Before becoming an academic, Adam worked in the feature film visual effects industry in Soho, London for six years, during which time he worked on a number of successful films including Gravity, Harry Potter, Narnia, Prince of Persia, John Carter, Clash of the Titans, Wrath of the Titans, and Sweeney Todd. Adam is still an… Read more »
Jian is one of the founders of the Centre for Digital Entertainment (CDE), a multimillion pound organisation with the goal of producing the next generation of technical leaders in the area of computer animation, computer games and digital effects. He has a particular interest in using computer animation in anatomical medicine to improve surgical procedures and medical training…. Read more »
Chris’ research interests lie in the relationship between education and industry. Currently he is undertaking a PhD which seeks to examine the specific relationships and connections between HE and employers in the animation, computer games and visual effects industries. His expertise is in computer animation and computer games education, having worked in HE for 20 years leading academic departments… Read more »
Philip is a Senior Lecturer in Computer Animation specialising in digital effects for cinema. His primary area of expertise is Houdini, a 3D animation and effects software programme which he has been teaching for over 10 years. As a result, Bournemouth University is now formally recognised by Side Effects Software as a Houdini-Certified School. As… Read more »
Richard is the Head of the internationally-recognised National Centre for Computer Animation (NCCA). Richard’s research applies principles from mathematics, biology and dynamics to character animation; uncovering new techniques to analyse and synthesise the motion of virtual characters. Currently his main interest is in studying the dynamics of energy-efficient human locomotion to derive new controllers for robots… Read more »
Before teaching animation and visual effects at BU, Sofronis enjoyed great success in the film and game industries. He trained effects artists in Australia and the UK on projects such as 300, Happy Feet, WTC, CNET and Fable 2. Sofronis has previously been Director of the BFX Festival, working with studios and partners across the world to… Read more »
Christos specialises in computer games technology and development, and how games can be used in learning. As a result he has twice received European Commission funding for collaborative projects under the Lifelong Learning Programme. He has written on games development, particularly iOS game development for beginners in Epic Games’ Unreal Development Kit – an introduction… Read more »