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Gregory (Greg) Johnson

Interactive design and game development professor

Education

  • M.F.A., computer art, Savannah College of Art and Design
  • B.A., fine arts, Louisiana State University

Credentials

  • Professor, computer arts, game development and scientific illustration, 1996–present, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
  • Consultant, electronic arts, August 2005, Tiburon, Orlando
  • Consultant, Summer 1999, DreamWorks Interactive, Los Angeles
  • 3D Animation Intern, Summer 1995, EdEFX, Miami
  • Graphic Designer, 1992–1993, Custom Labels, Shreveport, LA
  • Graphic Design Intern, 1990–1992, Southwestern Electrical Power Company, Shreveport, LA
  • Tutor, 1989–1991, Social Services of the State of Louisiana, Shreveport, LA
  • Printer, 1988–1991
    Administrative Photographer, 1988–1991, Louisiana State University Shreveport, Shreveport, LA

Awards, recognitions, and honors

  • Developing Creative Content for Games, Focal Press, 2017
  • Toonzy! The Cartoon Role-playing Game, Shillingsworth, 2015
  • Getting Started in ZBrush: An Introduction to Digital Sculpting and Illustration, Focal Press, 2014.
  • Interior illustration for "The Zeppelins of WWI," Military Times magazine, Issue 2, London, 2009
  • Cover art 3D model; Tommy Towery, "We Were Crewdogs V – We Flew the Heavies," Tommy Towery, 2009.
  • Digital Art SAAE Aviation Art Award, 2nd Annual Southeastern Aviation Art Expo, Southern Museum of Flight, Birmingham, 2009
  • SAAE 3rd Place Award Aviation Art, 2nd Annual Southeastern Aviation Art Expo, Southern Museum of Flight, Birmingham, 2009
  • Savannah Chapter of the American Institute of Architects Citation of Excellence to the Virtual Historic Savannah Project, Savannah, Ga., 2002–2004
  • National Endowment for the Humanities, Division of Preservation and Access, implementation grant for the Virtual Historic Savannah Project, Savannah, Ga., 2002–2003
  • National Endowment for the Humanities, Division of Public Programs, special projects planning grant for the Virtual Historic Savannah Project, Savannah, Ga., 2000–2001
  • Georgia Humanities Council grant for the Virtual Historic Savannah Project, Savannah, Ga., 2000–2001

Organizations

  • Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists
  • Guild of Natural Science Illustrators

Publications and presentations

Exhibitions

  • 6x6x2016 Exhibition, Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Rochester, N.Y., May 30–July 20, 2016
  • 6x6x2015 Exhibition, Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Rochester, N.Y., June 1–July 15, 2015
  • Guild of Natural Science Illustrators 2014 Annual Membership Exhibition, University of Colorado Museum of Natural History, Boulder, Colo., April 19–Sept. 25, 2014
  • 6x6x2014 Exhibition, Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Rochester, N.Y., June 2–July 14, 2014
  • 6x6x2013 Exhibition, Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Rochester, N.Y., June 1–July 14, 2013
  • 6x6x2012 Exhibition, Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Rochester, N.Y., June 1–July 14, 2012
  • 6x6x2011 Exhibition, Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Rochester, N.Y., June 4–July 10, 2011
  • National Cell Phone Photography Exhibition, Southeastern Contemporary Art Gallery, Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, La., Sept. 9–25, 2010
  • 6x6x2010 Exhibition, Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Rochester, N.Y., June 5–July 11, 2010
  • Second Annual Southeastern Aviation Art Expo, Southern Museum of Flight, Birmingham, Nov. 5–7, 2009
  • Scientific Illustration Faculty Show, Morris Hall, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Ga., May–October 2009

Presentations

  • Panel, "Now what? Life after undergrad," SCAD Student Center, Savannah, Ga., May 12, 2016.
  • SCAD Fashion Department, "3D Technology in Fashion," Savannah, Ga., Oct. 27, 2014.
  • Game Workshop, "Creativity in Games," New York Military Academy, Cornwall-on-Hudson, N.Y., April 3, 2014.
  • Storm King School, "Game Development Q&A," Cornwall-on-Hudson, N.Y., April 3, 2014.
  • "Maya Workshop – Texturing in 3D," American Institute of Architecture Students Forum, Savannah, Ga., Dec. 29, 2012.
  • "Kurosawa," SCAD Residence Life, Savannah, Ga., Nov. 1, 2012.
  • "Introduction to Creating 3D Models," Guild of Natural Science Illustrators Annual Conference, Savannah, Ga., July 13–14, 2012.
  • "Creating Realism in Digital Fiction," Guild of Natural Science Illustrators Annual Conference, Savannah, Ga., July 11, 2012.
  • National Humanities Council Annual Meeting, Savannah, Ga., Nov. 7, 2003.
  • Project demonstration for Georgia House Speaker Terry Coleman and other state representatives, Savannah, Ga., Aug. 21, 2003.
  • Tour of the Virtual Historic Savannah Project, Women's Book Club of Savannah, Savannah, Ga., Feb. 15, 2003.
  • "Virtual Historic Savannah Project," American Cultural Resource Association, Savannah, Ga., Oct. 26, 2002.
  • Historic Williamsburg Presentation of the Virtual Historic Savannah Project, Williamsburg, Va., Nov. 18–19, 2001.
  • American Institute of Architects Presentation of the Virtual Historic Savannah Project, Savannah, Ga., Oct. 20, 2001.
  • "Towards a Non-Linear Exploration of Architectural History," Society of Architectural Historians, Toronto, April 2, 2001.