# Simulon turns acted iPhone footage into regenerated VFX scenes

> Source: <https://runtimewire.com/article/simulon-reality-aware-rendering-iphone>
> Published: 2026-10-28 18:22:27+00:00

# Simulon turns acted iPhone footage into regenerated VFX scenes

**Co-founder Divesh Naidoo says the new feature uses a creator's actions, speech and surroundings to generate a fresh performance, with timing and interaction changes possible.**

        By [Ryan Merket](https://runtimewire.com/author/ryan-merket)
        · Published 

Primary source: [x.com](https://x.com/diveshnaidoo/status/2115477721455214623)

## Why it matters

The feature makes a creator's performance part of VFX generation, giving Simulon a way to generate an asset's response from a staged scene.

[Simulon](https://simulon.com/) has introduced Reality-Aware Rendering, an iPhone feature that turns a creator's acted scene into a newly generated visual-effects performance. Co-founder [Divesh Naidoo (@diveshnaidoo)](https://x.com/diveshnaidoo) described the workflow in an [X post on October 28th](https://x.com/diveshnaidoo/status/2115477721455214623): place a neural asset using the phone, record a scene, then have Simulon render the take using the performer's actions, speech and surroundings.…

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