Bringing AR and VR to reality
RAPTOR DANCE STUDIOS
Bringing AR and VR to reality
Consulting
Development
Consulting
Enterprise XR projects are often change initiatives, and like any change initiative there are many issues to consider. We guide you throughout your project's lifecycle and help you verify whether XR is even the right match for your need.
Design
Development
Consulting
Sometimes clients already know exactly the kind of XR project they want or need, but many times they need guidance to find the right tools and methods to suit their needs. We help clients identify and verify design solutions before investing in development.
Development
Development
Development
Our team is experienced developing AR and VR projects with Unity and Unreal engines. We will work with you closely and transparently every step of the development process.
Recent Projects
Istanbul XR Art Residency
Raptor Dance Studios was the organizer of a two-week residency program for artists. Together with other sponsors, including Snap, BASE Istanbul, VEDX Solutions, and Istinye University, the residency incubated 20 artists and their AR & VR projects. The artists came from Türkiye, Belgium, and Morocco and produced prototypes of art works that will be further developed for exhibitions beginning in October 2022.
VR Mindfulness Therapy
Raptor Dance Studios was chosen to build immersive interactive scenarios for psychiatric researchers studying addiction and mindfulness therapies at the University of Poitier. Patients enter virtual recreations of environments and social scenarios associated with addictive substances and behaviors. Within the VR immersive environment, the patients then receive clinical guidance toward managing their impulses. Using an innovative multisensory system, the Raptor Dance Studios team designed and developed VR scenes of a French house party, bar, tobacco shop, and city street.
VRDays Europe in Istanbul
Raptor Dance Studios was a co-organizer of the VRDays Europe program "Immersive Tech Week" in Istanbul, from 13 to 16 November 2021. In these four days dozens of Turkish XR startups exhibted for more than 500 attendees, making it the largest XR event ever hosted in Turkey. Many expert panels were hosted as well, featuring innovators and researchers from across Turkey's XR ecosystem. Fellow Euromersive Turkey members, Medex Lab and Lun Family Company, were the co-organizers of this event, which took place at Kolektif House Maslak.
Heritage Scanning and Documentation
Raptor Dance Studios is frequently involved in photogrammetric and laser scanning for cultural heritage projects, include sites such as the Tomb of King Midas at Gordion (near Ankara). Scanning of this site was performed in summer 2021 and 2022 using a variety of tools, including FARO scanners.
FATHOM: AR Underwater Heritage
Working with an archaeological research laboratory at Koc University, Raptor Dance Studios designed and developed a novel application to help cultural authorities disseminate the experience of underwater heritage. The project combined an augmented reality mobile app for the public and an easy-to-use custom Unity interface for authorities.
Venice VR Expanded 2021
Raptor Dance Studios was again co-cordinator of the Venice VR Expanded satellite site, as part of the 78th Venice International Film Festival. The previous year, Raptor Dance Studios had licensed and brought the festival to Istanbul for the first time in its history.
In addition to putting on the three week exhibition in Istanbul at Salon IKSV and Kolektif House, Raptor Dance Studios also hosted a concurrent series of expert panels and workshops and was part of the virtual event production team for the international festival programme in VRChat.
Welcome to the Other Side
In December 2020, Raptor Dance Studios provided VR staffing support to development studio VRrOOm throughout the rehearsal phase leading up to the world's most watched VR concert, performed by Jean-Michel Jarre inside a virtual Notre Dame for New Years 2021. During the concert's premiere event, Raptor Dance Studios was again part of the event production team in VRChat.
Göbeklitepe VR
A VR experience of the ancient Göbeklitepe archaeological site in the Turkish city of Şanlıurfa. This project was made using photogrammetry to deliver a photorealistic reconstruction of the current site. This allows users to walk amongst the stones and study the size and scale of this mysterious site in ways that are no longer permitted to visitors. It has been exhibited at several events, most recently at BASELECTED 2022 at Grand Pera.
The VR Museum of Istanbul
The world's first museum dedicated to showing public domain art depicting Istanbul over the centuries and featuring photogrammetric monuments. Exhibited at Sonar +D Festival in Istanbul in 2019.
VR Exhibition at French Institute
In November 2020, Raptor Dance Studios provided technical and content support to the French Institute of Turkey's exhibition of several artistic VR works, including Claude Monet - The Water Lily Obsession.
Diriliş Ertuğrul VR
A branded VR experience for a leading Turkish financial institution, used for conferences, and trade shows. In this project, the client was inspired by our own in-house historical project and asked for a version for a high-profile sponsorship deal with a popular Turkish historical drama.