Speaker Biographies

 

Austin Beaulier
Photogrammetry Artist and 3D Specialist, USA
The World is Your Asset Pack: Transforming Images and Videos into 3D worlds

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This talk puts forth the idea that artificial intelligence is most powerful for artists when it is used to transform real-world inputs, rather than generate content from scratch. It presents repeatable workflows that keep human artists in the loop, leveraging a combination of paid and open-source tools (including Blender, Adobe Substance, Unreal Engine, and various large language models) to convert photographs, videos and physical objects into finished 3D assets, scenes, and interactive experiences. Through case studies of viral social videos, the session demonstrates a complete progression from single-image material creation to AI pipelines that produces assets suitable for film, gaming, and mixed reality media.

 

Furthermore, the presentation explores how AI-assistant layout and scripting can accelerate scene blocking when recreating iconic sets and spaces. The core of these workflows is to increase iteration speed while ensuring the human artist remains central to the creative process, preserving their authorship and artistic voice.

 

The talk provides tangible value for two key audiences. For artists, it offers a practical demonstration of workflow optimization, supported by audience engagement metrics and a cost-time analysis against traditional manual baselines. For educators and humanists, it addresses the challenge of applying scholarly standards to digital objects by introducing a classroom template for documenting sources, licensing assets, and establishing provenance. 

 

Attendees will leave with practical workflows, effective prompts, and ethical checklists for capture, transformation, composition and publishing, enabling faster, more innovative creation without compromising artistic vision or integrity.

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Chetan Gupta
Hitachi America, USA
Introduction to AI for the Industrial World

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Mario Schlener
Evolver, USA

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