Dr Maria Zelenskaya
Faculty of Creative Industries, Education & Social Justice,
School of Creative Arts,
Film, Screen & Animation
Biography
Maria is an animator with almost two decades of practical experience in motion graphics and multimedia design. She specialises in real-time animation, performance capture and interactive characters and avatars. Maria teaches various courses in animation and digital art and has a comprehensive understanding of CGI production pipelines.Maria’s research interests lie in the areas of performance capture, interactive design and participatory design. She has collaborated on multiple successful research projects involving mixed reality and virtual production. She currently works with sign-language avatars.
Personal details
Positions
- Lecturer
Faculty of Creative Industries, Education & Social Justice,
School of Creative Arts,
Film, Screen & Animation
Keywords
Animation, Motion-capture, Virtual Production, Interactive Design, Co-design, Sign-language Technology, Digital Humans
Research field
Design, Screen and digital media, Visual arts
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2020
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy (Griffith University)
- Bachelor of Animation (Honours) (Griffith University)
- Bachelor of Animation (Griffith University)
Professional memberships and associations
Chair of ACM Brisbane SIGGRAPH Professional Chapter
Member of ACM SIGGRAPH
Member of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Member of the Society of Animation Studies
Publications
- Zelenskaya, M. & Rundle-Thiele, S. (2022). Wildlife Watcher Kylie: co-designing a virtual ambassador for the Koala Watch programme. Studies in Australasian Cinema, 16(2-3), 93–108. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/244100
QUT ePrints
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A complete list of publications is available at: https://www.qut.edu.au/about/our-people/academic-profiles/maria.zelenskaya
Supervision
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Current supervisions
- A Co-creative Approach to Designing and Animating Sign Language Avatars for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children's Media
MPhil, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr Jessica Korte, Professor Bree Hadley - From Linear Narratives to Dynamic Outcomes, Interactive Virtual Reality Filmmaking for Trauma Recovery
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr Joe Carter, Professor Mark Ryan, Professor Kirsten Vallmuur - Integrating Hybrid Physical and Virtual Sets to Enhance Immersion in Screen Production
MPhil, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Mr Paul Van Opdenbosch, Associate Professor Phoebe Hart - The Expressive Potential of Non-Humanoid 3D Digital Puppets in Hybrid and Live Performance Contexts
MPhil, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Mr Paul Van Opdenbosch, Dr Elizabeth Gibbs, Dr Kathryn Kelly - The Impact of Puppet Material Choices on Narrative Expression in Stop Motion Animation
MPhil, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Sandra Gattenhof
The supervisions listed above are only a selection.