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And two scholars at the University of Chicago are re-thinking how to leverage them in a way to address some of the world’s biggest issues. With 2.5 billion gamers today, games are set to be the type of media that most defines our world. He is currently the Creative Director and Head of the Virtual Art Department at EYELINE STUDIOS where he and his team are researching and developing new technologies and processes that will disrupt the way films are currently being made.What is the most popular form of media today: Movies? Music? Books? Nope, it’s video games.

He also played an integral part in the creation of other recognizable films such as Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, After Earth, Jane Got a Gun, and Terminator: Genisis.Ī culmination of experience in the entertainment, technical, and digital worlds have allowed him to integrate the two things he loves the most architecture and film. With a strong background in art and design, he relocated to Los Angeles where he began working on major motion films such as Avengers, Super8, Priest, and Independence Day. Here he attended Florida International University where he studied and graduated from Architecture. Fueyo arrived to the United States, from his native Spain, when he was 15 years old. He has over 15 years of experience working on films, commercials, game cinematics, and dark rides. Stuart served as Technology Committee Chair for the United Way of Miami putting his knowledge and expertise to work for the community.Ĭarlos Fueyo is the creative director of the playard studio, a production studio based in Miami. Stuart provided business advisory services and litigation support in the areas of information systems, financial and operational reporting, business planning, valuation, divorce, due diligence, and business damages.Ī Certified Public Accountant with a Master’s Degree in Management from the Kellogg School at Northwestern University, Stuart also earned Accreditation in Business Valuation from the AICPA. Stuart started WhiteOwl, the Firm’s technology consulting division and conceptualized PaperSave®, a SAAS based AP automation, workflow, and document management platform. He currently serves as President of Beth David Congregation and on the Advisory Board of the Center for Jewish Life in Miami, Florida.Īs a Principal at regional accounting firm MBAF for over twenty years and a member of MBAF’s three-person Executive Committee, Stuart was integrally involved in shaping all aspects of the Firm’s strategic direction, including negotiating mergers and acquisitions, and overseeing cyber policies and technology practices. Stuart exited a 30+ year career as a Miami-based CPA, entrepreneur, and CEO of a technology company he founded in 1997.

Housed within one of the nation’s most diverse and highly ranked, public research universities, FIU | Lee Caplin Immersive Studio for Altered Reality provides consultation services, innovates and tests new technologies, and provides training and instruction in the creation of multimedia experiences (MME) in Extended Reality (XR), a related set of technologies that are changing the way we interact with the world and with each other: Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), and Mixed Reality (MR).

As a public-private partnership, FIU | Lee Caplin Immersive Studio for Altered Reality combines the expertise of research and teaching faculty the energy and ambition of students, and the knowledge, application, and entrepreneurship of private industry professionals in an incubator-instruction-service model. FIU is an institution that prides itself on being at the forefront of higher education and preparing graduates for careers and leadership positions in the 21st century’s information and innovation economy.
