The Fulldome Blog - planetarium production blog I write

Herringbone Bindery - my talented wife
Daily Photo Timelapse - taking a daily portrait since 2003
Vector Recursion Workbench - laser cutting tool of my dreams
Github - collection of my Pure Data projects
When I Lived in Realtime - collected poetry from 2004-2015
Jwiki - my own little wiki for recipes & random stuff
Joy of Laughing - dump for funny videos
SupYo - untouched website from my high school years
FAR: Fulldome Animators Resource - admin of listserv

From Dream to Discovery: Inside NASA - 2015
Waiting Far Away - 2014
Moons: Worlds of Mystery - 2013
Undiscovered Worlds - 2011

Vimeo - planetarium work
Youtube - personal work

SoundCloud - Abacus of Doom
Youtube - live performances

- BFA in 3D Animation - 2004-2008
- Merit scholarship recipient
- Early college program - 2002


- Fundamentals of Contemporary Astronomy - 2011

- 2017-current
- 2010-2017
- Charles Hayden Planetarium, Museum of Science
- 57-foot concentric dome with 209 seats


- Realtime Republic - 2007-2010


- Natural Media Research Labs /// web series pilot - 2008
- Post Effects /// green screen studio - 2006
- Hamblin Studios /// photographer - 2005

- Series of innovative nightlife events in the planetarium every Thursday.
- Theater drama performance "Yellow Bird in Space" by Liars & Believers. An epic chase to catch the yellow bird through outer space, battling monsters, robots, aliens, and climate change. Combining absorb physical theatre and imagination with the planetarium immersion.
- Drag performances featuring Boston's Best Drag Queens and and Drag Kings of The Slaughterhouse Society.
- Live music performances featuring: Jaggery, STL GLD, and Ruby Rose Fox.
- Sci-Fi Movie screenings: Stargate, The Fifth Element, and Event Horizon.

Summer Thursdays 2017
- Series of innovative nightlife events in the planetarium every Thursday.
- Collaborated with ImprovBoston for an improvised comedy show.
- Live music performances featuring: Walter Sickert & the Army of Broken Toys, Hallelujah the Hills, and Niki Luparelli & the Golddiggers
- Sci-Fi Movie screenings: Alien (marathon), Independence Day, Starship Troopers, Back to the Future (marathon), Galaxy Quest, & Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
- Brought in Wes Hazard to throw The Big Quiz Thing, a fresh approach to trivia.
- We also created a fulldome short called Baba Yaga from the Walter Sickert & The Army of Broken Toys live music show.


- Musical tributes in the planetarium featuring original dome visuals. These show are now in paired with the weekend laser shows. Dedicated music shows include: David Bowie, Prince, Björk, Beyoncé, Radiohead, Tom Waits, Lady Gaga, Coldplay, Rihanna, Justin Timberlake - 2016-2017

A World Underwater: The Reefs of Belize
- Presentation in the planetarium of 360 video from scuba diving at Glover's Reef Research Station. - 2016


- Performance of live storytelling, radio, and music. Features true stories, both personal and inspired by science that explore the theme of "Light in the Dark" (2016) and "Planet Tales" (2017).
- Shorts from the show: Illuminating the Universe, Blue Wash of Light, Orange Sky


- Mary Bichner and the Planetary Quartet performed live in the planetarium. Since Mary experiences synesthesia, we applied her musical color palate to create inspired visuals which allow you to "hear" color and "see" sound. She also composed a set of new pieces which were premiered at this concert. - 2017
- Shorts from the show: Virgo & Double Viola String Quartet


- Live demonstration of what effects you would see when traveling near the speed of light. Utilized Unity3D to bring video gaming into the dome. - 2016
- Finalist in Interactive /// Jackson Hole Science Media Awards 2016


- Audience collaborated to roleplay an adventure in the dome. Give commands, explore rooms, examine objects, and try to escape the Space Station... if you can survive! - 2016

Cosmic Loops: Music Beneath the Stars
- Series of live music featuring Ian Ethan Case playing an acoustic double-neck guitarist and guest musicians - 2013-2016


- Live performance featuring a capella choir and music selections inspired by stars, planets, and the furthest reaches of the cosmos. "Cosmic Journey" was performed in 2014 and "Cosmos" was performed in 2017.


- Series where guest astronomers are invited to share their current research in the planetarium. 2012-2018

MassArt 2017: Uncharted Domain
MassArt 2015: The Unknown Between
MassArt 2013: Sentient
- Advisor for college students producing a fulldome show

DJ Spooky: The Hidden Code
- Planetarium shot for the album release of "The Hidden Code" - 2015

Encounter with Great White Shark - 2018
- Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, Massachusetts Bay

Inside the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) - 2018
- NASA's Kennedy Space Center - Cape Canaveral, FL

Walter Sickert & The Army of Broken Toys - Baba Yaga - 2017
Synesthesia Suite: Virgo - 2017
Synesthesia Suite: Double Viola String Quartet - 2017
- Select pieces from live music performances made into a virtual planetarium experience

Illuminating the Universe / Blue Wash of Light / Orange Sky - 2016
- Stories Under the Stars - select stories made into a virtual planetarium experience

The Reefs of Belize - 2016
- Collaboration with MIT - Glover's Reef Research Station, Belize

Leafcutter Ant Colony - 2016
- Within the Butterfly Garden at the Museum of Science - Boston, MA

- 2015
- NASA's Kennedy Space Center - Cape Canaveral, FL

NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center - 2014
- Spacecraft testing facilities and high bay clean room - Greenbelt, MD

360 Video
- 360 Video Fundamentals
- Collection of 360 Video Rigs
- Making360: Open Source Book
- Fisheye to Spherical Conversion using After Effects

Astronomy Visualization Techniques in Maya
- The Nebula Challenge
- Jupiter Bands Simulation
- Customizing a Close-Up Sun
- Creating a Star Field
- Flying Through a Galaxy Field
- Background Stars
- House of Mirrors

Fulldome Camera Options in Maya
- Fisheye in 3D Animation: Supported Render Engines
- Custom Maya Camera for Fulldome Production
- The Hemicube Camera Rig
- Stitching Hemicube Renders into a Domemaster
- Defishing for Flat Screens

Production Tools
- Utilities for Converting Timecode & Frames

Fractals
- Vector Recursion Workbench

Music
- Volca Clock Playground
- Zeno's Music Box

- Waiting Far Away
- NASA Engineering Modules
- The Reefs of Belize
- Cycle
- MassArt: Uncharted Domain
- MassArt: The Unknown Between
- MassArt: Sentient
- What Tau Sounds Like

Current Planetarium Show Production: 2016-2018
From Dream to Discovery: Inside NASA


Undiscovered Worlds: The Search Beyond Our Sun
Moons: Worlds of Mystery
Orange Sky
Waiting Far Away

SXSW 2017: Making a Live Storytelling Show for a Planetarium
- We shared how we developed of the show, performed excerpts, and discussed how to create moments of tenderness, learning, and awe.

IMERSA Summit 2016: Successful Visualizing for Fulldome Storytelling
- Presented techniques for keeping a 4k fulldome production nimble and synced

IMERSA Summit 2015: Future Immersion Panel
- Presented techniques for using 360 video in the dome

Ohio State University 2013: The End & Beginning of Everything
- Taught astronomy visualization techniques as a visiting artist

- IMERSA Summit 2018 - Columbus, OH
- SXSW 2017 - Austin, TX
- IMERSA Summit 2016 - Denver, CO
- IMERSA Summit 2015 - Denver, CO
- IX Symposium 2015 - Montreal, Canada
- IMERSA Summit 2013 - Denver, CO
- Comic-Con 2008 - San Diego, CA
- Singularity Summit 2007 - San Francisco, CA