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Golf Graphics Operator

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Congratulations to this year's recipient of the Virtual Eye Scholarship Jack Wylie. A very talented Golf graphics operator and another great product of our exciting partnership with Otago Polytechnic | Te Pūkenga. The 22-year-old Otago Polytechnic Te Pūkenga student began his internship with Virtual Eye in March last year.

Dual Purpose

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Otago Polytechnic Te Pūkenga students Sam and Hudson James-Everton have been working as graphics operators on the recent PGA PLAYERS Championship in Florida. The work experience is part of a new scholarship created specifically by Animation Research Ltd, and helps cover the pair's Master of Applied Science studies.

Animation Research Ltd senior sports producer Angus Reid said the duo’s work had been 'outstanding'. "They have gone from interns to very capable graphics operators in a short space of time. Sam has already taken up some cricket work with us over the summer and Hudson went away in January to the United Arab Emirates, where he covered another golf event."

Otago Polytechnic’s Institute of Sports, Exercise and Health head Hayden Croft said the scholarship provided an opportunity to be trained in aspects of sport animation production, building graphics for courses, loading animations live during sports matches, and setting up and using technology to make it all work.

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