as an associate professor in the Arts and Technology (ATEC) program at the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) Midori teaches 3D computer animation and motion capture. Prior to joining UTD, she taught at the Ohio State Universitys Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design (ACCAD) for 10 years. Prof. Kitagawas former advisees are contributing to the field of computer animation at educational institutions and at leading production companies, such as Pixar, Blue Sky, and PDI. Prof. Kitagawa holds a Ph.D. degree in visualization science from Texas A&M University, a M.A. degree in computer graphics and animation from the Ohio State University, and a B.F.A. degree in painting from Joshibi… University in Tokyo, Japan. She has been publishing her research and exhibiting her art works internationally. Prof. Kitagawa has been a contributor, reviewer, jury member, and volunteer committee member for ACM SIGGRAPH since 1990. as a graphics researcher at the Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design (ACCAD) at the Ohio State University Brian manages the motion capture lab, teaches a motion capture course, helps students and other departments with motion capture related issues, and works on research in how to use puppetry with motion capture. Prior to joining ACCAD, Brian was the Senior Technical Director for Motion Capture at Giant Studios, and the Senior Manager for Motion Capture at Acclaim Entertainment. Brian has contributed to over 2 dozen video games and 5 features in the past. He has also given numerous lectures, has been published in several journals, and continues to promote motion capture, video game technology, and computer graphics.
as an associate professor in the Arts and Technology (ATEC) program at the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) Midori teaches 3D computer animation and motion capture. Prior to joining UTD, she taught at the Ohio State Universitys Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design (ACCAD) for 10 years. Prof. Kitagawas former advisees are contributing to the field of computer animation at educational institutions and at leading production companies, such as Pixar, Blue Sky, and PDI. Prof. Kitagawa holds a Ph.D. degree in visualization science from Texas A&M University, a M.A. degree in computer graphics and animation from the Ohio State University, and a B.F.A. degree in painting from Joshibi… University in Tokyo, Japan. She has been publishing her research and exhibiting her art works internationally. Prof. Kitagawa has been a contributor, reviewer, jury member, and volunteer committee member for ACM SIGGRAPH since 1990. as a graphics researcher at the Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design (ACCAD) at the Ohio State University Brian manages the motion capture lab, teaches a motion capture course, helps students and other departments with motion capture related issues, and works on research in how to use puppetry with motion capture. Prior to joining ACCAD, Brian was the Senior Technical Director for Motion Capture at Giant Studios, and the Senior Manager for Motion Capture at Acclaim Entertainment. Brian has contributed to over 2 dozen video games and 5 features in the past. He has also given numerous lectures, has been published in several journals, and continues to promote motion capture, video game technology, and computer graphics.