About
GIANT LEAP is a 3D photogrammetric reconstruction of Neil Armstrong’s boot print from the famed Apollo 11 mission. Created using original film photographs captured by Buzz Aldrin on the Moon.
Giant Leap is a history ‘token’; a means of quantifying and exchanging digital artifacts of cultural memory.
Scope
Discovery
Historical research
Asset gathering
Design
Token form & shape
Development
Photogrammetric reconstruction
Mesh cleanup
16K retexturing
Available on SuperRare 💎
Giant Leap is available for purchase as a 1 of 1 NFT* on SuperRare*.
* For my thoughts & statement on NFTs and pre-merge Ethereum environmental impact, check out my article linked here.
Process & Development
I sourced two original medium-format photo scans from NASA’s Apollo Archive, removed scan and image artifacts, and ran the images through an AI upscaling algorithm for higher resolution textures.
I then used photogrammetry software to create a rough model and generate textures.Finally, I brought everything into Blender for cleanup, export, and some glamour shots.
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