“Tom is easily one of the best people I have ever worked with. He has that rare combination of artistic and management skills. As an Animation Director, he earns the respect of his team through a great blend of people skills, production knowledge, hard work and a mastery of animation techniques. Tom would be a great asset to any company, wether its as an Animation Director or Animator.”
Tom Westerlin
San Francisco, California, United States
1K followers
500+ connections
San Francisco, California, United States
1K followers
500+ connections
About
As the Head of Art for Peloton Games, I lead a team of talented artists and creative…
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When Apple said they were rolling out 'spatial media' this is what I actually expected - 3D video with six-degrees of freedom. Instead Vision Pro…
When Apple said they were rolling out 'spatial media' this is what I actually expected - 3D video with six-degrees of freedom. Instead Vision Pro…
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Full Rig Demo @ Patreon.com/olovburman
Full Rig Demo @ Patreon.com/olovburman
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Looks like ILM Immersive forked Unreal Engine and got passthrough mode working properly. Maybe they’ll share lol ? Can’t wait to check this out…
Looks like ILM Immersive forked Unreal Engine and got passthrough mode working properly. Maybe they’ll share lol ? Can’t wait to check this out…
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Education
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NYU Tisch School of the Arts
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Activities and Societies: Explored interactive design, sensors, micro-processors and coding within Arduino and Processing
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Activities and Societies: General studies in figure drawing, color theo- ry, lithograph screen printing and conceptual ideation
Volunteer Experience
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VR Team Lead
School of Visual Arts
- 6 months
Turned Bill Plympton's iconic film "One of Those Days" into a VR experience.
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Lecturer and Grad Student Mentor
Academy of Art University
- 5 months
Lectured and demonstrated alternate uses of VFX software to 1st year students. Mentored a 3D animator grad student.
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Guest Teacher
AIGA Design
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Taught 5th graders the principles of graphic design through hands on assignments.
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Publications
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Guest Speaker: VR is a Gimmick. But is That Bad?
VRTO Virtual Reality Toronto 2019
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Guest Speaker: AR/VR as an Effective Sales Tool
NYVR
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Guest Speaker: Why AR or VR?
NYC Creative Tech Week 2018
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Guest Speaker: Emotional Branded Experiences
VRTO Virtual Reality Toronto 2017
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Guest Speaker: The Making of 'Sideshow' a 360° Video
NYC Film Loft
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Guest Panel: Faces of VR
AICP Next
Honors & Awards
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Epic Grant - America+Me VR
Epic
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Best VR Experience (short list) - Mio VR Garden
AICP Next
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Ciclope Award - Mio Garden VR
Ciclope
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Bronze Lion - Doritos Concert in a Bag
Cannes Lion
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The One Show Merit - Doritos Concert in a Bag
The One Club
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FWA of the Day - Best of Us Challenge
FWA
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