John Klima
Associate Professor
Norway
Summary
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Top SchoolJohn Klima is an Associate Professor and interdisciplinary artist-engineer who builds large-scale electro-mechanical installations and bespoke 3D game software to bridge virtual and physical experiences. With a Master’s in Digital Communication and Multimedia from NYU Tandon and a BFA from Purchase College, he has shown work at major venues including the Whitney Museum and international museums, and his Train installation entered a European museum collection. Now based in Norway, he combines academic teaching at Noroff with hands-on technical leadership as Technical Director on interactive projects like Truth Detectives. Skilled in Unity, Unreal Engine 4, Flutter and custom hardware, he brings a rare blend of fine-art sensibility and production-grade software engineering. Over a decade of experience includes exhibition curation, prototype source-code ownership, and a long-running interest in model-scale systems applied to contemporary media art. Known for turning playful, craftsmanship-driven experiments into museum-scale work, he excels at making complex systems feel tangible and narratively compelling.
10 years of coding experience
Master of Science - MS, Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia, Master of Science - MS, Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia at NYU Tandon School of EngineeringBachelor of Fine Arts - BFA, Fine and Studio Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA, Fine and Studio Arts at Purchase College, SUNY
Github Skills (10)
vscode4
copilot4
ai2
windows-forms1
windows1
opengl1
cpp1
game-development1
game-engine1
clr1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
johnklima/TD2023
Jan 2023 - Jan 2024
Contributions:169 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year
johnklima/TechDirect2022
Jan 2022 - Feb 2022
Contributions:26 commits, 19 pushes, 1 branch in 23 days
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