Driven by crafting unique visual experiences for Film, TV, Games and emerging technologies, Chris Ebeling is a world-class Animator, Creative Director, Writer and Digital Artist having worked on Hollywood blockbusters such as The Lego Movie’s, The Great Gatsby, Gods of Egypt and Happy feet 2. Supplementing his extensive film and VFX background, Chris has successfully creative directed projects in the real-time space, with experience across games as well as virtual and augmented reality projects.
Chris’s experience in feature film animation joined with his leadership in education and mentoring made him an ideal candidate for this crucial role in laying the foundations and building the Animal Logic Academy at the University of Technology, Sydney.
Here Chris used his wealth of industry experience to mentor young artists and creators of the future, pushing them to co-create and innovate while testing the boundaries of current and emerging technologies through a first of its kind’ Masters of Animation and Visualization.
Chris has co-founded his own digital creative studio, Virtually Human..Here, the core is to keep people emotionally engaged through immersive digital entertainment powered by web 3.0. Exploring emerging technologies in gaming, data and mixed reality. With a strong focus to constantly innovate by bridging the gap between the real world and the virtual world, where the two become inseparable.
Since co-founding VHS, Chris has moved away from the operations and joined Behaviol a technology entertainment company that focusses on emerging technologies, combining Web3, Artificial Intelligence (AI) with gameplay methodologies and rich stories to enrich, expand and democratise sporting entertainment in the digital space, one game at a time!
With his extensive experience in games and CG film development coupled with his passion for future tech. Chris’s goal is to help define the visual language and capabilities of these emerging technologies, contributing to understanding and full potential of these interactive media platforms.
Always on the look out for new and exciting collaborations, Chris's proven ability to help form teams, plan projects, direct and develop stories across a variety of media platforms, makes him an ideal contributor for any project.
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