A startup is developing an AI system that allows creators to generate cinematic worlds by strapping cameras to humans. Odyssey, founded by Oliver Cameron and Jeff Hawke, has created a camera capture system to collect data anywhere. The system resembles Google’s Street View Trekker, capturing surroundings in 3.5K resolution with depth information metadata. Odyssey raised $18 million in funding to expand data collection operations. The company aims to train generative models with real-world 3D data to create Hollywood-grade worlds for film and games.
