ITGM 310: Animation for Games
Studio, Savannah College of Art and Design, Interactive Design and Game Development, Savannah, GA, USA
This is a course designed to teach the process of building animation systems for game and real time characters.
Teaching
I am currently the Associate Chair of Interactive Design and Game Development at the Savannah College of Art and Design. In addition to teaching, I assist in the management of the department, while strategizing how to facilitate the creation and promotion of student game projects. My artistic focus and research is about real time animation systems for characters and AI. I also teach classes in portfolio development, game design, and innovation.Below are some of my past classes and presentations.
Courses
SCAD Pro - Delta TechOps Game Design
Undergraduate course, Savannah College of Art and Design, SCADPro, Virtual
A mobile game design class partnership with SCADPro and Delta Airlines TechOps.
ITGM 236: Core Tech
Studio, Savannah College of Art and Design, Interactive Design and Game Development, Savannah, GA, USA
This is a core curriculum course on the structure of game engines and blueprinting for the Unreal Engine.
ITGM 266: Core Art
Studio, Savannah College of Art and Design, Interactive Design and Game Development, Savannah, GA, USA
This is a core curriculum course on the real time art workflows for the Unreal Engine.
Talks and Presentations
Introduction to Machine Learning for Artists
Talk, SCAD Extra - Online workshop, Online / Savannah, GA
A presentation on machine learning for artists focusing on accessibility, convolutional neural networks and generative adversarial networks. This was presented online to a group of about 60 students.
Runway Deep Dive: Class Presentation
Talk, Online - Artificial Images, Derek Shultz Class, Virtual
This was my final presentation from Derek Shultz Runway Deep Dive Class. I took it in the summer of 2020. I highly recommend Derek’s class and youtube channel for information about machine learning image making.