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Alan Kwan

Assistant Professor

Bio

Education: BA, 2012, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong; MSc, 2016, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA. Exhibitions: Ars Electronica Festival, Linz; ZKM | Center for Art and Media, Karlsruhe; Science Gallery Dublin, Dublin; Museum of Contemporary Art Shanghai, Shanghai; Pearl Lam Galleries, Hong Kong. Collections: M+ Museum, Hong Kong. Awards: Honorary Mention Award, Prix Ars Electronica 2021; Excellence in Innovation Award, 2021 indiePlay China Indie Game Awards; Best Serious Game Award & Honorary Mention Award, GWB Game Awards; Asian Cultural Council Fellowship; First Prize, MIT Harold and Arlene Schnitzer Prize. 

Courses

Title Department Catalog Term

Description

This course will explore new artistic possibilities of real-time 3D technologies that depart from traditional video game paradigm and typical tech fantasies of VR/AR. It will investigate real-time 3D as an art form itself, and encourage students to explore new forms of poetry and artistic expression enabled by 3D game engines. It will also expose students to experimental areas within the technical pipelines and encourage students to embrace a DIY spirit to develop their own artistry and language for the medium. We will watch, play, and discuss about different forms of artworks produced using real-time 3D technologies, including autonomous 3D simulation, interactive virtual world, real-time cinema, generative animation, mixed reality performance, and experimental video game. Some of the artists we will study in this course include Jeffrey Shaw, Harun Farocki, Tam�s Waliczky, Tamiko Thiel and Tale of Tales. This course will use the 3D game engine Unity and 3D modeling software such as Maya or Blender. Students should expect to produce a mid-term project and a final project, to be presented in critique sessions of the course.

Class Number

2372

Credits

3

Description

Taken every semester, the Graduate Projects courses allow students to focus in private sessions on the development of their work. Students register for 6 hours of Graduate Project credit in each semester of study.

Class Number

1292

Credits

3 - 6