Howard Kaplan

BIO Howard is the Director of the 3D Animation Program at CDIA at Boston University's Waltham MA Campus. Howard has 10 years of experience in digital arts and animation and has been teaching computer graphics for over five years. He has worked as Lead Animator and Art Director on numerous animated movies, websites and commercials and was a freelance Technical Artist for Wacky World Studios’ animated film, The Roach Approach. Most recently, Howard has worked with the MA State Police Department on 3D models. He also often utilizes his fine art skills, having illustrated the children’s book, The Boy Without a Throne. Howard is a member of IGDA-International Game Developers Association and AMC Siggraph. His work has been featured at The Siggraph Conference, Animation Theater, Layers Magazine, Boston Herald, Fox News and in the Sarasota Herald Tribune. He is a graduate of the Ringling School of Art & Design, where he earned his BFA in Computer Animation and later returned as an Instructor. Howard co-owns a production company where he brings 3D characters to life.

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3D Animation

PAX East 2011 Recap

March 17, 2011 PAX East 2011 was a huge video game conference located at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center.  I was surrounded from all sides by[.....]

3D Animation

PAX East 2010

March 29, 2010 This years PAX East was a huge event for Bostons Game Developers, 3D Artist, Digital Media Artist and Gaming enthusiasts. The massive event took[.....]

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SIGGRAPH 2009 RECAP

August 13, 2009 August 13, 2009 This year’s Siggraph conference in New Orleans gave interesting insights into the advancements and future goals of Computer Generated Imaging and[.....]