David Dawson is Rio Hondo’s full time Animation Instructor with a MFA in Computer Arts from Florida Atlantic University and a BA in Visual Arts from Baylor University. He is currently teaching: Anim 101 3D Digital Animation, Anim 110 3D Animation, and Anim120 3D Rendering and Lighting. He has been working in Game development for the past 24 years and teaching Animation for the past 21 years. Some of his most recent titles are The Expanse, Orbals, ACL Pro Cornhole, Backyard Baseball, Backyard Football, Game Party and Hotel for Dogs on the Wii platform.
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DANIEL CHENG
Adjunct Animation Instructor Rio Hondo / Associate Art Director Deviation Games
Daniel Cheng has been doing Concept Art in Game Development since 2004, currently Daniel is a Concept Art Specialist at Treyarch, he has his Masters in Illustration from California State Fullerton. Some of Daniel’s most recent titles include Call of Duty Black Ops, Black Ops 2 and Black Ops 3. Daniel teaches ANIM 133 Character Design, ANIM 134 Mech and Vehicle Design, ANIM 135 Environment Design and ART 170 Intro to Digital Painting.
