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Yahoo RYOT Lab × Charli Cohen — Pokémon 25th

Yahoo RYOT Lab × Charli Cohen — Pokémon 25th

Technical lead on a virtual 3D metaverse for Pokémon's 25th anniversary with Charli Cohen and Selfridges. Custom Unreal lighting systems for large-scale real-time performance.

Yahoo Inc.Unreal EngineMetaverseYahoo RYOT LabCharli CohenSelfridgesPokémon 25thReal-time LightingMetaHumansHoudini
DEM Terrain Pipeline — Elevation Data to 3D Geometry

DEM Terrain Pipeline — Elevation Data to 3D Geometry

An automated pipeline that pulls real-world elevation data for any area on Earth and converts it into usable 3D terrain geometry — driven by a web front-end. Built for military planning; applicable to firefighting, simulation, and civil response.

PythonHoudiniPipelineDEMTerrain GenerationGISGeoTIFFWeb Front-endMilitaryFirefighting
NASA × Yahoo RYOT Lab — WebAR Experience

NASA × Yahoo RYOT Lab — WebAR Experience

Used our full asset processing pipeline to handle NASA's archive and our proprietary COMPOSER platform to deliver spacecraft, rovers, and space hardware as browser-based AR experiences.

Yahoo Inc.AR-VRNASAHoudiniPipeline
Reload.

Reload.

Website for a pickleball paddle with a replaceable surface system. The best collaboration I've had — working with product owner Nick Bicancic felt like a Rolling Stones album. No complications, no irritation, just pure pleasure.

HoudiniWebProduct DesignPickleball
Smithsonian × Yahoo RYOT Lab — 3D Asset Pipeline

Smithsonian × Yahoo RYOT Lab — 3D Asset Pipeline

Built a conversion and optimisation pipeline for Smithsonian Museum 3D assets targeting AR and game engines — reducing assets from ~5.5MB to real-time ready, with a custom floor shadow baking tool.

AR-VRPipelineHoudiniYahoo RYOT LabSmithsonian Institution3D PipelineAsset OptimisationGame EngineShadow Baking
Yahoo COMPOSER — WebAR Platform

Yahoo COMPOSER — WebAR Platform

Web AR platform at Yahoo Inc. Built the CAD-to-AR pipeline, car paint shader, lighting system and physics layer. 100M+ views, major US retailers, Ford Mustang Mach-E campaign.

Yahoo Inc.AutomotiveHoudiniAR-VRWebARCAD PipelineGLSL Shaders100M+ Views