Dr. Gavin Halm

Instructor

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Biography

Gavin Halm teaches media making history courses across domains including 2D/3D animation, production of virtual gaming worlds, and film/TV industries production. His recent work has spanned virtual reality entertainment experiences at multiple Hollywood studios. Gavin graduated from UCLA’s School of the Arts with an MFA in Media Arts in 2014. He is also an artist whose work tends toward traditional media such as drawing and painting, and includes work in abstract computer-based animation. He holds a BA in Interdisciplinary Computing Arts from UCSD’s Visual Arts.

Research Interests

Media Arts 2D/3D Animation Virtual Reality Film Production AI Generative Image Culture

Requirements for University of California, San Diego

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:85
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:120
Overall
Required:120
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in physical, biological, or earth sciences, mathematics, or engineering. Differential and integral calculus. One year of calculus-based physics with laboratory. One year of chemistry with laboratory.
Application Checklist
  • Statement of Purpose (max 2 pages)
  • Unofficial transcripts
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Application fee ($135 domestic / $155 international)
Specialization Notes

Administered by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Curricular groups include Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere (COAP), Geosciences (GEO), and Ocean Biosciences (OBP).