Dorian Zgraggen https://www.dorianzgraggen.com/ New projects and blog posts Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:35:53 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html https://github.com/jpmonette/feed en All rights reserved 2025, Dorian Zgraggen Blog Post Project <![CDATA[cgbookcase.com]]> https://dorianzgraggen.com/projects/cgbookcase cgbookcase Wed, 02 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT cgbookcase.com is an online library of PBR textures for 3D artists that I run. The textures are available for free under the Creative Commons 0 (CC0) license, which means anyone can use them for pretty much whatever they want, even commercially. The project is backed by patrons and affiliate partnerships.

Development

Most of cgbookcase.com is built using SvelteKit. I also run a small Express.js app where supporters of cgbookcase.com can log in and retrieve their rewards.

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]]> Project <![CDATA[Texture Tiling Tool]]> https://dorianzgraggen.com/projects/texture-tiling-tool texture-tiling-tool Mon, 01 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT To learn OpenGL, I've started building a tool for making PBR maps seamless. It's intended for organic photoscanned surfaces. The source code is available on Codeberg. The tool was initially developed during a mentorship in the Digital Ideation programme at Lucerne University of Applied Sciences.

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]]> Project <![CDATA[snap&go]]> https://dorianzgraggen.com/projects/snap-and-go snap-and-go Mon, 23 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT snap&go is a prototype web app that allows users to explore various attractions in Lucerne by taking photos of them. I developed this project with six other people during a hackathon. It was chaotic but fun!

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]]> Project <![CDATA[Telephone from the Past]]> https://dorianzgraggen.com/projects/telephone-from-the-past telephone-from-the-past Mon, 01 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT The “Telephone from the Past” is an interactive archive of bite-sized pieces of information about the history of voice analysis, generation, distortion and transmission. Users can dial the digits of a year to find out what happened during this time and listen to audio samples. An accompanying telephone book with an event list helps to navigate the archive. I've worked on this project together with Ulza Selimi and Juthamanee Mukchoed during a course at Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts.

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]]> Project <![CDATA[Blender2VR]]> https://dorianzgraggen.com/projects/blender-to-vr blender-to-vr Tue, 11 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT I like the idea of using Blender to create VR experiences. I want to be able to model a space, texture it and then visit it using my VR headset. That's why I've experimented with building tooling that allows you to do that.

Native App

The first version I've built uses Godot under the hood and runs natively on the Meta Quest:

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]]> Project <![CDATA[Klanglandschaft (Beta)]]> https://dorianzgraggen.com/projects/klanglandschaft klanglandschaft Thu, 28 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMT Klanglandschaft is a an interactive 3D map of Lake Lucerne created in collaboration with rnaisa. Using a node editor, you can create a soundscape that reacts to changes in the landscape as you navigate the map. This prototype was developed during a course in the Digital Ideation programme at Lucerne University of Applied Sciences. You will experience bugs.

Development

The source code is available on Github. I did the data processing, the 3D map view and programming the sound editor logic.

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]]> Project <![CDATA[Wage Slave Simulator VR]]> https://dorianzgraggen.com/projects/wage-slavery-simulator-vr wage-slavery-simulator-vr Sun, 17 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMT VR game prototype created in collaboration with Elia Rohrbach during a course at Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts.

Testing

![](https://dorianzgraggen.b-cdn.net/projects/bergbau-vr/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-09-16%20at%2016.12.09.jpeg)

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]]> Project <![CDATA[Javascript for Game Modding]]> https://dorianzgraggen.com/projects/javascript-for-game-modding javascript-for-game-modding Mon, 14 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT As part of a mentorship in the Digital Ideation programme at Lucerne University of Applied Sciences, I've started learning Rust and written a small library on top of deno that allows developers to provide a Javascript API for their applications. The library is compiled into a shared library which can be used from various programming languages or runtimes. Here, I've created a Unity app using the library which allows you to program simple games using Javascript: Note that this is still very much a prototype and not even close to being finished. Mentor: Yannick Deubel

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]]> Project <![CDATA[Beautiful Mathematics]]> https://dorianzgraggen.com/projects/beautiful-mathematics beautiful-mathematics Mon, 14 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT Stuff created for a course called Beautiful Mathematics in the Digital Ideation programme at Lucerne University of Applied Sciences.

Week 1: Curves

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]]> Project <![CDATA[Äini]]> https://dorianzgraggen.com/projects/aini aini Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMT Multiplayer UNO clone (prototype) developed as part of a course in the Digital Ideation programme at Lucerne University of Applied Sciences. The source code is available on Codeberg.

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]]> Project <![CDATA[Postcard Drawing Machine]]> https://dorianzgraggen.com/projects/postcard-drawing-machine postcard-drawing-machine Fri, 02 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT Postcard drawing machine I created during a course in the Digital Ideation programme at Lucerne University of Applied Sciences. The project's source code is available on my Github. Note: The turntable on the bottom of the machine was designed by our professors.

Happy Users

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]]> Project <![CDATA[Saul Bass]]> https://dorianzgraggen.com/projects/saul-bass saul-bass Tue, 20 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMT Prototype I've developed during a course in the Digital Ideation programme at Lucerne University of Applied Sciences.. (It isn't really well suited for mobile devices, try it out on a laptop/desktop.) https://saul-bass-reinterpreted.dorianzgraggen.com/

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]]> Project <![CDATA[Musee]]> https://dorianzgraggen.com/projects/musee musee Mon, 14 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT App protoype I've worked on with Perla Hoyos Fuentes, Lea Martin Kohler, Lukas Müller, Yannic Reust and Ermin Zoronjic during a course in the Digital Ideation programme at Lucerne University of Applied Sciences.

Result

Pen & Paper Prototype

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]]> Project <![CDATA[Exploring Cinema 4D]]> https://dorianzgraggen.com/projects/exploring-cinema-4d exploring-cinema-4d Sun, 29 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT 3D renderings created using Cinema 4D and Corona Renderer during a course in the Digital Ideation programme at Lucerne University of Applied Sciences. Still prefer Blender, though. :) two cans weird shapes a cup

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]]> Project <![CDATA[Dark Matter]]> https://dorianzgraggen.com/projects/dark-matter dark-matter Wed, 23 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMT 2D game protoype created with Vivien von Burg and Valérie Schneider during a course in the Digital Ideation programme at Lucerne University of Applied Sciences.

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]]> Project <![CDATA[Not Hot!]]> https://dorianzgraggen.com/projects/not-hot not-hot Thu, 02 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMT VR game protoype where you have to clean an huge mouth of hot peppers by shooting yogurt at them.

Credits

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]]> Project <![CDATA[Wasserkreislauf VR]]> https://dorianzgraggen.com/projects/wasserkreislauf-vr wasserkreislauf-vr Sat, 02 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMT At Ateo, I worked on a project for a study in which the learning effectiveness of a virtual reality application for pupils aged 11 to 12 years is examined.

Further reading

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]]> Project <![CDATA[Belimed WD 290 IQ]]> https://dorianzgraggen.com/projects/belimed belimed Sun, 18 Jul 2021 00:00:00 GMT At Ateo, I designed and developed a WebAR app for Belimed that displays a washer/disinfector device on an image target.

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]]> Project <![CDATA[Electromagnetic Space Traveler]]> https://dorianzgraggen.com/projects/electromagnetic-space-traveler electromagnetic-space-traveler Mon, 20 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMT Electromagnetic Space Traveler is a VR game prototype I developed at Ateo. The goal of the game is to steer a balloon controlled by magnetic winds to a landing platform. Like a real balloon, you can only control in which direction you fly by changing your altitude. You can gain altitude by intensive cranking, and you can lower the balloon with a lever.

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]]> Project <![CDATA[Fruit Scans]]> https://dorianzgraggen.com/projects/fruit-scans fruit-scans Tue, 04 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT I once intended to publish 3D scanned models on cgbookcase.com, but then lost motivation. The first batch was going to be fruit models.

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]]> Project <![CDATA[Santa's Sleigh Ride]]> https://dorianzgraggen.com/projects/santas-sleigh-ride santas-sleigh-ride Thu, 18 Mar 2021 00:00:00 GMT At Raumgleiter (which is now partially integrated into Tend), I worked on a virtual reality sleigh ride for a shopping mall. I was responsible for programming the inital versions of the VR player and control panel, as well as texturing various 3D objects.

Final Project

The visitors of the ride climb onto a motion platform and put on a VR headset. In the headset, they see an animation where they fly from the North Pole to the client's shopping mall. The motion platform they're on moves in sync with the events in the VR animation.

Tech

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]]> Project <![CDATA[VR User Interface]]> https://dorianzgraggen.com/projects/vr-user-interface vr-user-interface Sun, 07 Mar 2021 00:00:00 GMT At Raumgleiter (which is now partially integrated into Tend), I created mock-ups for a user interface that could be used for virtual reality interactive homes. Note: I took a lot of inspiration from Mike Alger's work.

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]]> Project <![CDATA[Nodevember 2020 Day 2]]> https://dorianzgraggen.com/projects/nodevember-2020-day-2 nodevember-2020-day-2 Wed, 13 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT Nodevember is a yearly challenge where you have to create something procedurally based on a prompt. In 2020, Geometry Nodes weren't available in Blender yet, so in order create interesting shapes, we had to use vector displacement. :)

Result

Nodes

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]]> Project <![CDATA[Immersion VR]]> https://dorianzgraggen.com/projects/immersion-vr immersion-vr Mon, 24 Aug 2020 00:00:00 GMT Immersion VR is an interactive building inside which the user can move around, change materials and use a lift. An important aspect of this project was to build an intuitive user experience.

Creating a pleasant experience

When designing the controls, I read The Design of Everyday Things by Don Norman and the paper Visual Design Methods for Virtual Reality by Mike Alger. Both proved to be very helpful in the beginning phase of designing the controls. Observing people who had never used a VR headset before try out the application was also very insightful. These tests helped me see things that were unintuitive and provided ideas on how to improve them.

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]]> Project <![CDATA[BC Pfäffikon ZH]]> https://dorianzgraggen.com/projects/bc-pfaeffikon-zh bc-pfaeffikon-zh Sat, 10 Aug 2019 00:00:00 GMT Designing and developing a website for a local sports club.

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]]> Project <![CDATA[Mylla Hytte]]> https://dorianzgraggen.com/projects/mylla-hytte mylla-hytte Wed, 27 Feb 2019 00:00:00 GMT This set of 3D renderings were created using Blender and Photoshop during an internship at 3DM. I modeled the building based on photos and plans of a building called Mylla Hytte. Exterior render Interior render Interior render

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]]> Project <![CDATA[Chocolates]]> https://dorianzgraggen.com/projects/chocolates chocolates Sun, 11 Nov 2018 00:00:00 GMT chocolates chocolates chocolates chocolates

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]]> Project <![CDATA[Rise & Shine Films]]> https://dorianzgraggen.com/projects/rise-and-shine-films rise-and-shine-films Mon, 11 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT Rise and Shine Films contracted me to create an animation that includes their logo. I don't think they ever ended up using it, but I learned a lot.

![](https://dorianzgraggen.b-cdn.net/projects/rise-and-shine/riseandshine_sketch1.jpg) ![](https://dorianzgraggen.b-cdn.net/projects/rise-and-shine/riseandshine_sketch3.jpg)

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]]> Project <![CDATA[Recreating Photos in Blender]]> https://dorianzgraggen.com/projects/recreating-photos-in-blender recreating-photos-in-blender Tue, 11 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT Tried to get better at creating realistic renders by trying to recreate photos from Unsplash and Pixabay in Blender.

Green Apartment

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]]> Project <![CDATA[Everydays]]> https://dorianzgraggen.com/projects/everydays everydays Fri, 02 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMT Over the course of 43 days, I created a render or a sketch every day. (I allowed myself to reuse 3D models.)

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]]> Project <![CDATA[Old Blender Animations]]> https://dorianzgraggen.com/projects/old-blender-animations old-blender-animations Tue, 02 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT I used to create a lot of animations in Blender, here's a playlist with most of them:

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]]> Project <![CDATA[Bathroom Renders]]> https://dorianzgraggen.com/projects/bathroom-renders bathroom-renders Tue, 11 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT Built a bathroom with a large window in Blender, so people walking by can see you naked.

Final Render

Progress

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