Alan Kwan

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, Tamás 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.

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, Tamás 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.

This course explores new ways of capturing, rendering, and directing for 3D animation production enabled by emerging technologies. Students will primarily work with the game engine ¿Unreal¿ and learn to use a range of techniques to capture, process, and render environments, objects, and people. These techniques include camera tracking, gaussian splatting, motion capture, and photogrammetry. We will cover the technical foundation and experimental workflows of these technologies and explore how they can inspire new forms of aesthetics for computer-generated moving images, hybrid forms of cinematography, and novel ways of working with actors and performers for 3D animation production.
We will watch different forms of moving image works that explore the poetic potentials of emerging technologies. These works include experimental animations, music videos, installations, and video games. We will look at the creative use of technologies in these productions, learn about the practical production scenarios, and discuss the relationships between the technologies, directing, and cinematic languages. Some of the artists and directors we will discuss include Harun Farocki, Antoine Chapon, Hayoun Kwon, Deniz Tortum, and Claire Hentschker.
Students should expect to produce a mid-term project and a final project. They are encouraged to embrace a DIY spirit to develop artistic and technical concepts that challenge conventional ideas in 3D animation and moving image productions.

This course explores new ways of capturing, rendering, and directing for 3D animation production enabled by emerging technologies. Students will primarily work with the game engine ¿Unreal¿ and learn to use a range of techniques to capture, process, and render environments, objects, and people. These techniques include camera tracking, gaussian splatting, motion capture, and photogrammetry. We will cover the technical foundation and experimental workflows of these technologies and explore how they can inspire new forms of aesthetics for computer-generated moving images, hybrid forms of cinematography, and novel ways of working with actors and performers for 3D animation production.
We will watch different forms of moving image works that explore the poetic potentials of emerging technologies. These works include experimental animations, music videos, installations, and video games. We will look at the creative use of technologies in these productions, learn about the practical production scenarios, and discuss the relationships between the technologies, directing, and cinematic languages. Some of the artists and directors we will discuss include Harun Farocki, Antoine Chapon, Hayoun Kwon, Deniz Tortum, and Claire Hentschker.
Students should expect to produce a mid-term project and a final project. They are encouraged to embrace a DIY spirit to develop artistic and technical concepts that challenge conventional ideas in 3D animation and moving image productions.

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.

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.