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Students Demo Oculus Rift VR System

May 2, 2015 | Cinema & New Media Arts

We’re always looking forward to what opportunities technology will unlock for the next generation of storytellers and artists. This last week, our Cinema & New Media Arts students tried out HBU’s new Oculus Rift VR system …

Professor TenNapel’s “VeggieTales in the House” Premieres!

November 26, 2014 | Cinema & New Media Arts

Check out the brand-new VeggieTales TV show, “VeggieTales In the House” developed and executive produced by our very own Cinema & New Media Arts professor, Doug TenNapel — it premieres on Netflix today!

http://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/80011539

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Graphic Novelist Doug TenNapel Joins Faculty

July 11, 2013 | Houston Baptist University

Earthworm Jim creator Doug TenNapel joins HBU faculty

Houston, TX — Noted animator, game designer, and graphic novelist Doug TenNapel is the newest addition to Houston Baptist University’s Cinema & New Media Arts program. For nearly …

Math in the Movies

March 12, 2013 | Cinema & New Media Arts

The Verge highlights the research of Pixar Senior Scientist Share Tony DeRose:

“The topic of DeRose’s lecture is “Math in the Movies.” This topic is his job: translating principles of arithmetic, geometry, and algebra into software …

Interview with the Director of "Paperman"

February 15, 2013 | Cinema & New Media Arts

DP/30 speaks with John Kars, the director of the Academy Award-nominated animated short, Paperman, which premiered in front of Disney’s Wreck-It Ralph.

Shot in Burbank, February 2013 by DP/30.…