Raised in different parts of the world, he is at ease in multicultural environments and loves interacting with people of diverse backgrounds, believing that holding on to tradition is overrated, and a borderless, technology-driven world is the future. He is frequently invited to speak on VR and Stereoscopic filmmaking. His book Think in 3D has been recommended as essential reading for Directors by Stereographers of blockbuster 3D films. Clyde's coining of new terminology in 3D has made its way into the 3D Encyclopedic Dictionary published by Technicolor.