User:Thenar

My background is complex as I am a clinical psychologist who has spent time as a screenwriter and virtual human software developer. I am currently a film industry journalist, contributing editor and columnist at StudioDaily.com in New York, and columnist at vfxworld.com, in Hollywood. I currently Co-Chair Mundos Digitales, a film conference in A Caruna Spain. I also host FMX, Europe's largest digital entertainment conference, where I co-curate the Virtual Humans form as well. I sit on the boards of several international film festivals including VIEW (Turin), Design Cinema (Istanbul), and FMX (Stuttgart). In addition, I sit on the board of the Digital Design Institute in Beijing, where I also teach and consult with the Chinese Government on the education and evaluation of animation and visual FX students. I live in Colorado with my wife, 31 Koi and one each dog and cat.