Research & Development at ID/ photo agency

Exploring emerging technologies for visual storytelling

Something is boiling at the office
At ID/ photo agency, we strive to tell stories through the best photos in the most creative ways. Despite the world’s rapid technological advancements and the evolution of how photos are displayed, the photographer's workflow hasn't changed much since the advent of color photography. With magazines and newspapers fading away, we believe there's more to showcasing photos than just posting them online. That’s why we continuously experiment and innovate new ways to offer viewers an immersive experience.
We love sharing our ideas with everyone, so we collect all our good and not-so-good concepts on this website. We document them thoroughly to give you insights into their use, allowing you to build on our ideas if needed. All content and code on this site are licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Gaussian Splat story 1

Freely navigate through a 3D environment in the browser
The aim of this experiment was to investigate the possibility of exploring an open space, captured with a drone and converted to a Gaussian splash scene. This environment should be able to be visible without additional plugins or downloads is all modern browsers. No additional hardware requirements or investments should be necessary for the photographer.
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Gaussian Splat story 2

Scroll through a location according to a self-selected path
Now that we can successfully import a gaussian splat into a web page, is it possible to link the camera movement to the scrolling function?
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Gaussian Splat story 3

Jump to coordinates in sync with content
In this test, we want to see to what extent you can link html text blocks on a web page to a visual viewpoint.
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Gaussian Splat test case

Random video to splat
Is it possible to successfully convert a video of a drone test flight into a gaussian splat and implement it in a website? Let's find out.
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