from games to tissues

gavan wilhite

about me

VP of Software Engineering, Prellis Biologics
Founder, AltspaceVR
Computer Science (Games), USC
Born in Honolulu, HI

Topics

Shared principles
TissueWorkshop
Creativity Tips

Math is the same
Shared libraries, engines, tools, formats, etc
Similar talent pool

Shared Principal

3D is 3D

Better tools
- improve productivity
- make work more fun
- unlock capabilities
Game tooling is powerful (it's a $120 billion industry)

Shared Principal

Tools are Important

Cmder

Unity

PyCharm

Automate your toolchains
Test your code
Foster DevOps capabilities
Beware persistent security threats

Shared Principal

Scaling Matters

Design tool for tissue engineering
Runs in a web browser

TissueWorkshop

Draws inspiration from character creation tools
Addresses similar combinatoric challenges
Enables high accessibility

TissueWorkshop

Game UI Design

Power is in the algorithm
Automatically do tedious or impossible design tasks
Used in games for buildings, vehicles, etc
Few bits in, many bits out
- Analogous to Cell -> Body data expansion

TissueWorkshop

Generative Design

{
 "diameter": 10,
 "layersPerMM": 0.5,
 "quality": "print",
 "resolution": 100,
 "horizontalTubes": {
  "perMM": 0.5,
  "dimensionVariants": [
   {
    "prevalence": 0.5,
    "innerDiameter": 600,
    "wallThickness": 100
   }
  ]
 },
 "crossingTubes": {
  "perMM": 0.5,
  "crossingAngle": 45,
  "dimensionVariants": [
   {
    "prevalence": 0.5,
    "innerDiameter": 600,
    "wallThickness": 100
   }
  ]
 },
 "verticalTubes": {
  "dimensionVariants": [
   {
    "prevalence": 0.5,
    "innerDiameter": 600,
    "wallThickness": 100
   }
  ]
 },
 "extras": {
  "curvedTubes": {
   "count": 20,
   "dimensionVariants": [
    {
     "prevalence": 0.5,
     "innerDiameter": 600,
     "wallThickness": 100
    }
   ]
  }
 },
 "seed": 673976
}