Science-Based Storytelling in Planetarium Show Production

Jeroen Lapré, Senior Technical Director of the Visualization Studio at the California Academy of Sciences, talks about science-based storytelling for planetarium show production, and other media at the Academy. The “VIZ” Studio adapts tools and techniques from the film production, visual effects, digital animation, and real time computer graphics industries; to produce science media that is accessible to the general public. This talk covers how the procedural power of SideFX Houdini has become an important part of the studio pipeline over the years.