Terrence Masson
Terrence Masson is Chair of the MFA Computer Arts Department at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. He was also founder and CEO of Building Conversation, an augmented reality company located in Boston, MA. He was both the ACM SIGGRAPH 2006 Computer Animation Festival Chair and 2010 Conference Chair. He also wrote the widely acclaimed book "CG 101: A Computer Graphics Industry Reference". Education. Masson graduated from the University of Massachusetts Lowell in 1989 with a BFA in Graphic Design and a minor in Art History, followed by William Paterson University in 1990 with an  MFA in Computer Animation. Career. Masson was the Founder and CEO of Building Conversation , an augmented reality company serving the AEC and real estate industries. He came up through the ranks with credits in approximately 20 feature films, including three "Star Wars" movies, "Hook", "True Lies" and "Interview with the Vampire". Masson began his own consulting company "Digital Fauxtography" in 1994 working as a Creative Producer, Director and VFX Supervisor. He also single-handedly developed the original animation technique for "South Park" in 1996. Masson's interactive projects have included "Siberia 2", "Sim City 4", "", and "Alter Echo" and the  Xbox launch title "". As an award-winning Director and Producer his short animated film "Bunkie & Booboo" won first place in the World Animation Celebration in 1998. As Creative Producer he currently consults with major production studios world-wide on creative development and pipeline efficiency. Masson has also served as an on-camera image analysis expert for the History Channel's "Ancient Aliens" and "UFO Hunters". As Founding Director of Creative Industries at Northeastern University in Boston (2008-2013), Masson oversaw seven combined majors in Game Design and Interactive Media as well as the Creative Industries minors. He is a longtime  member of the Producers Guild of America, the Visual Effects Society and has been active in SIGGRAPH since 1988, as Outstanding Service Award Chair, 2006 Computer Animation Festival Chair and SIGGRAPH 2010 Conference Chair. Masson is a Master of Animation and Film Special Effects with The Beijing DeTao Masters Academy (DTMA), a high-level, multi-disciplined, application-oriented higher education institution in Shanghai, China.