Krzysztof Pietroszek

Krzysztof Pietroszek is a Polish/Canadian/American filmmaker^[1] and computer scientist,^[2] and professor in the Film and Media Arts Division of the School of Communication at American University. He is the Founding Director of the Institute for Immersive Designs, Experiences, Applications and Stories Lab (Institute for IDEAS^[3]) at American University and the Associate Director of the Center for Environmental Filmmaking. He is also affiliated with the Department of Emergency Medicine at George Washington University.

His research and art projects involve designing volumetric capture equipment,^[4] telemedicine technologies, persuasive virtual and augmented reality, games for change, human-computer interaction,^[5] interactive narrative and montage in virtual (VR), augmented (AR),^[6] and mixed reality.^[7][8] As a filmmaker, Krzysztof produced a Canadian feature Waiting for Summer and directed a number of short films. He is also a writer/director/producer of the volumetric transmedia project Vera, where volumetric, traditional and 360 films become a medium of adaptation for Katherine Mansfield's short story.

Krzysztof's research and artistic practice is supported by National Science Foundation, Canada Media Fund, and other federal and private funding sources. To date, Krzysztof raised over $4,000,000 in various research and arts funding. Krzysztof is the founder of Think Off Films, LLC, and the co-founder of Tabletop Stories Augmented Reality Corp. Formerly, Krzysztof was the founder and CEO of NetClick, an educational startup funded by Y-combinator, and Cineclick, a startup focused on mass gaming in movie theaters.

Biography[]

Krzysztof Pietroszek received Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Waterloo, M.F.A. in Film from York University, M.A. in Communication Studies from Wilfrid Laurier University, and M.Sc. in Computer Science from the University of Wroclaw.

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