Azad Balabanian
@azadux.com
PM at Niantic | AR/VR, drones, photogrammetry, stereography, 3DGS are my jam
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ive been on a hunt to figure out what games support 480hz (or above). here's what i've found so far
any game that has a fully unlocked frame rate works
any other games that come to mind?
any game that has a fully unlocked frame rate works
any other games that come to mind?
May 10, 2025 at 12:32 AM
ive been on a hunt to figure out what games support 480hz (or above). here's what i've found so far
any game that has a fully unlocked frame rate works
any other games that come to mind?
any game that has a fully unlocked frame rate works
any other games that come to mind?
This open-air quest 3 facial interface is truly the convertible, drop-top, “feel and smell the air around you” accessory of VR
March 27, 2025 at 5:59 PM
This open-air quest 3 facial interface is truly the convertible, drop-top, “feel and smell the air around you” accessory of VR
end-to-end latency test for moonlight streaming from my PC (shown on the monitor) to me Steam Deck
Total latency at 60fps is around a frame (16ms). Even less so for 90fps.
Feels fantastic for playing with a controller
Total latency at 60fps is around a frame (16ms). Even less so for 90fps.
Feels fantastic for playing with a controller
March 23, 2025 at 3:41 PM
end-to-end latency test for moonlight streaming from my PC (shown on the monitor) to me Steam Deck
Total latency at 60fps is around a frame (16ms). Even less so for 90fps.
Feels fantastic for playing with a controller
Total latency at 60fps is around a frame (16ms). Even less so for 90fps.
Feels fantastic for playing with a controller
The camera’s here and I’m lovin it!
Fantastic camera baseline, optical zoom, surprisingly decent quality in low light, a 3D display for preview, auto-alignment during capture, and a satisfying flip up/down mechanism for turning it on—15 year old tech!
Will work on converting to spatial photos!
Fantastic camera baseline, optical zoom, surprisingly decent quality in low light, a 3D display for preview, auto-alignment during capture, and a satisfying flip up/down mechanism for turning it on—15 year old tech!
Will work on converting to spatial photos!
February 18, 2025 at 2:50 AM
The camera’s here and I’m lovin it!
Fantastic camera baseline, optical zoom, surprisingly decent quality in low light, a 3D display for preview, auto-alignment during capture, and a satisfying flip up/down mechanism for turning it on—15 year old tech!
Will work on converting to spatial photos!
Fantastic camera baseline, optical zoom, surprisingly decent quality in low light, a 3D display for preview, auto-alignment during capture, and a satisfying flip up/down mechanism for turning it on—15 year old tech!
Will work on converting to spatial photos!
heres a better comparison
mcmc (screenshots 1 and 3) vs adc (2 and 4)
surroundings are way more defined with ADC at the expense of detail on the subject scan itself
mcmc (screenshots 1 and 3) vs adc (2 and 4)
surroundings are way more defined with ADC at the expense of detail on the subject scan itself
February 16, 2025 at 7:40 PM
heres a better comparison
mcmc (screenshots 1 and 3) vs adc (2 and 4)
surroundings are way more defined with ADC at the expense of detail on the subject scan itself
mcmc (screenshots 1 and 3) vs adc (2 and 4)
surroundings are way more defined with ADC at the expense of detail on the subject scan itself
Eh, ADC produced just as bad results with less detail on the actual building (sceenshot 1)
however, i think it's better at reconstructing the surrounding (screenshot 2)
however, i think it's better at reconstructing the surrounding (screenshot 2)
February 16, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Eh, ADC produced just as bad results with less detail on the actual building (sceenshot 1)
however, i think it's better at reconstructing the surrounding (screenshot 2)
however, i think it's better at reconstructing the surrounding (screenshot 2)
Bach droppin a new banger soon y’all get ready
February 14, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Bach droppin a new banger soon y’all get ready
btw, the skybox didnt help much here either, even when I had a decent amount of ground photos looking up at the sky.
I'll have to try again when i scan a scene with more of the surround and sky captured intentionally
I'll have to try again when i scan a scene with more of the surround and sky captured intentionally
February 10, 2025 at 2:53 AM
btw, the skybox didnt help much here either, even when I had a decent amount of ground photos looking up at the sky.
I'll have to try again when i scan a scene with more of the surround and sky captured intentionally
I'll have to try again when i scan a scene with more of the surround and sky captured intentionally
New 3D scan from my Ruins of Ani series
“Monastery of the Hripsimian Virgins”
Links to view/download a mesh and Gaussian splat bellow 👇
“Monastery of the Hripsimian Virgins”
Links to view/download a mesh and Gaussian splat bellow 👇
February 7, 2025 at 3:40 AM
New 3D scan from my Ruins of Ani series
“Monastery of the Hripsimian Virgins”
Links to view/download a mesh and Gaussian splat bellow 👇
“Monastery of the Hripsimian Virgins”
Links to view/download a mesh and Gaussian splat bellow 👇
Found a neat use case of my Vision Pro:
previewing 3D prints before printing them.
Visualizing the scale of prints is always hard—not anymore! The workflow is super easy. Export model as USDZ from blender and open it in Vision Pro.
previewing 3D prints before printing them.
Visualizing the scale of prints is always hard—not anymore! The workflow is super easy. Export model as USDZ from blender and open it in Vision Pro.
February 2, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Found a neat use case of my Vision Pro:
previewing 3D prints before printing them.
Visualizing the scale of prints is always hard—not anymore! The workflow is super easy. Export model as USDZ from blender and open it in Vision Pro.
previewing 3D prints before printing them.
Visualizing the scale of prints is always hard—not anymore! The workflow is super easy. Export model as USDZ from blender and open it in Vision Pro.
Church of Saint Gregory (Exterior)
- Ruins of Ani
gaussian splat to be viewed in VR. Gracia ai link below
- Ruins of Ani
gaussian splat to be viewed in VR. Gracia ai link below
February 1, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Church of Saint Gregory (Exterior)
- Ruins of Ani
gaussian splat to be viewed in VR. Gracia ai link below
- Ruins of Ani
gaussian splat to be viewed in VR. Gracia ai link below
then, you do a "mesh reconstruction" generates depth maps per image and then fuses them all together into a high poly mesh.
The result is a 100mil polygon model (even with 2x image downscale)
The result is a 100mil polygon model (even with 2x image downscale)
January 31, 2025 at 1:12 AM
then, you do a "mesh reconstruction" generates depth maps per image and then fuses them all together into a high poly mesh.
The result is a 100mil polygon model (even with 2x image downscale)
The result is a 100mil polygon model (even with 2x image downscale)
btw - this is what a photogrammetry project looks like
you have a whole bunch of photos (in this case 1180 images from a DSLR and a drone) where you compare high contrast features against one another to find shared tie points, which make up the point cloud that you see
next, for meshing
you have a whole bunch of photos (in this case 1180 images from a DSLR and a drone) where you compare high contrast features against one another to find shared tie points, which make up the point cloud that you see
next, for meshing
January 31, 2025 at 1:12 AM
btw - this is what a photogrammetry project looks like
you have a whole bunch of photos (in this case 1180 images from a DSLR and a drone) where you compare high contrast features against one another to find shared tie points, which make up the point cloud that you see
next, for meshing
you have a whole bunch of photos (in this case 1180 images from a DSLR and a drone) where you compare high contrast features against one another to find shared tie points, which make up the point cloud that you see
next, for meshing
and you bet I did it with my 3d printable scale marker wizardofaz.medium.com/how-to-use-m...
January 30, 2025 at 11:30 PM
and you bet I did it with my 3d printable scale marker wizardofaz.medium.com/how-to-use-m...
btw I make all my 3D scans 1:1 scale to explore in VR btw
viewable as gaussian splats... coming soon!
viewable as gaussian splats... coming soon!
January 30, 2025 at 11:30 PM
btw I make all my 3D scans 1:1 scale to explore in VR btw
viewable as gaussian splats... coming soon!
viewable as gaussian splats... coming soon!
more to come over the next few days!
(also working on their gaussian splat conversions which are awwwwesome to view in VR)
(also working on their gaussian splat conversions which are awwwwesome to view in VR)
January 30, 2025 at 8:56 PM
more to come over the next few days!
(also working on their gaussian splat conversions which are awwwwesome to view in VR)
(also working on their gaussian splat conversions which are awwwwesome to view in VR)
January 30, 2025 at 8:56 PM
January 30, 2025 at 8:51 PM
A few year ago, my wife and I went to Turkey to 3D scan the ruins of Ani, the medieval capital of Armenia
I’m finally starting to publish my work—downloadable via sketchfab for free!
Links below 👇
I’m finally starting to publish my work—downloadable via sketchfab for free!
Links below 👇
January 30, 2025 at 8:48 PM
A few year ago, my wife and I went to Turkey to 3D scan the ruins of Ani, the medieval capital of Armenia
I’m finally starting to publish my work—downloadable via sketchfab for free!
Links below 👇
I’m finally starting to publish my work—downloadable via sketchfab for free!
Links below 👇
January 28, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Moonlight streaming pc -> steam deck latency test
It’s… pretty dang fast! A part of it is due to the HEVC decoding speed on Steam deck being super fast (<1ms)
It’s… pretty dang fast! A part of it is due to the HEVC decoding speed on Steam deck being super fast (<1ms)
January 28, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Moonlight streaming pc -> steam deck latency test
It’s… pretty dang fast! A part of it is due to the HEVC decoding speed on Steam deck being super fast (<1ms)
It’s… pretty dang fast! A part of it is due to the HEVC decoding speed on Steam deck being super fast (<1ms)
Ok I’m back to streaming games to my Vision Pro
Forgot of fing awesome it is to play on a massive screen compared to my Steam deck. I’m even using my 5.1 surround sound speakers for that non-simulated spatial audio
Forgot of fing awesome it is to play on a massive screen compared to my Steam deck. I’m even using my 5.1 surround sound speakers for that non-simulated spatial audio
January 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Ok I’m back to streaming games to my Vision Pro
Forgot of fing awesome it is to play on a massive screen compared to my Steam deck. I’m even using my 5.1 surround sound speakers for that non-simulated spatial audio
Forgot of fing awesome it is to play on a massive screen compared to my Steam deck. I’m even using my 5.1 surround sound speakers for that non-simulated spatial audio
Farewell @yosp-jp.bsky.social, former president of SIE, one of the biggest names behind PlayStation
Your support for indie games on the platform is cherished and your endorsement of Puzzling Places was an absolute highlight ❤️ 🙇♂️
Your support for indie games on the platform is cherished and your endorsement of Puzzling Places was an absolute highlight ❤️ 🙇♂️
January 16, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Farewell @yosp-jp.bsky.social, former president of SIE, one of the biggest names behind PlayStation
Your support for indie games on the platform is cherished and your endorsement of Puzzling Places was an absolute highlight ❤️ 🙇♂️
Your support for indie games on the platform is cherished and your endorsement of Puzzling Places was an absolute highlight ❤️ 🙇♂️
My Meta Ray Bans have become something I use daily, even without prescription lenses
- sunglasses + podcast speakers while I bike to work
- mic + speakers for phone and some zoom calls
- dashcam for the streets
They feel like v0.1 of AR glasses, focusing use cases that already exist (audio/video)
- sunglasses + podcast speakers while I bike to work
- mic + speakers for phone and some zoom calls
- dashcam for the streets
They feel like v0.1 of AR glasses, focusing use cases that already exist (audio/video)
January 15, 2025 at 4:13 PM
My Meta Ray Bans have become something I use daily, even without prescription lenses
- sunglasses + podcast speakers while I bike to work
- mic + speakers for phone and some zoom calls
- dashcam for the streets
They feel like v0.1 of AR glasses, focusing use cases that already exist (audio/video)
- sunglasses + podcast speakers while I bike to work
- mic + speakers for phone and some zoom calls
- dashcam for the streets
They feel like v0.1 of AR glasses, focusing use cases that already exist (audio/video)
