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Ten immersive projects headline the 2026 Ganek Showcase
The 3rd annual Ganek Immersive Showcase in April 2026 presented ten projects from the past year: immersive films, interactive installations, AI workflows and 4D Gaussian splats.
The story
Why it matters: The showcase is where a year of student and staff work meets an audience, in the headset and in the room.
The slate:
- Immersive films shot on the Blackmagic URSA Cine Immersive: Cosmic Beholder, Little Ugly and the USC Athletics Demo Reel.
- Real-time and interactive worlds built in Unity, Unreal Engine and TouchDesigner: Memoirs of a Barefoot Doctor, Kelp Dreams, Wakes of the Whales and The Pharaoh’s Grandchildren.
- AI projects and technical demos: English Channel, Perspective L.A. | Fire with high school filmmaker Sean Findley, and 4D Gaussian splats made with Aina Tech, WorldLabs Marble and others.
Between the lines: Most of the slate is student work. Each year we select five to eight student projects and produce them alongside one to three staff projects, with the same camera, pipeline and training behind every one.
What’s next: The 2026–2027 projects premiere at next April’s showcase.
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2025–2026 slate
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