ENTER MILAN
MILAN · CULTURAL HERITAGE
San Bernardino alle Ossa
Step inside Milan’s historic bone chapel through a polygonal photogrammetry capture. Enter the ossuary →
Reality capture + reconstruction by Michael Walsh
ARTIST · ANIMATOR · TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
I capture reality.
I build worlds.
I make them move.
My work moves between film, animation, motion capture, virtual production, photogrammetry, Gaussian splats, and real-time 3D.
MW / 2026
01 · REALITY CAPTURE
Real spaces.
Impossible viewpoints.
I capture and reconstruct real spaces using photogrammetry, LiDAR, and Gaussian splats, creating digital environments from places that actually exist.
FEATURED CAPTURE
Florence Duomo
Look up into the dome from a fixed viewpoint. Explore the paintings with a turn of the camera or a closer lens.
Reality capture + reconstruction by Michael Walsh
Open full-page view ↗ENTER MILAN
ENTER RAVENNA
RAVENNA · CULTURAL HERITAGE
Mausoleo di Galla Placidia
A polygonal photogrammetry capture of the fifth-century monument and its mosaic-covered interior. Enter the mausoleum →
Reality capture + reconstruction by Michael Walsh
ENTER RAVENNA
RAVENNA · CULTURAL HERITAGE
Ceiling Mosaics of the Arian Baptistery
Look upward into the baptistery’s mosaic-covered dome and explore its luminous interior through a polygonal photogrammetry capture. Enter the baptistery →
Reality capture + reconstruction by Michael Walsh
EXPLORE THE MONUMENT
RELLIS, TEXAS · PHOTOGRAMMETRY
Buzz Aldrin
Captured at the former Bryan Air Force Base, where a young Buzz Aldrin trained as a fighter pilot before becoming the second person to walk on the Moon. Explore the monument →
Reality capture + reconstruction by Michael Walsh
ENTER BOLOGNA
MEDIEVAL SCULPTURE · GAUSSIAN SPLAT
Saint Peter + Saint Florian
Late-fourteenth-century protector saints from Bologna’s Palazzo della Mercanzia, now in the Museo Civico Medievale. Enter the scene →
Reality capture + reconstruction by Michael Walsh
STREET CAPTURE · GAUSSIAN SPLAT
Il Porcellino
Florence’s bronze pig, Il Porcellino, captured in its real setting: vendors, pavement, and the city around it. Enter the scene →
Reality capture + reconstruction by Michael Walsh
ENTER THE DISPLAY
MUSEUM CAPTURE · GAUSSIAN SPLAT
Ötzi the Iceman
A close spatial study of the 5,300-year-old Alpine mummy, presented from a controlled museum viewpoint. Examine the capture →
Reality capture + reconstruction by Michael Walsh
02 · PERFORMANCE CAPTURE
Real people.
Virtual bodies.
Performance, characters, cameras, and real-time systems come together through motion capture and virtual production.
REAL-TIME PRODUCTION
Virtual Camera Character Test
ROBOTICS + CAPTURE
Spot Motion Capture
03 · FILM / VFX / GAMES
Thirty years
as a digital artist.
With many years working in feature film and games, creating animation, visual effects, layout, and capturing performances across 30 major studio productions.
AVATARBEOWULFTINTINTHE AMAZING SPIDER-MANMARS NEEDS MOMSNARNIAOZUNCHARTED 3
2016Alice Through the Looking GlassSenior Layout Artist
2013Oz the Great and PowerfulLayout Artist
2012The Amazing Spider-ManLayout Artist
2011The Adventures of TintinSet Integration Technical Director
2011Mars Needs MomsDirector's Layout Artist
2011Green LanternLayout Artist · Sony Pictures Imageworks
2011HopCamera & Layout Artist · Rhythm & Hues
2009AvatarMotion Editor
2007BeowulfIntegration Artist
2005The Chronicles of NarniaTechnical Animator / VFX Motion Editor
2004The Passion of the ChristDigital Compositor · 11:11 Mediaworks
04 · TEACHING + MENTORSHIP
Teaching people
to make difficult things.
Selected student work from animation, motion capture, Unreal Engine, and production courses at Texas A&M University.
STUDENT FILM · 2026
Computer Animayhem
Created by Theron Smith
VIZA 613 · GRADUATE
Commercial Recreation
Created by Nimi Parmar
VIZA 619 · GRADUATE
Journey Through Life
Created by Alec Cromer
ABOUT MICHAEL
Artist first.
Technology in service of the idea.
I came to digital work through traditional animation and hands-on making. That foundation still shapes how I work today: capturing real places and performances, building physical and virtual worlds, and using emerging technology to make experiences that feel human.
My practice spans feature film, animation, motion capture, virtual production, immersive media, photogrammetry, real-time 3D, simulation, and education.