Chris Jackson is a computer graphics designer and professor at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). He teaches a variety of graduate-level courses including 2D Computer Animation, 3D Computer Graphics, Instructional Multimedia, and Motion Graphics. Before joining the RIT faculty, Chris was a new media designer with Eastman KODAK Company, creating and delivering online instructional training via the Web and CD-ROM. He continues to be a Flash animator, designer, developer, and consultant for worldwide corporations. He lectures and conducts workshops relating to interactive design and Flash animation.

Chris’ professional work has received over 25 distinguished national and international awards for online communication. His areas of research include user’s experience design, 2D character animation, digital storytelling and interactive design for children. Chris continues to publish and present his research and professional work at ACM SIGGRAPH and the Society for Technical Communication (STC). Chris is co-author of Flash 3D: Animation, Interactivity and Games (Focal Press, October 2006) and is currently writing Flash + After Effects for Focal Press (January 2008).