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Dave Elder 4 Clock Tower Pl. Résumé (doc) |
About
Me
I am employed as the Graphics Programmer at Iron Lore Entertainment, working on an unannounced title for the PC and consoles. My job responsibilities include maintaining and updating the rendering engine on all platforms, designing cutting-edge rendering effects, authoring shaders, and working with the art and design teams to ensure that the rendering engine and associated tools meet their needs.
I received my PhD
from the Department of Cognitive
and Neural Systems at Boston University,
working with Ennio Mingolla and Stephen Grossberg. My research
involved the development of neural network models of
motion processing for visually-guided steering and obstacle
avoidance. I developed a novel GPU-based simulation system for
neural networks, utilizing the parallelism of the GPU for
hardware-accelerated computation. I have
a bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Philosophy from Rhodes College in Memphis, TN.
Publications
and Conference Presentations
David Elder, Stephen Grossberg, and Ennio Mingolla. A neural model of
visually-guided steering, obstacle avoidance, and route selection, Society
for Neuroscience Annual Conference, 2005, Washington, DC. Poster.
David Elder, Stephen Grossberg, and Ennio Mingolla. A neural model of
visually-guided steering, obstacle avoidance, and route selection, International
Conference on Cognitive and Neural Systems, 2005, Boston, MA. Oral
Presentation.
David Elder, Stephen Grossberg, and Ennio Mingolla. A neural model of
visually-guided steering and obstacle avoidance, Vision Sciences
Society,
2005, Sarasota, FL. Poster.
Graphics
Projects
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Relief Mapping |
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This demo shows a
relief-mapped fly-by of the surface of Mars. |
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Java Web Start |
Java Source |
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Tessendorf Waves and
Atmospheric Scattering |
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This demo implements
Tessendorf ocean waves and a realistic atmospheric lighting model. |
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Java Web Start |
Java Source |
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BRDF-Based Lighting |
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This demo shows several
BRDF-based lighting models, including the Oren-Nayar, Cook-Torrance,
Ashikhmin, and Minnaert models. |
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Java Source |
C++ OpenGL Source |
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Dynamic Cube Map
Environment Mapping |
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This demo implements a simple
environment mapping algorithm. |
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Links
Schools
Boston University
Rhodes College
Vision
Vision Sciences Society
CNS Vision Lab
Graphics and
Game
Programming
OpenGL.org
GPGPU.org
OpenGL
Extensions
Registry
OpenGL Shading
Language
Gamedev.net
Gamasutra.com