Dmitry Vorobev / spxyz

Image-making × software

Creative
Technologist

AI workflows · digital avatars · real-time 3D

I build tools and workflows for visual production. My current focus is AI video and digital avatars, drawing on a background in real-time 3D, interactive experiences, and creative R&D.

I work across development and technical art, connecting visual ideas with the tools, scenes, and processes needed to make them work in production.

Selected work

Selected work

01 — 03
Oxyville, the immersive virtual city of Jean-Michel Jarre’s OXYMORE
02

OXYMORE

Jean-Michel Jarre

3D Supervision / R&D · Immersive music

An immersive music experience set in Oxyville, a virtual city built around Jean-Michel Jarre’s OXYMORE. I contributed through 3D supervision and R&D, working with the team on the visual and technical development of the experience.

The project brought music and a shared virtual space together, and received the 2023 Webby People’s Voice Award for Best Experiential Design.

03

Prokudin-Gorskii

Photographs in Motion

Personal experiment · AI reconstruction · Real-time animation

A tribute to Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii’s early colour photography. I used SHARP / ml-sharp to reinterpret single photographs as 3D Gaussian scenes, then animated them with Unity and VFX Graph.

The workflow included a custom GUI for tuning and batch processing, a music theme made with Suno, and editing, sound, colour, and post-production in DaVinci Resolve. The aim was to let the archival images breathe through movement, while keeping the original photographs at the heart of the piece.

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Current R&D

Notes from the process

I’m exploring AI video, digital doubles, and face replacement, with an emphasis on control and repeatability. That means testing how a workflow handles a particular shot: identity, head movement, occlusion, smoke, or small faces in frame.

My work includes assembling ComfyUI workflows, evaluating LoRA-based approaches, and building tools around the practical needs of a production.

About

Background / practice
A technical experiment.
A visual possibility.

My background connects image-making and software. I started in web design and interactive media in 2000, then moved through animation, installations, VR, and real-time development. I co-founded Great Gonzo Studio and led its R&D work; at Yandex, my work has included volumetric media, Gaussian Splatting, synthetic data, and digital doubles.

I enjoy projects where a technical experiment opens up a visual idea. The Prokudin-Gorskii piece reflects that interest: new tools, old photographs, and a chance to look at something familiar differently.

Further work

  • FRUSTRAIN

    Lead Developer and INGLOOM co-founder; a surreal VR adventure aboard a night train.

  • VRCM

    Creator of a control platform for synchronized VR screenings.

  • Cybervillage premiere event

    Unity HDRP scene development and rendering integration for personalized event videos.

  • Synthetic data for sports

    Scene development, rendering, and exports for computer vision.

Contact

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