Oliver Roeger Awarded for Animation Work

Oliver Roeger, Senior Instructor in Graphic Design, has recently been awarded several honors for his work in generative animation and AI.

Under the pseudonym Erik Gen, Oliver has been researching and experimenting with artificial intelligence in his animation work. In April, Oliver was a finalist for his short film Shopco in the Seoul International AI Film Festival. Recently, he placed both first and third in the music video category in the AI Design Awards in Barcelona, Space. Oliver also exhibited several video experiments in THE OPEN GALLERY "Perspectives" exhibition, located in Buenos Aires. Finally, Oliver has won honors for his short film Who's the Robot Now? in the AI International Film Festival in Los Angeles.

As part of his design research, Oliver was interviewed by the European ARTE channel show PhantasIA. You can view Oliver's interview here (episode 3).