Michael is a CG Generalist, XR Designer, and PhD Candidate passionate about creating compelling stories and immersive worlds. He grew up watching animated movies and he fell in love with animation and VFX.
His first degree is in Fine Arts and practical experience in computer graphics, compositing, and motion design. He further specialized in UX/UI and Interactive Storytelling during his master's studies at Middlesex University and later explored Virtual Reality and User Experience Design at the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens.
Currently, he works as a freelance CG Supervisor on a 3D animated series while pursuing his PhD, researching user-avatar relationship in social Virtual Reality.