Kenneth H. Perlin is a professor in the Department of

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, founding director of the Media Research Lab at NYU, director of the Future Reality Lab at NYU, and the director of the Games for Learning Institute. He holds a BA. degree in Theoretical Mathematics from

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(7/1979), a MS degree in computer science from the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences,

(6/1984), and a

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degree in computer science from the same institution (2/1986). His research interests include

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, and

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. He developed or was involved with the development of techniques such as Perlin noise, real-time interactive character animation, and computer-user interfaces. He is best known for the development of Perlin noise and Simplex noise, both of which are algorithms for realistic-looking Gradient noise. He is a collaborator of the World Building Institute.

Awards

In 1996, Perlin received an Academy Award for Technical Achievement from the

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, for the development of Perlin noise. He had introduced this technique with the goal to produce natural-appearing textures on computer-generated surfaces for motion picture visual effects, while working on the Walt Disney Productions' 1982 feature film TRON for which he had developed a large part of the software.

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External links

Ken Perlin's NYU home pageKen Perlin's WebLogKen Perlin as Featured Speaker
at

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