Eric Homan is an assistant professor who teaches Motion Graphics, Computer Animation, and Video classes at the Columbus College of Art and Design in downtown Columbus, Ohio. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Time-Based Media Studies from CCAD in 1998 and received his Master of Fine Arts degree in Computer Arts at Florida Atlantic University in 2000. Eric employs his skills of using computers as a means of communication and self-expression. He has received several awards from around the world for his artwork, including a Telly Award in 2001 for his computer animation piece “Life Forms”. In 2004, Eric began a foray into documentary filmmaking with “Treasures of the Hocking Hills” and “David Hostetler: Artist In Nature”, both focusing on the artist communities in southeastern Ohio. He followed these up with various projects, especially “Western Heavens on Earth”, an expressionistic exploration of the American West, and “Comic Book Culture”, an examination of the comic book allure. He specializes in digital video, 3D animation, digital compositing, motion graphics, interactive art, and sound design.