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Behind the Scenes – the BurnerSphere VR Experience
2026-03-28 00:00:00
Behind the Scenes – the BurnerSphere VR Experience
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Add to Calendar 2026-03-28 00:00:00 2026-03-28 00:00:00 Behind the Scenes – the BurnerSphere VR Experience Winner:  Experience of the Year (top honor) at the 6th Annual Poly Awards

BurnerSphere uses Gaussian Splats, VR Video, and Photogrammetry to virtually recreate the Burning Man experience.

BurnerSphere combines Gaussian Splats, VR video, and photogrammetry, all captured on-site to recreate Burning Man as a navigable immersive environment—offering a rare real-world case study in how these technologies can work together in production. Their use of Gaussian Splats is particularly instructive, showing how this emerging technology can be deployed outside controlled environments and integrated with more traditional capture techniques.

Winner:  Experience of the Year (top honor)
at the 6th Annual Poly Awards

BurnerSphere uses Gaussian Splats, VR Video, and Photogrammetry to virtually recreate the Burning Man experience.

BurnerSphere combines Gaussian Splats, VR video, and photogrammetry, all captured on-site to recreate Burning Man as a navigable immersive environment—offering a rare real-world case study in how these technologies can work together in production. Their use of Gaussian Splats is particularly instructive, showing how this emerging technology can be deployed outside controlled environments and integrated with more traditional capture techniques.

This webinar features the creators of BurnerSphere. They guide you through the immersive experience, viewable in a headset or on a screen. For VR professionals, however, the real value is the behind-the-scenes look at how the project was captured and produced, including how they integrated Gaussian Splats with VR video and photogrammetry. The team shares practical lessons from their production pipeline and what they learned applying these technologies in a complex real-world environment.

Our Presenters:

  • Athena Demos, Co-founder/producer and CEO
  • Doug Jacobson, Co-founder/producer and CTO & Chief Creative Officer

The webinar recording includes a discount code to join BurnerSphere and unlock the full experience. There is limited availability.

To use the discount code, go to BurnerSphere.com and click the Join BurnerSphere tab at the top. Follow the directions in this Setup Guide. You eventually get the option to Join or Stay a Guest. If you join, after filling in the payment form, there will be a link above the Pay button labeled "Add discount code". Click that and enter the code.

The whole setup process takes about half an hour.

Date And Time
Add to Calendar 2026-03-28 00:00:00 2026-03-28 00:00:00 Behind the Scenes – the BurnerSphere VR Experience Winner:  Experience of the Year (top honor) at the 6th Annual Poly Awards

BurnerSphere uses Gaussian Splats, VR Video, and Photogrammetry to virtually recreate the Burning Man experience.

BurnerSphere combines Gaussian Splats, VR video, and photogrammetry, all captured on-site to recreate Burning Man as a navigable immersive environment—offering a rare real-world case study in how these technologies can work together in production. Their use of Gaussian Splats is particularly instructive, showing how this emerging technology can be deployed outside controlled environments and integrated with more traditional capture techniques.