Faculty Lecture: Cave Paintings and Video Games, by Cullen Thomas
“It started with nothing. Literally nothing.”
Last week’s lecture, titled “Cave Paintings and Video Games,” featured Media and Communications instructor Cullen Thomas sharing his experience with his latest project: creating his first video game. Known as a filmmaker and writer, Cullen has been working on this project for the last three years, during which he has learned about the art and physics needed to create a virtual world from scratch.
He explained the initial process: “We had to learn the math behind light in order to create light in...