Abstract
Jean-Marc Gauthier is director of the new animation and digital arts Master of Fine Arts program for New York University Tisch School of the Arts Asia, located in Singapore. He will talk about the program curriculum, covering traditional animation, interactive animation, gaming, and motion studies applied to design. Animation and digital arts students are immersed in a unique and creative environment that teaches traditional forms of the art of animation and explores a sandbox of advanced and digital technologies. The presentation will cover "Life motion Analysis: ways to visualize motion from real life", an example of collaborative work based on motion capture and designed for people from different disciplines. Jean-Marc will discuss interactive animation projects developed in class, figure 1, and how actors, dancers, storytellers, film makers, animators and others can bring invaluable depth to what can be produced.