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Woonam Kim is an associate professor who teaches 3D computer animation at the Faculty of Design + Dynamic Media. Prior to joining ECUAD, Woonam worked as an animator and visual effects artist for studios including Industrial Light and Magic, Digital Domain and Microsoft Game Studios. His visual effects credits include Star Wars: Episode III, War of the Worlds, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Thor, and Ender's Game. Woonam's expertise includes CG animation, layout, pre-visualization and game development.

Woonam's academic and applied research explores creative storytelling and the integration of art and technology. His goal is to apply his visual effect and game production expertise in computer graphics and animation to an academic platform. Woonam's areas of research include computer graphics, animation, gaming, visualization, virtual reality, interactive design, creative storytelling, and methods of combining art and technology.