Andrew S. Glassner is an American

United States

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 expert in computer graphics

Computer graphics

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, well known in computer graphics community as the originator and editor of the Graphics Gems series and of An Introduction to Ray Tracing. His later interests include interactive fiction

Interactive fiction

Interactive fiction, often abbreviated IF, describes software simulating environments in which players use text commands to control characters and influence the environment. Works in this form can be understood as literary narratives and as video games. In common usage, the term refers to text...

, writing and directing and consulting in computer game and online entertainment industries.

He started working in 3D computer graphics in 1978. He earned B.S. in computer engineering

Computer engineering

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  (1984) from Case Western Reserve University

Case Western Reserve University

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, Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland, Ohio

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, M.S. in computer science

Computer science

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 (1987) and Ph.D. (1988, advisor Frederick Brooks) from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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, Chapel Hill, NC.

He was researcher in computer graphics with Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (1988-1994) and with Microsoft Research

Microsoft Research

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 (1994-2000).

His other positions include founding editor of the Journal of Graphics Tools

Journal of Graphics Tools

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, and editor-in-chief of ACM Transactions on Graphics

ACM Transactions on Graphics

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(1995-1997).

SInce 1996 he has been writing the Andrew Glassner's Notebook column in the IEEE Computer Graphics & Applications journal, collected into three books.