Presenter

James Baker is a technical artist specializing in Houdini simulation, including cloth, hair, and plants. He has contributed to several tools that were used on multiple DreamWorks Animation films. He loves using Houdini to make tools that make artists' lives easier! Special interests include auto-rigging, procedural modeling, machine learning for physical simulation prediction, and hair and cloth simulation. He holds a B.Sc. in Computer Science with an emphasis in Animation and Games from Brigham Young University.