Dr Maria Zelenskaya
Faculty of Creative Industries, Education & Social Justice,
School of Creative Arts,
Film, Screen & Animation
Biography
Maria is an animator with almost two decades of practical experience in motion graphics and multimedia design. She specialises in real-time animation, performance capture and interactive characters and avatars.Maria teaches various courses in animation and digital art and has a comprehensive understanding of CGI production pipelines: from asset creation to animation and post-production.
Maria’s research interests lie in the areas of animation, interactive design and participatory design. She has collaborated on multiple successful research projects involving mixed reality, performance capture, and virtual production. She currently works with sign-language avatars.
Personal details
Positions
- Associate Lecturer in Animation
Faculty of Creative Industries, Education & Social Justice,
School of Creative Arts,
Film, Screen & Animation
Keywords
Animation, Motion-capture, Virtual Production, Interactive Avatars, Digital Humans, Co-design, Extended Reality, Inclusive Technology, Realtime Animation
Research field
Screen and digital media, Other creative arts and writing, Design
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2020
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy (Griffith University)
- Bachelor of Animation (Honours) (Griffith University)
- Bachelor of Animation (Griffith University)
Professional memberships and associations
Member of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Member of ACM SIGGRAPH
Member of the Society of Animation Studies
Publications
QUT ePrints
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