of storytelling. circa 2015 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1593578538230-ZPHI0GDGJLO8AHFKY0OG/Tesseract-Tracking.jpg Journey - Learning failure the hard way: I co-founded a startup with my best friend to allow large scale multi-user VR experiences to become a reality, but crashed and burnt quickly. Fail fast right?! This was my first silicon valley startup where I mostly learnt what not to do! We did build a very cool tracking system using ultrawide band technology and a system that allowed tens of users inhabit warehouse scale spaces in VR, with the ability to integrate biosignals into experiences. circa 2016 - 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1595700683258-138BBYKAAB9A257AY4IY/Thaddeus-Gamory-Reaction-3.jpg Journey - VR + Water = Empathy Serendipity led me to my co-founders who shared my vision of enabling people to connect to nature. Whales helped This was the previous chapter of my life, and I am incredibly grateful for being able to follow my heart, work on something meaningful and build a sustainable business at the same time. Win-win-win. circa 2017 - 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1647287674670-1CSQMU6PECDE6P6CBFQF/unsplash-image-J-k2EV7szAY.jpg Journey - PhD @ UC Berkeley I’m currently pursuing a PhD at the School of Information at UC Berkeley in the beautiful Bay Area aka xučyun, the traditional lands of the Ohlone people, who still have not been recognized by the U.S. federal government. 2021 - Present https://ando.xyz/test daily 0.75 2020-10-15 https://ando.xyz/about-1 daily 0.75 2020-12-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1593382587854-0BZLITG99ZON4VTOQW7G/Cannes-Logo.png About (Copy) Cannes Film Festival XR https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1593383341019-L3RW3F11KTPMNWS0KO6S/Sff2020-logo-dirty.png About (Copy) Sundance Film Festival https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1594748127970-PLX5ZY38XHN6ZN37KG7T/VRA-Finalist-Logos-RGB-FC-square.png About (Copy) VR Awards 2019 2020 Finalist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1593383720556-XCT7EIOSA503PS2D7NFH/giff.png About (Copy) Geneva International Film Festival https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1593383980201-N5G3JHQV445F2MZTL791/fnc-logo-500.png About (Copy) Festival Du Nouveau Cinema https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1595015736403-0PKDAJ2G9Y67D1BJPOHM/WorldXRForum-logo-opt.png About (Copy) World XR Forum 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1606439082466-7DBF3CN8A15KOWZOMHNI/Ando-BW--Headshot-Langtang.jpg About (Copy) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1593374920671-5IPKRB3SGNY2KHEJOPK4/VR+Snorkeling About (Copy) - “Shah wanted to spread his newfound love of the ocean to people who might not have access to the same experience, and so developed technology for VR snorkeling. ” — Design Week UK https://ando.xyz/alt-work daily 0.75 2021-01-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1594664658767-4T6BLN5TH5GZVMB54MRX/Hawaiian-DIVR.jpg Alt Work - DIVR : Virtual Reality Snorkeling Combining weightlessness and the Mammalian Dive Response to create the most serene, meditative experiences https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1602721311892-YVZZXYPTA6EBU9SOM4C2/Solite-HappyFaces-1.jpg Alt Work https://ando.xyz/work daily 0.75 2021-09-27 https://ando.xyz/work/yellow-submarine monthly 0.5 2021-01-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1594438339488-J3MS2F6TGPMWNQPW0VN8/Screen+Shot+2020-07-10+at+8.30.50+PM.png Work - 360 Capture : Yellow Submarine & Friends 1. Layout of cameras to achieve enough overlap for seamless stitching https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1594501109337-H5QB9GCCH8C92F3VAJNZ/Breadboard-twisty-waveforms.jpg Work - 360 Capture : Yellow Submarine & Friends 1. Prototyping with a little help from my friends! The basis for the entire circuitry is the ability to control a GoPro from the controller through a port at the back, to which external (proprietary) devices can connect to, and control the camera from. In order to decode this protocol, I used a logic analyzer, and with a bit of help from hacker forums, voila! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1612056328606-IW0TFPGCKQ76SFZSJVFR/YS-DancingWithTheStars-Opt.jpg Work - 360 Capture : Yellow Submarine & Friends https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1594438337954-7YC2L0MYDPDP7DJOH8ZT/Screen+Shot+2020-07-10+at+8.28.03+PM.png Work - 360 Capture : Yellow Submarine & Friends 2. Sketch of housing ideas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1594502472388-PJE2WJADYQMHSKVAFL6A/YS-board-layout.png Work - 360 Capture : Yellow Submarine & Friends 2. Controller board PCB layout : An arduino was used to control one one of the GoPros. However, due to signal delays and unpredictability of the internal camera logic, I wasn't able to control all 6 cameras synchronously. The delays would cause the final image to be ‘warped’, i.e. show a noticeable lag in different parts of the image.I borrowed the concept of a ‘clapboard’ from the film industry and integrated a piezo-buzzer (cheap, easy to use) that emits a sharp beep registering on the audio track of all the cameras https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1594505589672-NRGR2JVABQLSVV463KL2/CP-10-camera-rig-build-1024x684.jpg Work - 360 Capture : Yellow Submarine & Friends https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1594438338198-EK1K69Y7REIV0ZVLNT9S/Screen+Shot+2020-07-10+at+8.28.32+PM.png Work - 360 Capture : Yellow Submarine & Friends 3. Exploring forms in 3D : Pencil sketch and Solidworks. Settled on the truncated sphere design for both function and aesthetics. Decided to name it Yellow Submarine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1594502500614-O4ANCSRBEP9FBBVRCSN4/YS-board-schematic-dark.jpg Work - 360 Capture : Yellow Submarine & Friends 3. Design of the control and power board : I needed to route both power and control signals to each camera. With more than 25 separate signals, and circuitry to step down and stabilize battery power, it needed its own board. Using the single camera controller as the basis, I put together a circuit schematic and its corresponding layout (in Eagle) for two layer board manufacturing. The board had to be same size as the controller board so it could be mounted on top. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1612056385298-IXE3QK14QDN1KSD75UMR/belafonte-iphone.jpg Work - 360 Capture : Yellow Submarine & Friends https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1594438338693-9CF61KL0XU51K4CPEQFC/Screen+Shot+2020-07-10+at+8.28.20+PM.png Work - 360 Capture : Yellow Submarine & Friends 4. Applying Constraints : Placing 6 cameras on each face of the truncated sphere, and placement of controller board on the center https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1594500412014-A2U6XTTM4SXWEDUT1TI7/Yellow-Submarine-iPhone05.jpg Work - 360 Capture : Yellow Submarine & Friends 4. After the board came back from the fab, they were all tested with 6 cameras and a single power source https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1594505592384-R64JIUT71MGI5IL4Q87F/Dome-Eye-Car-Main.jpg Work - 360 Capture : Yellow Submarine & Friends https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1594438417820-YSYO1CAI70DGJPBCG77A/Screen+Shot+2020-07-10+at+8.29.19+PM.png Work - 360 Capture : Yellow Submarine & Friends 5. Trying variations of faces : flat and curved, with access to important camera ports such as USB, SD card https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1594504124020-QXUWL2FOKSYWY5QEQTB2/YS-Management-Software-GUI.jpg Work - 360 Capture : Yellow Submarine & Friends 7. IMU Data Acquisition: I created a protocol and an UI in Processing to manage the logging and retrieval of IMU data from the controller board. Using this data, and syncing it to the footage of the camera, one could auto stabilize the 360 horizon. This is a feature in 360 cameras today (circa 2020) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1594505595640-Z9E606UF6AHOUYJTKZXV/Dome-Eye-Crane-Wide.jpg Work - 360 Capture : Yellow Submarine & Friends https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1594438337020-GL1A1V12I6QVJTQ3T634/Screen+Shot+2020-07-10+at+8.29.35+PM.png Work - 360 Capture : Yellow Submarine & Friends 6. Creating a mounting platform for the custom controller boards inside the camera. Test for physical and thermal constraints https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1594502557246-LMAU2SGY6CXZP2N1NTLW/goprobreakout-schematic-real.png Work - 360 Capture : Yellow Submarine & Friends 5. Final bits n bobs #1 : I also designed custom boards for connecting to each camera, similar to an iPhone connecter. This was done so as to reduce the final housing volume since the commercially available connectors were too big. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1594505608517-FXXF7X90FA4Q0IXMWHAX/Mini-Eye-on-location-lenses-1024x684.jpg Work - 360 Capture : Yellow Submarine & Friends https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1594438337207-U6KVKMQOMY3P1I8OEICN/Screen+Shot+2020-07-10+at+8.29.49+PM.png Work - 360 Capture : Yellow Submarine & Friends 7. GoPro mounting on the faces : snap fit v/s rubber bands https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1594502428696-MGFF8EJN2N33FARHU22U/Interface-board-layout.png Work - 360 Capture : Yellow Submarine & Friends 6. Final bits n bobs #2 : I also designed the interface board: it provides USB access to the controller, a digital press button, LED status light and a DC power jack to connect to an external battery pack https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1594505612048-FP08O37QJGUTBDCQF3MP/Mini-EYE%E2%84%A2-6-BW-1024x773.jpg Work - 360 Capture : Yellow Submarine & Friends https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1594438339256-GFT0WHZNWEJ7QD0JFVC7/Screen+Shot+2020-07-10+at+8.30.14+PM.png Work - 360 Capture : Yellow Submarine & Friends 8. Single Interface : One of the faces would house the interface board with status LED and On-Off switch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1594505616097-V606BXR65XX6MQTB0E2D/novel-offset-quad-rig.jpg Work - 360 Capture : Yellow Submarine & Friends https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1594438475206-KQNW2MQ4HXQ04TSGPGSF/Screen+Shot+2020-07-10+at+8.30.29+PM.png Work - 360 Capture : Yellow Submarine & Friends 9. Final Checks : water-tightness, wall thickness and clearance checks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1594505627424-DMSS1GMZFJVDKWCU0780/AMD+compact+render+2.jpg Work - 360 Capture : Yellow Submarine & Friends https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1594437509858-LDGP8XB8NUGVUN58DC1S/Design+Process.png Work - 360 Capture : Yellow Submarine & Friends - Goals A rig that behaves like one camera with single button operation and a single battery Built in camera stabilization Travel Friendly These were lofty goals, given that I had to make 6 GoPro Hero2 cameras behave like one. https://ando.xyz/work/solite monthly 0.5 2021-01-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1602733975473-3XQD7802A5PFZB9X9TSD/Modem-Angaza.png Work - Angaza Solite : Affordable Renewable Energy Cloud telephony was new then, but perfectly suited for our needs, so I designed a way to use Twilio, even though the call charges were relatively high, it seemed the most future-proof https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1602734403749-JW5598L75DXBPQ9CIKAX/Solite+Housing+Constraints.png Work - Angaza Solite : Affordable Renewable Energy We lacked the budget to retool for the pilot run, we couldn't make any changes that would not work with the old housing. Hence I made the following changes in firmware: Used 1 position of the 3 position switch for ‘communication mode’ The main LED chamber was used to fit the indication (red/green) LEDs, which would be used to indicate success/failure of adding credit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1602737193263-8XPAHEVPHMHR4VIADFPQ/Pilot-Pix-1.jpg Work - Angaza Solite : Affordable Renewable Energy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1602733966906-X8G0TPHC6PIV3D3887W5/Angaza-IVR-scan.png Work - Angaza Solite : Affordable Renewable Energy The big question now became: after the customer makes a payment through their phone, how do we give them instructions so our server might communicate with the device at their end? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1602734609640-B6A0DJJABAVVQFZN02I4/New+Board.png Work - Angaza Solite : Affordable Renewable Energy We designed a new board with the same footprint as the previous one, but with connectors for a mic and speakers, and amplifier and an Arduino core. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1602736425911-GFGM6226C3ZW7QNMS6P4/Pilot-Pix-4.jpg Work - Angaza Solite : Affordable Renewable Energy The Angaza team in a pilot customer's backyard https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1602737193349-J4XJTZHYP0XIHVQIS25O/Pilot-Pix-2.jpg Work - Angaza Solite : Affordable Renewable Energy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1602733963489-IC6KYRO21YXZ6DQ8RKYO/Angaza-backend-scan.jpg Work - Angaza Solite : Affordable Renewable Energy Our research showed that exposure to Interactive Voice Response (IVR) systems was reasonable in East Africa, as long as it was in Swahili. I built an IVR system in Python, with all the ‘verbs’ , numbers and phrases, recorded in English first. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1602735257526-IL3XCR3A7EGR4SG1KKZP/Phone+charger+connector.png Work - Angaza Solite : Affordable Renewable Energy From our research, the most anticipated use of energy in East Africa, would be to charge cell phones. Eventually we used the kludgy : 3.5mm jack > USB Female > USB Male > Phone charger adapter. Going to USB allowed us to find phone connectors of all kinds, but couldn’t implement USB on the housing itself due to its curved nature. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1602736587948-7SVBFOAG3YAEM6N110SV/Pilot-Pix-18.jpg Work - Angaza Solite : Affordable Renewable Energy Here, under our guidance, a customer is able to successfully add credit to their light by getting the phone to ‘talk’ to the Solite. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1602737193874-AI7MAOZIDH3GLIEM8V0Y/Pilot-Pix-3.jpg Work - Angaza Solite : Affordable Renewable Energy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1602734049399-935WBDT0A04F4C6NWQUK/IVR-Script2.png Work - Angaza Solite : Affordable Renewable Energy I tested these out on friends, and after a few revisions, recorded a kenyan friend in Swahili. This was then linked to the backend, and tested it on an associate in Tanzania. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1602735460602-62C4O4JUNVRAJSGURWM6/Solite2-SystemDesign.png Work - Angaza Solite : Affordable Renewable Energy The entire system is predicated on the energy management system which is spread between the back-end, that I coded in Python, and in the embedded firmware, written in C by Bryan, the CTO. The backend manages the total amount of available ‘credits’ and race conditions, while the firmware controls the usability of the outputs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1602736588025-QAI6DUABW9PAT7T0X482/Pilot-Pix-22.jpg Work - Angaza Solite : Affordable Renewable Energy We hit a hard brick wall when the transactions to add credit to their light failed. Customers struggled to understand the IVR, and panicked when their money did not actually end up ‘in the light’. Here Victoria is going over the procedure with a customer when they called us asking for help. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1602737193206-2NJZLD6GD81ASAR4XSXW/Pilot-Pix-8.jpg Work - Angaza Solite : Affordable Renewable Energy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1602735461092-KLQOSHWHY9HVFLNUFL4D/Analytics.png Work - Angaza Solite : Affordable Renewable Energy Adding analytics capabilities : I identified these metrics that could be useful in the future, to identify trends, debug hardware issues and iterate better https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1602736448703-ZREIR5WVH1F6763KFAS8/Pilot-Pix-5.jpg Work - Angaza Solite : Affordable Renewable Energy Monday mornings under the mango tree https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1602737193684-XOZIRT0Y82H7ZW29L726/Pilot-Pix-13.jpg Work - Angaza Solite : Affordable Renewable Energy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1602735118342-J9DMAR4OTWRV4XC8XYSU/All+Lined+Up.png Work - Angaza Solite : Affordable Renewable Energy We crimped, drilled and soldered our way from a dumb light, to the smart, connected Solite2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1602736587262-U0S5A29062AUDQKY7H1T/Pilot-Pix-6.jpg Work - Angaza Solite : Affordable Renewable Energy Lesley explaining our operators manual to a young customer. Even though it was Swahili, it helped to keep it as pictographic as possible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1602737193634-ANORLEGM3D3RI9DSHBO9/Pilot-Pix-14.jpg Work - Angaza Solite : Affordable Renewable Energy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1602736586362-8T13VZ1EE7S34AHNB3A3/Pilot-Pix-7.jpg Work - Angaza Solite : Affordable Renewable Energy Customers were quick to understand the electrical components of the system, and even the concept of pay-as-you-go. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1602736587498-P1QHH9L0IC9IDJKWPSBM/Pilot-Pix-12.jpg Work - Angaza Solite : Affordable Renewable Energy Bettina proudly showing us what she's able to replace https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1602736588029-NVDLS98WIQYZD0NQK04U/Pilot-Pix-9.jpg Work - Angaza Solite : Affordable Renewable Energy A customer setting it up https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1602740302273-KU74PJ7BJGEM7LV0293J/Pilot-Pix-21.jpg Work - Angaza Solite : Affordable Renewable Energy Angaza team walking through the village https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1602729887501-DMIQUAQY8T2B6OM8WGD6/Angaza-Premise.png Work - Angaza Solite : Affordable Renewable Energy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1611028467215-R9LZ9DYRGRZH5Z0GB9OM/Angaza-Contributions.jpg Work - Angaza Solite : Affordable Renewable Energy - Contribution In a team of 4 trying to achieve lofty goals in a short span of time, we collaborated on most aspects. My closest collaborator was Bryan Silverthorn, Angaza Design’s CTO. The features highlighted in orange on the right, are the ones that I was responsible for, or was the primary contributor. https://ando.xyz/work/patterns monthly 0.5 2021-01-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1606782870130-JZUSJ4FU7JD09SJEZG0A/IMG_20160712_114751.jpg Work - Patterns : Lovecraft Meets Immersive Media Early storyboards https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1593065981010-81Y01TDJAM03AMO76R17/DollHouse-1.jpg Work - Patterns : Lovecraft Meets Immersive Media Patterns photogrammetry of the victorian house https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1593117947955-2JGDUP9PH8B79YF7AQT4/Patterns-GreenScreen-2.jpg Work - Patterns : Lovecraft Meets Immersive Media Green screen seance take https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1593066090342-7260COI5NLOC6M6Q8R91/Patterns-shooting-macro-photography.jpg Work - Patterns : Lovecraft Meets Immersive Media Patterns macro video shoot setup https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1593117947401-LRKIADE1NOXUA8P0XCWF/Patterns-GreenScreen-1.jpg Work - Patterns : Lovecraft Meets Immersive Media Green screen child sequence https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1593065981474-X3RLBQH4YGX6TGL2MABX/DollHouse-2.jpg Work - Patterns : Lovecraft Meets Immersive Media Transition from live action to 3D https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1593062031763-ZPWICJOCBJX8NCRU9E90/SAT-viewing-patterns4.jpg Work - Patterns : Lovecraft Meets Immersive Media Patterns at the SAT Dome in Montreal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1593065982046-2JYKCAH97A60T0SRD11X/DollHouse-3.jpg Work - Patterns : Lovecraft Meets Immersive Media Patterns photogrammetry of the victorian house https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1593062031721-1LKAOYBH2QJPHU9FLMJF/SAT-viewing-patterns3.jpg Work - Patterns : Lovecraft Meets Immersive Media Viewers on bean bags https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1593062031634-QYULC4G1NUKM311O25WR/SAT-viewing-patterns2.jpg Work - Patterns : Lovecraft Meets Immersive Media Viewers getting cozy for the horror show https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1593062030675-N5Z63JSNZTP7ZTRE7IEF/SAT-viewing-patterns5.jpg Work - Patterns : Lovecraft Meets Immersive Media Dome projection controls for Patterns https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1593062031446-1F81ZT80ZQA02J5S2CLB/SAT-viewing-patterns.jpg Work - Patterns : Lovecraft Meets Immersive Media Patterns at the SAT Dome in Montreal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1593067625277-RED3TULYI0XTIP0JY0JL/Patterns-Gameplay-1.gif Work - Patterns : Lovecraft Meets Immersive Media - “This film is not only a work of personal healing, but an explosive experience for anyone who enters it.” — Caroline Grégoire, VICE MEDIA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1606533231188-EK6N4BB60NOIFU16MW5F/fnc-logo-500.png Work - Patterns : Lovecraft Meets Immersive Media Best immersive experience award 2016 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1606533293222-MIBBAE2RTLTO4H7338CI/WorldXRForum-logo-opt.png Work - Patterns : Lovecraft Meets Immersive Media Official Selection 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1606533320237-DYIE3IUZOQNR4B9BA6L3/giff.png Work - Patterns : Lovecraft Meets Immersive Media Official Selection 2016 https://ando.xyz/work/vrslide monthly 0.5 2021-01-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1606621573438-OGGTFGDZ3BWA5WYJD0E5/VRSlide-Design-1.jpg Work - VRSlide : Virtual Reality on Waterslides Living in the Bay Area, we didnt have easy access to waterslides where we conduct beacon tests, so I built this lego rig with a Samsung S8 running some prototype software to zoom past some beacons! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1606883589201-1ZAWQEX0BKBUBF9D1BVZ/VRSlide-Sensor-v1-7.jpg Work - VRSlide : Virtual Reality on Waterslides v1 mostly added a more serious housing, but still had all the circuitry exposed, but conformally coated to prevent water intrusion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1606862980352-0HIMH9RT8NPOSYABHTT5/VRSlide-Sensor-v2-9.jpg Work - VRSlide : Virtual Reality on Waterslides v2 Sensor installed on a slide in Thailand https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1606621573270-M7CBIM7HU763RSJ7N5P6/VRSlide-Design-2.jpg Work - VRSlide : Virtual Reality on Waterslides We tried this bluetooth beacon on the slide on-site, but found that the latency was too variable for it to be reliable https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1606883616093-VOBDURI6JUALIML7OGK1/VRSlide-Sensor-v1-6.jpg Work - VRSlide : Virtual Reality on Waterslides v1 Sensor mounted on a slide in Prague https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1606862979531-6TO43XDFK2LBCFVOEFZG/VRSlide-Sensor-v2-7.jpg Work - VRSlide : Virtual Reality on Waterslides v2 in the new sealed enclosure and upgraded speaker and amps https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1606621573660-UM6PNDKRTR2TJ8XLSBU9/VRSlide-Design-3.jpg Work - VRSlide : Virtual Reality on Waterslides Here's Atlas all decked out in mobile phones to capture IMU data both from the head and the chest mouted position to see which was less noisy. Turned out that the head mount would work fine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1606861795782-AXLY0EG02L7VRKUI9RPO/VRSlide-Sensor-v1-4.jpg Work - VRSlide : Virtual Reality on Waterslides Steel housing designed to be flush with the ceiling of an enclosed slide. The transmission voltage was upgraded to 12V DC to improve electrical transmission over longer distances https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1606621573440-SJ83O9HHLHRF4BIKP5TJ/VRSlide-Design-4.jpg Work - VRSlide : Virtual Reality on Waterslides Here we take measurements on the slide, while a passive acoustic beacon has been stealthily attached with some amazing duct-tape! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1606861796646-KB0HAYT160OS7O7A6HFR/VRSlide-Sensor-v1-3.jpg Work - VRSlide : Virtual Reality on Waterslides Steel housing mounted on a slide in Austria. Note the retro LEDs! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1606862980397-X4IHQ9C5ZB5B5USFN6QZ/VRSlide-Sensor-v2-1.jpg Work - VRSlide : Virtual Reality on Waterslides In order to make a really compelling user experience, the VR content needs match the somatic experience, and therefore should start as early as possible. To this end, I made a special sensor that was triggered by the conveyor button press https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1606883490711-BCF6DJK2DWVSREKICF5A/VRSlide-sensor-v2-test.gif Work - VRSlide : Virtual Reality on Waterslides Tests with different LIDAR sensors https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1606621573571-IS29L77WIBRUIGH2MLAH/VRSlide-Design-5.jpg Work - VRSlide : Virtual Reality on Waterslides Surveying our slide-to-be : Space Glider at Galaxy Erding, Germany https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1606862504653-ZSAAR7HHGHIMKANVGJ6D/VRSlide-Sensor-v1-8.jpg Work - VRSlide : Virtual Reality on Waterslides Giant steel box custom made for this particular slide by Wiegand Waterrides https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1606863571100-26HQKEMKT46MW4IDVKVP/VRSlide-VanaNava-ConveyorBelt-1.jpg Work - VRSlide : Virtual Reality on Waterslides This particular slide has a conveyor belt start that is initiated by the operator pressing a button. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1606863579435-1IIA4L16BAYLUU3KFL4W/VRSlide-sensor-v2-start.gif Work - VRSlide : Virtual Reality on Waterslides Here you can see a test video where the button press (and corresponding blue light) kicks off the barebones VR experience https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1606712394437-G43KBZB46TSYCDMUPF8T/Sensor-Selection.png Work - VRSlide : Virtual Reality on Waterslides https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1607377730822-PG9Y2SUGC9IUVD5YQST8/Bgnd-Dark-Slide-Blueprint-graph2.png Work - VRSlide : Virtual Reality on Waterslides Comparing the data from HiveMind (ML of IMU data) and Redshift (beacons) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1608414202740-7GM3YKVD0IV2UGO304H7/GrandCentral-Arch4.jpg Work - VRSlide : Virtual Reality on Waterslides Modular design, where the tracking module, GrandCentral, can be plugged into any content piece within Unity https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1606800283527-1SF8PI8WD0DNQT8IEPMM/Doppler_Effect.gif Work - VRSlide : Virtual Reality on Waterslides https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1606801988264-1UD3X3JLGVULNEE7KKIA/VRSlide-Sensor-v0-6.jpg Work - VRSlide : Virtual Reality on Waterslides An early version of the sensor control app, built using Blynk. This allowed me to fine tune the sensor settings, such as encoded ID, trigger distance, or reboot them, etc remotely after they were setup. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1606888540174-PWSQISA44MQ3Y0XKP1LY/VRSlide-charging-2.jpg Work - VRSlide : Virtual Reality on Waterslides v1 production version https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1606888564281-CFZGOFP6O4OR1PJ3IA5A/VRSlide-charging-4.jpg Work - VRSlide : Virtual Reality on Waterslides v2 Final https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1606888798640-G9HO2WQK6UJDQX7RSPQQ/Ballast-Hardware-HighRes-9.jpg Work - VRSlide : Virtual Reality on Waterslides https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1606888773744-YQ2MYK4MWEQ8NGHSRY9L/VRSlide-charging-3.jpg Work - VRSlide : Virtual Reality on Waterslides https://ando.xyz/work/divr monthly 0.5 2021-01-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1606280028259-I7W16THAEL7SUA1Q3IF7/Atlantis_Poster05_portrait-opt.jpg Work - DIVR : Virtual Reality Snorkeling Atlantis DIVR : Designed for kids, this is a journey to the lost city of Atlantis with a sea lion escaping an oil spill https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1606182026967-8U02A0KW70LWTWNR2MWF/DIVR-Protos-18.jpg Work - DIVR : Virtual Reality Snorkeling First concept render that we used to explain our vision to partners and potential customers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1606277549093-0O6NWFSGY5GSKT7H6RLD/DIVR-Dock-wave-designs.gif Work - DIVR : Virtual Reality Snorkeling Art references for wave designs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1606421451881-Q07FOFKSUHVLEKHIWAFO/DIVR%2BProtos-15.jpg Work - DIVR : Virtual Reality Snorkeling https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1593128824858-A2HODIN7KAUDN8VZ2OWE/DIVR+VR+Experiences+Whale+%26+Diver.jpg Work - DIVR : Virtual Reality Snorkeling Ocean DIVR : Our original experience for DIVR, created to lead you through a 'drift dive' starting in a shallow reef, and taking you into the open ocean to swim with singing Humpback whales https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1606024001875-SNTR77V2ET5FHR44YB02/DIVR-Protos-1.jpg Work - DIVR : Virtual Reality Snorkeling Initial system design ideas that included a Sixense STEM magnetic tracker in a waterproofed housing; very technology-centric https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1606277573929-73NTV5TH488YEZUKHVKK/DIVR-Protos-21.jpg Work - DIVR : Virtual Reality Snorkeling Emulating the wake of a ship https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1606421451546-1PUOL0K68W46CM8RAERY/DIVR%2BProtos-14.jpg Work - DIVR : Virtual Reality Snorkeling https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1593128901242-I0LAT615V4D1AYQVR5MV/Space+DIVR+2.jpg Work - DIVR : Virtual Reality Snorkeling Space DIVR : Go on a spacewalk through the ISS, which is not what it seems! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1606024001091-4ZC0WRV04KT35P042YX8/DIVR-Protos-11.jpg Work - DIVR : Virtual Reality Snorkeling 3D printed pieces glued onto a snorkel mask https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1606421436170-2QZSLP8LS0J5408W3XN4/DIVR%2BProtos-22.jpg Work - DIVR : Virtual Reality Snorkeling https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1606024000348-03HNREX2ASHU4JF6VKD4/DIVR-Protos-14.jpg Work - DIVR : Virtual Reality Snorkeling A very elaborate early design showing a fully submerged system, with breathing apparatus and camera based tracking and a fan to simulate motion by moving water over the user. We had imagined astronaut training type use cases for this https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1606277547882-ASAETITS81VRDXS2KAKG/DIVR-Protos-35.jpg Work - DIVR : Virtual Reality Snorkeling Design changes to enable the wireless charger to dock unobtrusively https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1606279949731-HCEN4IYIMZD9FILPS3JB/DIVRPlus-Dragon-1.jpg Work - DIVR : Virtual Reality Snorkeling Dragon DIVR+ : Our first exclusive for DIVR+, this is a thrilling experience through the valley of the Dragons. Lots of dives and corkscrews, which only work in aquatic VR; Hang on! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1606421435883-YJVCGVSKFQNR0QWY280H/DIVR%2BProtos-23.jpg Work - DIVR : Virtual Reality Snorkeling https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1606182487422-I6T90Q8BWTZDRP6NDEWD/DIVR-Protos-19.jpg Work - DIVR : Virtual Reality Snorkeling One of the first 3D printed prototypes with a hinged enclosure for a phone glued to a full face snorkel mask, with a very Friday the 13th vibe! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1606277548655-WULX9AB8FKHS7WB54ODK/DIVR-Protos-41.jpg Work - DIVR : Virtual Reality Snorkeling Various iterations of the dock plate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1606278970298-16HPGZAEKFKEPL44CJI8/DIVR-Breathe-1.jpg Work - DIVR : Virtual Reality Snorkeling Breathe : Our first meditation experience, designed for use both in and out of water, uses luminescent jellyfish to help you breathe slow and deep, and focus on your breath https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1606024000180-O8K9RV540QQRDQI33JGG/DIVR-Protos-13.jpg Work - DIVR : Virtual Reality Snorkeling The crux of the patent is the ability to use water as part of the refractive medium in the optical path. This allows water to flood the headset, and not needing to capture air inside, making the headset neutrally buoyant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1606024000132-V5419Q1POJUSVDY5XT9Z/DIVR-Protos-12.jpg Work - DIVR : Virtual Reality Snorkeling Lucky to have great advisors who encouraged us to file patents early: images from the first patent filing showing the mask housing design https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1593128046825-HZQ3D5YH5JTZ27OXDHVQ/GOPR0611.JPG Work - DIVR : Virtual Reality Snorkeling - Double Immersion We are collaborating with Stanford’s Virtual Human Interaction Lab to study the cognitive and affective effects of the “double immersion” of being in water and virtual reality simultaneously. The core hypothesis is that this double immersion provides increased presence, especially when the virtual environments support the physical effects of weightlessness. For this reason all the content created for the DIVR system is crafted in environments which support this, such as flying, swimming and outer space experiences. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1593128035034-YUJ7HIQV2NI3S9IQBN3H/Esalen-10.jpg Work - DIVR : Virtual Reality Snorkeling - Influencing Mindfulness We theorize that the Mammalian Dive Reflex combined with enhanced proprioception due to the tactility of the liquid medium creates a calming effect on the mind, and increased connection to the body. We build on these effects with tranquil but stimulating virtual experiences to give users an in-body rather than an out-of-body experience. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1606184868360-NC1VZHCAN3B4ERYHSVZL/DIVR-Protos-40+comb.jpg Work - DIVR : Virtual Reality Snorkeling - Flotation Aid & Tether It was absolutely essential to make users feel as comfortable as possible, and hit upon the idea of adding a flotation aid to help this aspect. We tried ankle and arm floats but eventually picked a flotation belt for its ease of use and ergonomics. This allows users to not have to constantly work to stay afloat, enabling relaxation. Once users put on on the VR headset, they quickly lose track of their surroundings due to the “double-immersion” that VR + water provides. To prevent them from swimming into walls of the pool and others and others around, we experimented with tethering users to the bottom of the pool. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1606192339396-D5OZPE401TXTXCVC1YZF/DIVR-Protos-swimmer-brown.png Work - DIVR : Virtual Reality Snorkeling - This added the design constraint that the pool had to be shallower than standing height , which turned out to be a great safety feature as well. We started with a rope tied to a rock, and iterated till we got to a sandbag filled with weights attached to an elastic tether. The amount if elasticity was crucial so that users that chose to swim would have some leeway before being gently pulled back. Once we were able to combine these two features into a compact unit, it started feeling right. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1606277020091-BHANAWIGOJU9RKPBK2LN/DIVR-OnCharger.png Work - DIVR : Virtual Reality Snorkeling The software platform and Android modifications created for VRSlide were a natural fit for DIVR, thereby using an Android device inside the modular headset. This allows newer models to be swapped in, as older ones become obsolete. This design allows the use of wireless chargers so that devices are never taken out of the housing, and need minimal handling, while HQ manages all software remotely over the cloud. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1609901572535-EMAUK0B7CKL1L8EDSD7K/DIVR-Docking-1.jpg Work - DIVR : Virtual Reality Snorkeling This was motivated by my design ethos that the headset is never treated as a mobile phone, needing interfacing, but rather a standalone VR device that has no touchscreen or 3D interface. I found this ideal for the waterpark/resort environment, where these devices are typically managed by lower level employees or lifeguards. This also removes the temptation of ‘playing around’ with the phones, and limits their functionality to only the VR experiences. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1594509432227-AEG5LIWMAPN4XQW7LTG3/CAFAM-Pool.gif Work - DIVR : Virtual Reality Snorkeling - Designed for efficiency and durability Built for waterparks, hotels resorts and aquariums Currently installed at over 25 locations across the United States, Germany, Mexico, Sweden, France, Belgium, Austria, Colombia, Taiwan and the United Arab Emirates. https://ando.xyz/work/jetlag-vibrations monthly 0.5 2020-12-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1593405282409-3M0GY1WPPP5KQXYYOXSD/JetLag-Production-Stills-3-opt.jpg Work - Jetlag & Vibrations : The Tale of 2 VR Experiences Voice over for Jetlag scenes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1593405283164-20BQNNGHX13QSWQHBOSZ/JetLag-Production-Stills-4-opt.jpg Work - Jetlag & Vibrations : The Tale of 2 VR Experiences Capoeira camera rigging on the rooftop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1593405283091-X6BUURTWFUOYCP2WDVYH/JetLag-Production-Stills-10-opt.jpg Work - Jetlag & Vibrations : The Tale of 2 VR Experiences Kathak behind the scenes during the dance sequence https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1606532894158-3PFZMC1GAZSW37PE6DP7/Vibrations-BTS-3.jpg Work - Jetlag & Vibrations : The Tale of 2 VR Experiences Yellow Submarine being prepared for shooting in Nepal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1606532815081-46F1FMG8RZYL8TMOX6HA/Nepal-2015-11.jpg Work - Jetlag & Vibrations : The Tale of 2 VR Experiences A man gets his head shaved, symbolic of losing a family member, in Nepal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1606532802581-ANYZHSKSECTOQHC7OLIP/Nepal-2015-5.jpg Work - Jetlag & Vibrations : The Tale of 2 VR Experiences Children playing in Barpak, the epicenter of the Nepal earthquake https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1606532793644-BTAWEF08E9LSHOKIF9DF/Nepal-2015-1.jpg Work - Jetlag & Vibrations : The Tale of 2 VR Experiences Central Kathmandu half-flattened https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1606793285650-G9VIGFDTT4TH79Q9AZW1/Vibrations-BTS-4.jpg Work - Jetlag & Vibrations : The Tale of 2 VR Experiences The Japanese rescue team looking for survivors https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1606793286243-9V2F2900ZLDIDU086HS2/Vibrations-BTS-2-2.jpg Work - Jetlag & Vibrations : The Tale of 2 VR Experiences Topographical map of the rescue operations in the heavily affected regions in North-Central Nepal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1606793285616-80J20RH3ANNBHQ3NR4FL/Vibrations-BTS-1-2.jpg Work - Jetlag & Vibrations : The Tale of 2 VR Experiences Before masks were cool https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1606793286192-N5G95H9JOAYQVQE4KURG/Vibrations-BTS-3-2.jpg Work - Jetlag & Vibrations : The Tale of 2 VR Experiences Pierre about to ride a rescue chopper https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1606440867622-P2TMTDPZ2IWRP64LL630/Vibrations-.jpg Work - Jetlag & Vibrations : The Tale of 2 VR Experiences https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1606441254775-OSMD1CXRQMEZIY2XA2VK/JETLAG-poster-design-logos-final.jpg Work - Jetlag & Vibrations : The Tale of 2 VR Experiences https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1593382587854-0BZLITG99ZON4VTOQW7G/Cannes-Logo.png Work - Jetlag & Vibrations : The Tale of 2 VR Experiences https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1593404610083-AA418HQK0C7EFT8TAXQH/Kaleidoscope+logo-asset.png Work - Jetlag & Vibrations : The Tale of 2 VR Experiences https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1593383720556-XCT7EIOSA503PS2D7NFH/giff.png Work - Jetlag & Vibrations : The Tale of 2 VR Experiences https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1593383980201-N5G3JHQV445F2MZTL791/fnc-logo-500.png Work - Jetlag & Vibrations : The Tale of 2 VR Experiences https://ando.xyz/work/manta-id monthly 0.5 2020-10-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1593745702253-6VXOMB9V0YKCGP94TK6F/Manta-Shadow-Detection-sketch.jpg Work - Manta ID : Underwater LIDAR Camera Trap Shadow Detection : From both Daan's and my earlier experiments hacking a GoPro and used an Arduino as the controller, triggering the camera whenever a ‘dip’ in light levels was flawed. In theory image recognition could have been used, but conditions would worsen underwater, where light is more diffuse, hence shadows ill defined. Moreover, lights levels in the reefs we were studying, were prone to fluctuation due to changing tides, swell and plankton blooms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1593746346652-T3UXTV4Z3KRHBAS91XCT/CamTrapCreamy-featured-4X3.jpg Work - Manta ID : Underwater LIDAR Camera Trap Ando testing the camera trap trigger with red lasers visible in the deep pool at about 5m https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1593745701953-9RTN8GW85RAV3VBL5P7P/Manta-Laser-Trigger-Sketch.jpg Work - Manta ID : Underwater LIDAR Camera Trap Laser Detection : Daan had come to the conclusiond thar lasers were the way to go underwater. We designed a new system and triggering algorithm, using an Arduino-friendly low resolution grayscale camera, the ArduEye. The idea was to pulse laser light, and if reflections were received, there was a creature overhead. We postulated that using multiple lasers spread over an area, would allow triggering to be more sensitive to the size of the subject. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1593746319892-2I1IVFA857VQGWPWSOYH/Manta-Laser.JPG Work - Manta ID : Underwater LIDAR Camera Trap The original inspiration for a laser-based system is the method used by manta ray researchers to size individuals. This is done by using 2 blue-green lasers mounted on the camera rig. The laser dots in the image then provide the data to calculate size https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1593745702084-Z9HRGCFXDGPP0Z2V6LG9/Manta-Laser-Circuit-1.jpg Work - Manta ID : Underwater LIDAR Camera Trap We prototyped the application and were able to fine tune the detection parameters. In the final design, a smaller arduino and smaller GoPro-like camera, the HackHD, were used to minimize footprint, for the smallest possible housing. Dry tests were successful. Our method of using 2 lasers to detect creatures atleast as wide as the inter-laser distance came in handy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1593746319050-Y55IRDNPJSZ8L2LFYM67/CTDeployed.jpg Work - Manta ID : Underwater LIDAR Camera Trap Trap deployed for testing at 25m https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1593745701834-XAFA3SVSSM2NGXI91OP6/Manta-Laser-Circuit-2.jpg Work - Manta ID : Underwater LIDAR Camera Trap Reducing Footprint : A smaller housing means less chance of leaking and more space for batteries = longer life between retrievals. The final circuit design & physical sizing was done using Fritzing, and implemented on a perfboard, which included an LDR to detect darkness levels, below which the primary camera would not provide useful information, thus conserving battery at night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1593746319228-VLT06043WQYYZXT2OF01/MMF-2.jpg Work - Manta ID : Underwater LIDAR Camera Trap Daan waterproofing the electronics https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef41f35c94df452321ebee5/1593740879107-T13MMBJ4M8VAU49OT913/Manta-Spots.jpg Work - Manta ID : Underwater LIDAR Camera Trap - Manta Rays are mysterious creatures, difficult to track and study. 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It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847904480-AXE2TZ6WH1YWOYJELYQQ/image-asset.jpeg Stanford - Project Four - Make it stand out. It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847904674-UXDT58LZUDAEN1C4LIKQ/image-asset.jpeg Stanford - Project Four - Make it stand out. It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. 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