Giorgio Ballestin
Technical Product Manager and XR specialist at MARIN, the Netherlands' maritime research institute, responsible for the XR development roadmap and simulation and digital-twin R&D for marine simulation capabilities.
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Feb 19, 2026 • 48min
VR Vs CAVE Ship Simulators at MARIN
Giorgio Ballestin, Technical Product Manager and XR specialist at MARIN, oversees XR and digital‑twin simulation for maritime research. He discusses MARIN’s move from large CAVE and motion‑platform bridges to hybrid VR setups. Topics include VR adoption hurdles like cybersickness and interaction design, how hydrodynamics models pair with Unreal visualization, multi‑user hybrid tests, and preference for tracked physical props over camera MR.
