Penn State students had the opportunity to learn from alumnus Jacob Stephens (B. Arch. ’96) when he returned to campus last week to share his experiences creating digital visual effects for Avatar, The Hobbit trilogy, and many other projects for Weta Digital in New Zealand.
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Jacob Stephens and Dan Willis posed for a photo before Stephens' lecture.
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The crowd gathered to hear Jacob Stephens speak.
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Dan Willis introduced Jacob Stephens before his lecture.
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Jacob Stephens gave his lecture at the Stuckeman Family Building to a full house.
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Jacob Stephens stood in front of two hundred students and faculty to discuss his career.
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Supplies lined the floor of the room where Stephens led the designXchange workshop.
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Stephens interacted with workshop participants at the DesignXChange Workshop.
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Jacob Stephens and Matt Parkinson discussed the workshop brief.
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Dan Willis drew his team's design.
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Jacob Stephens laughed at a team's creative design idea about a werewolf.
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Jacob Stephens admired a team's design during the workshop.
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Participants presented their project designs to Jacob Stephens.
