ALON HAMMER aka REM | MODEM, TouchDesigner, The Visual Cast | VJ Interview

In this episode, we sit down with Alon Hammer aka REM, the creator of The Visual Cast – a fantastic podcast about visuals, as well as a master of realtime visuals for concerts and XR with Touchdesigner, Unreal, and in a previous life Notch. He also is Chief Technical Officer at MagicBox, a Mobile Virtual Production Studio.

Alon is a Visual Artist based in Los Angeles Area. An expert in the world of projection mapping and realtime generative content. He has performed at Modem, BOOM, Tipper & Friends, and pushed boundaries in virtual production and XR as well. He is the Creator and HOst of the Visual Cast, a fantastic podcast about the world of visuals.

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Alon’s Website: https://remvisuals.com/

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00:00 Intro
01:50 Origin Story
09:59 Realtime & Projection Mapping
18:39 Virtual Production
30:22 Notch vs Touch vs Unreal
43:30 MODEM: SECRET SAUCE
1:08:49 Part 2: MODEM 2024 Updates
1:37:01 The Visual Cast
1:42:15 RAPID FIRE!
1:55:07 Final Words

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