Joshua Seaver

Joshua Seaver is an Associate Professor at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD), specializing in 3D content creation. He teaches courses such as 3D Modeling, Animation, Surfacing, Lighting, and Virtual Environments. With a 30-year career in interactivity and animation, he has professional experience spanning entertainment, startups, and non-profits.

Education: B.A. in Fine Art from Macalester College and advanced studies in Entertainment Technology at Carnegie Mellon University. His research focuses on real-time 3D technologies, extended reality (XR), and empathetic electronic communication.

Professional highlights include software development for science museums in early interactive media, co-founding game development tools for non-programmers, and contributions to Pixar's animation software Presto, alongside shading work on films like Brave and Monsters University.

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