Areito Echevarria
Senior Lecturer in Design Visual Effects
School of Design Innovation
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- Senior Lecturer in Design Visual EffectsSchool of Design Innovation
- +6444633767 (Work)
- PR133 203, Miramar Creative Centre, 133 Park Road, Wellington, 6022, New Zealand
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Areito’s research deals with motion capture and generative deep learning approaches to synthesizing animation and human motion for interactive experiences. This interdisciplinary work explores methods for generating physically plausible, emotionally engaging human performances for real-time, interactive experiences, and sits at the intersection between psychology, computer science, theatre and design.
RANGAHAU | RESEARCH
- PROJECT GRANTProduction-Ready Character Development Using Artist-Controlled AI SystemsTe Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington1 Dec 2025 - 30 Jun 2026People funded by this grant:
- Echevarria A
- EXTERNAL GRANTBetter Models of Human Emotions for Interactive MediaMinistry of Business, Innovation and Employment1 Oct 2021 - 30 Sep 2024People funded by this grant:
- EXTERNAL GRANTEpic MegaGrants ProgramEPIC GAMES INC1 Nov 2019 - 31 Dec 2020