Krzysztof Pietroszek

Krzysztof Pietroszek is a Polish/Canadian filmmaker[1] and computer scientist,[2] serving as tenure-track professor in the Film and Media Arts Division of the School of Communication at American University. He is the Founding Director of the Institute for Immersive Designs, Experiences, Applications and Stories Lab (Institute for IDEAS[3]) at American University and the Associate Director of the Center for Environmental Filmmaking. Krzysztof is an affiliate faculty at the American University Center for Environmental Filmmaking, American University Game Lab, and the Department of Computer Science at American University. Previously, dr. Pietroszek was a professor in the School of Computing and Design at California State University Monterey Bay where he founded and directed CSUMB Game Research Lab.

His research and art projects involve designing volumetric capture equipment,[4] telemedicine technologies, persuasive virtual and augmented reality, games for change, human-computer interaction,[5] interactive narrative and montage in virtual (VR), augmented (AR),[6] and mixed reality.[7][8] As a filmmaker, Krzysztof produced a Canadian feature Waiting for Summer and directed a number of short films. He is also a writer/director/producer of the volumetric transmedia project Vera, where volumetric, traditional and 360 films become a medium of adaptation for Katherine Mansfield's short story.

Krzysztof's research and artistic practice is supported by National Science Foundation, Canada Media Fund, and other federal and private funding sources. To date, Krzysztof raised nearly $3,000,000 in various research and arts funding.