Karl Sims

Karl Sims is a digital media artist and visual effects software developer. His interactive works have been exhibited worldwide including at the Centre Pompidou, Ars Electronica, DeCordova Museum, Boston Museum of Science, and the National Museum of Mathematics, New York. He founded GenArts, Inc. which created special effects software tools for the motion picture industry, and he also held positions at Thinking Machines Corporation, Optomystic, and Whitney/ Demos Productions. Karl studied computer graphics at the MIT Media Lab, and Life Sciences as an undergraduate at MIT. He is the recipient of various awards including two Ars Electronica Golden Nicas, a MacArthur “Genius” Grant, and an Emmy Award.