My name is Eric Richie. Over the past several years I’ve found myself immersed in the world of 3D capture. As a Senior Software Engineer and as a Customer Success Manager with the ReCap and Memento teams at Autodesk, I was given a very unique view of the current state of these technologies and their potential. I was incredibly fortunate to have a role that necessitated extensive travel and time in the field working with customers. This glimpse of the work being done in the “real world” was truly eye-opening, not just in terms of what *IS* being done today, but also what is *POSSIBLE*.From shipbuilding to forensics, archeology to factory construction, product design to art… these same tools can be applied to a seemingly endless list of problems. There are real needs for 3D data in industrial settings, and also tremendous opportunities for not just telling stories but providing an experience. This ‘reality data’ (not merely an approximation, but the ACTUAL data) opens the door to creating an immersive sense of being unlike anything that can be done with photography or the written word.
Those of you that know me know that I love to talk. I love to share stories. I love to hear other people’s stories. I’ve been afforded the opportunity to see and do some really incredible things, but to this point, I haven’t yet found a good way to really share them with others. That’s what I hope to begin to do with 3D At Large.
My goal is to use 3D At Large as a place where I can start to share some of the experiences and artifacts from my past adventures, as well as to provide a place to share the adventures of the future. I’ve also had ideas over the years for some art that I’d like to create, and I certainly plan to continue my work with laser scanning and photogrammetry. I don’t yet know what direction this is all going to take. I plan to continue to evolve the project as I go. (Who knows, maybe this will someday become a full time endeavor!)
On that note, I’m more that happy to talk to anyone who might be interested about my thoughts/plans/ideas/dreams for 3D At Large… Shoot me an email at: info@3dAtLarge.com
Like what I’m doing and want to work with me on a project, or have something that you think I might be interested in checking out? projects@3dAtLarge.com
I’m available for training/consulting on everything from UAV-based 3D capture to terrestrial lidar scanning to photogrammetry. (I created and led the ReCap training program, so I know a thing or two about the Autodesk Reality Capture portfolio as well…) training@3dAtLarge.com
Finally, I want to leave you with a short video from my colleague Tatjana Dzambazova. It provides a great view of some of the motivation behind 3D At Large, and will hopefully inspire you to consider your own stories.