Aaron Koblin | |
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| Born | (1982-01-14)January 14, 1982 (age 44) Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| Known for | Digital art |
Aaron Koblin (born January 14, 1982) is an American digital media artist and entrepreneur best known for his use ofdata visualization and his work incrowdsourcing, virtual reality, and interactive film. He is co-founder and president of virtual reality companyWithin (formerly Vrse[1]), founded withChris Milk. The company created the popular virtual reality fitness app Supernatural, which was acquired by Meta in 2023.[2] Formerly he created and lead theData Arts Team atGoogle inSan Francisco,California from 2008 to 2015.[3]
Koblin received his MFA fromUCLA's Design | Media Arts MFA program and BA fromUC Santa Cruz. He is on the advisory board for the UCLA School of Arts and Architecture, and was previously on the board of the non-profit Gray Area Foundation For The ArtsGAFFTA in San Francisco. He was the Abramowitz Artist in Residence at MIT in 2010 and the Annenberg Innovator in residence at USC in 2013.[citation needed][4]
Koblin's artworks are part of the permanent collections of theVictoria and Albert Museum (V&A), theMuseum of Modern Art (MoMA), and theCentre Georges Pompidou. He has presented atTED, andThe World Economic Forum, and his work has been shown at international festivals includingArs Electronica,SIGGRAPH, and theJapan Media Arts Festival. In 2006, his Flight Patterns project received theNational Science Foundation's first place award for science visualization.[5] In 2009, he was named toCreativity Magazine's Creativity 50,[6] in 2010 he was one ofEsquire Magazine's Best and Brightest and Fast Company's Most Creative People in Business,[7] and in 2011 was one ofForbes magazine's 30 under 30.[8] Koblin was anEyebeam exhibiting artist.[9][10]
In 2014, Koblin was awarded theNational Design Award for Interactive Design.[11]
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