Georgios Tsampounaris is a XR developer, audiovisual artist and founder of 70% Water. He produces visuals and immersive experiences with digital assets sourced from Nature by hiking/diving to remote areas to 3D capture landscapes, seascapes, and ancient ruins, and with those assets he composites virtual environments. Georgios has been an active member of Futurelab at Ars Electronica with several contributions to immersive Deep Space 8K and Ars Electronica Festival, live XR Demo at spatial storytelling stage in SIGGRAPH 2025, stage talks about virtual environments with NeRF in Forward Festivals Vienna-Berlin and Hike & Scan workshops in the Neuehaus Residency. In 2023, he founded the 70% Water in Vienna. Currently, Georgios is based in the triangle between Vienna, Barcelona and Naxos.…

Georgios Tsampounaris

Georgios Tsampounaris is a XR developer, audiovisual artist and founder of 70% Water. He produces visuals and immersive experiences with digital assets sourced from Nature by hiking/diving to remote areas to 3D capture landscapes, seascapes, and ancient ruins, and with those assets he composites virtual environments. Georgios has been an active member of Futurelab at Ars Electronica with several contributions to immersive Deep Space 8K and Ars Electronica Festival, live XR Demo at spatial storytelling stage in SIGGRAPH 2025, stage talks about virtual environments with NeRF in Forward Festivals Vienna-Berlin and Hike & Scan workshops in the Neuehaus Residency. In 2023, he founded the 70% Water in Vienna. Currently, Georgios is based in the triangle between Vienna, Barcelona and Naxos.…

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Georgios Tsampounaris is a XR developer, audiovisual artist and founder of 70% Water. He produces visuals and immersive experiences with digital assets sourced from Nature by hiking/diving to remote areas to 3D capture landscapes, seascapes, and ancient ruins, and with those assets he composites virtual environments. Georgios has been an active member of Futurelab at Ars Electronica with several contributions to immersive Deep Space 8K and Ars Electronica Festival, live XR Demo at spatial storytelling stage in SIGGRAPH 2025, stage talks about virtual environments with NeRF in Forward Festivals Vienna-Berlin and Hike & Scan workshops in the Neuehaus Residency. In 2023, he founded the 70% Water in Vienna. Currently, Georgios is based in the triangle between Vienna, Barcelona and Naxos.

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Skills

Experience Level

Unity
Expert
Blender
Expert
C#
Expert
Python
Expert

Language

Greek, Modern
Fluent
English
Fluent
German
Advanced
Spanish; Castilian
Intermediate

Work Experience

Senior Technical Researcher in XR, Cinematics & Motion Capture at EventLAB Universitat de Barcelona
July 1, 2024 - Present
Senior Technical Researcher focusing on XR, Cinematics and Motion Capture workflows; recreating memories of elderly people in VR to improve motor skills and cognitive function.
Founder at 70% Water Immersive Studio
November 1, 2022 - Present
Live Visuals, Immersive Experiences & Installations, Cinematics, AV Performances; 3D captures (LiDAR, NeRF) of ancient ruins and landscapes for cultural heritage preservation; in-house AI visuals for medical products, micro-photogrammetry.
Researcher & Developer of Interactive Technologies at Ars Electronica Future Lab
October 1, 2022 - October 21, 2025
Immersive experiences and serious games (AR Foundation & Vuforia); audiovisual performances (laser tracking, Unity, Ableton, projection mapping) in Ars Electronica Deep Space 8K; public installations and games (Java/Processing and laser tracking); Tech & Creative Lead for AV shows at Ars Electronica Festival 2022; Creative Director for Futurelab Night audiovisual performance “Polychoros” in Deep Space 8K.
Unreal Engine Developer & Motion Capture Technician at INREV Lab Université Paris 8
October 1, 2019 - October 21, 2025
Creating Spatial Storytelling based on Sign Language Poetry using Unreal Engine and motion capture.
Unity Developer & Motion Capture Technician at ATHENA Research and Innovation Center
February 1, 2018 - October 21, 2025
Developing dance improvisation tools with real-time rendered avatars of dancers and VFX on projected surfaces.
Digital Compositing at YAFKA Studio
May 1, 2016 - October 21, 2025
Digital compositing work; contributed to Westworld S02, Killswitch & Chinatown: The Three Shelters.

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Media & Entertainment, Software & Internet, Education, Gaming, Professional Services