Karl Sims
About Karl Sims
Affiliations
- Thinking Machines Corporation
Bio
SIGGRAPH 1996
Karl Sims studied Life Sciences as an undergraduate at M.I.T. and later studied computer graphics at the M.I.T. Media Laboratory. After developing special effects software for Whitney Demos Productions, and co-founding Hollywood based Optomystic, he collaborated with Thinking Machines Corporation for several years as an artist in residence and research scientist. He currently works as an independent in Cambridge, Massachusetts and continues to explore new techniques for creating images with computers. His works of computer animation include ‘‘Panspermia,’’ ‘‘Liquid Selves,’’ ‘‘Primordial Dance,’’and ‘‘Particle Dreams.’’ His interactive installation ‘‘Genetic Images’’ was recently exhibited at the Centre Pompidou in Paris.
SIGGRAPH 1995
Karl Sims studied Life Sciences as an undergraduate at MIT and later studied computer graphics at the MIT Media Laboratory. After developing special effects software for Whitney Demos Productions, and co-founding Hollywood based Optomysuc, he collaborated with Thinking Machines Corporation for several years as an artist in residence and research scientist. He currently works as an independent in Cambridge, Massachusetts and continues to explore new techniques for creating images with computers. His works of computer animation include “Panspermia,” “Liquid Selves,” “Primordial Dance,” and ”Particle Dreams.” His interactive installation “Genetic Images” was recently exhibited at the Centre Pompidou in Paris.
SIGGRAPH Conference Organizing Committee Positions
Committee Member
- SIGGRAPH 1994: Technical Sketches
Conference Contributions
Artworks
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[Installation] [Interactive and Monitor-Based]Artist(s): Animations / Videos
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Other Information
Roles
- Art Papers Author
- Computer Animation Director
- Computer Animation Jury Member
- Course Presenter
- Panel Presenter
- SIGKids Contributor
- Talks (Sketches) Organizing Committee Member
- Technical Paper Presenter
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