Media Arts Professor

Simon Tarr teaches new media art, game design, animation and digital art at the University of South Carolina, where he is the Media Arts program coordinator and an associate professor of art. He has been an advocate and activist for independent media maker for nearly a decade. His ten short films and two features have screened on every continent, and are available on Netflix, Amazon, and dozens of other venues.

 

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Making Art With Computers | Artopia
Making Art With Computers | Artopia

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Simon Tarr explains that he makes art with computers. He creates film, live video productions; video games and anything that uses electronica.
Response to Digital Art | Artopia
Response to Digital Art | Artopia

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Simon Tarr talks about the responses he has received to his work. People usually either love or hate Tarr’s work, but he is not discouraged by negative feedback.
Video Games | Artopia
Video Games | Artopia

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Simon Tarr talks about how much he didn't enjoy math in school. He discovered later that trigonometry was very important to video game design.