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Andrew R Guagliardo



Developer & 3D Modeler
Specializing VR & AR experiences


PROJECTS
RESUME
EXTRAS



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Eventful Horizon



HTC-Vive VR simulation where users can play with a black hole. This was developed in collaboration with Noel Kawano (noelkawano.com) and a version of this program exists as an installation piece at the Imiloa Astronomy Center on the Big Island of Hawai'i.



Destiny CyberCANOE AR



This is an example of an AR visualization of the full hardware that would be constructed for the Destiny CyberCANOE. This visualization was used for the design process to see how it would fit within the space we set aside for it. It was also useful to show to those who visited the lab so they could see what we were working towards, even though the final design and construction took some time.



In addition to the AR visualization I collaborated with Noel Kawano, a Master's Candidate for Engineering, to create an AR instruction manual for the construction of the Destiny CyberCANOE. The AR overlay provided a 1 to 1 scale visualization of each component as well as what the finished piece should look like at each step.



Users constructed parts using an AR overlay that gave instructions on the various steps and procedures required. The labels on the back wall corresponded with the item designations within the AR visualization.



This is an example of one of the steps that could be viewed through the Hololens. It provides a visualization of the finished product as well as the required components needed to complete the step. In addition to the AR overlay and gesture commands, users could also use voice commands to return to previous steps or to skip ahead.



How Maui Snared the Sun



This was originally pitched as an Under Graduate Research Opportunities Project. It turned out to be exceptionally challenging. I am still working on this project, with the goal of eventually creating an interactive story.



VR Experiments



"Water Bending" - A manipulation experiment inspired by the nickelodeon cartoon "Avatar the Last Airbender". I have plans to flesh this out further and create even more dynamic action and control for the user. As it currently stands though it is quite fun!



More experiments with water bending, this is a very early attempt to incorporate real time mesh creation. The process is very slow and it's using an algorithm I did not write, but slightly tweaked for this purpose.



Extras





I have a wide a variety of other interests including figure drawing and sculpting. This is some of my work related to those pursuits.


NOTE: Some of these works are figure drawings that contain nudity.