The inevitable volumetric future

Mission

We are inducing an inevitable paradigm shift in interactive computer simulation and graphics

This allows us to build highly detailed, massively shared, and deeply editable volumetric worlds

There, millions of people will work, play, and enjoy each others' unrestrained creative output

problem

The currently dominant 3D graphics and simulation paradigm, based on triangle/polygon meshes, is fundamentally flawed

Meshes only model surfaces - a hollow and thus very incomplete approximation of reality

Mesh content creation is complex and technically demanding; costly with high barriers of entry

Many layers of “hacks” (e.g. UVs) make editing and distributing mesh assets prohibitively cumbersome
 

Solution

Volumetric, sample-based geometry: "volume pixels" aka voxels solve these issues - if they can be processed fast enough for real-time simulations on common client hardware

They can represent the full depth of matter; a fundamentally more accurate model of reality

Content creation is direct and straightforward, like working in clay. Children can do it (see Minecraft)

Uniform and simple structure allow for granular level-of-detail and powerful scaling

Why Now?

When scaling from millions of voxels to billions and beyond, one is presented with a difficult
data management problem

Atomontage has focused fifteen years of R&D on this challenge, resulting in patent-pending breakthroughs that finally allow volumetric simulations to scale in fully interactive AR/VR applications

Other features recently proven viable with our voxel tech include complex rigid-body physics, soft-body deformations, standard PBR shaders, and efficient playback of multiple volumetric video streams

Our Team

Branislav Siles
Co-founder, CEO, CTO

23 years of graphics programming,
demoscene competitions, volumetric technology research and development

Daniel Tabar
Co-founder, President

20 years of programming, game and tools design, distributed team building and production, marketing

Trevor Snowden
VP, Production

24 years of software and entertainment production leadership; shipped more than 50 world-class products

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