AAU Students Win SIGGRAPH Three Years in a Row
For the third year in a row, an Academy of Art University graduate has won the prestigious
SIGGRAPH International Student Interactive Media Competition.
This year’s winner was Gye Won Gho, who earned an
MFA in New Media from
the Academy of Art University in the fall of 2005. Garman Yip, also an Academy of Art alum who now
works at TBWA/Chiat/Day as an Interactive Art Director, earned the award last year, and fellow
Academy graduate Jin Young Kim took home the award in 2004.
Considering the number of incredibly talented entrants and the prestige of the SIGGRAPH award,
Academy of Art University is gratified by the accomplishments of its students. “We are so
proud that our students have been acknowledged for achieving a high level of excellence three years
in a row!” exclaimed Lourdes Livingston, Academy of Art University Director,
MFA Web Design & New
Media.
Gho’s winning entry, Living In Color, focuses on the psychology, symbolism and association of
color. While many take the colorful world around them for granted, the thrust of Living In Color is
to expose the active viewer to the intricacies and history of color theory.
Gye Won explains, “Anyone living in our modern society who has a computer can become a user for
this website. The site relieves stress and weariness that result from looking into mere white color
in the computer screen too much or receiving heavy exposure to artificial colors, which is a common
occurrence these days. The seven prime colors that govern this website is important for people to
understand and experience so that they can get closer to the natural world. Moreover, these colors
can also be utilized as methods for meditative treatment and fun. Both education, and exploration
of color can be accomplished in a creative process through this website.”
The Siggraph International Conference and Exhibition on Computer Graphics and Interactive
Techniques is the premier annual conference on leading-edge theory and practice of computer
graphics and interactive techniques, inspiring progress through education, excellence, and
interaction.
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