Athomas Goldberg
President
Lifelike & Believable Animation Design, Inc.
Canada
Biography
Athomas Goldberg is the President of Lifelike and Believable Animation Design Inc. In 1994, he received a patent for the Improv Animation system he invented alongside Ken Perlin (NYU Professor most famous for creating the Perlin Noise). He then launched Improv Technologies, Inc., for which he received the Year 2000 Innovation award for Orchestrate3D, a non-linear animation production tool. Since that time, he has collaborated on projects with Relic Studios, Microsoft, and oversaw the development of EA's internal animation studio (ANT). He has worked with an incredible variety of game engines and tools, and is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to the gaming and animation world.
Research Interest
Bringing 20+ years experience in the interactive entertainment industry to provide creative and technical leadership and support to studios developing emotionally-engaging, character-driven games and experiences for console, PC and mobile platforms.