Sam Shpigelman

About Me

Sam Shpigelman is an Educator and CG Artist with over 10 years of professional experience.

Sam Shpigelman is a Program Advisor and Program Developer for the Digital Art Center at UCSD Extension where he manages Casual Game Developer and Mobile Application Development educational program.

Sam Shpigelman holds a lecturer position at the school of Theatre, Television and Film at San Diego State University, where he teaches a variety of animation and compositing classes to students across multiple disciplines including film, television, theatre, art and multimedia.

Sam Shpigelman used to teach a variety of classes across Media Art & Animation and Game Art & Design programs at The Art Institute of California – San Diego. Classes would range from basic 3D animation and modeling to advanced 3D visual effects and portfolio-studio classes. Currently he teaches at the Art Institute of Online.

Sam Shpigelman holds Master of Fine Arts degree in Computer Animation from Miami International University of Art & Design and Bachelor of Science degree in Game Art & Design from Art Institute of Pittsburgh.

Sam Shpigelman is an active CG artist with vast experience in various industries such as animation, game development, medical and architectural pre-visualization, and product design and modeling. His latest projects include automotive prototyping and high quality stereoscopic rendering of Lexus GX460 for Lexus Motors, product design, modeling and prototyping for the next generation of cell phones from Qualcomm, and pre-visualizing the City of San Diego’s architectural redevelopment of the Crossings; ---the entire city block by the Solana Beach Train Station.

Sam Shpigelman's personal research revolves around accurately rendering computer-generated light for the architectural visualization of interior spaces, and stereoscopic technologies.

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