SDSU at KAFI 2009!

From left to right, Award Girl?, Cable Hardin-Advisor, Eric Say, Chris Biewer, Isaac Windham, Lynette Lobien.
A mere four semesters after the animation courses were retooled in the Department of Visual Arts at South Dakota State University, a team of students was able to enter the Cartoon Challenge and get accepted. It was very exciting to say the least. And a bit intimidating to be amongst very well-known schools with very well-established fully developed Animation majors. San Jose State form Cali and SCAD from Savannah, GA were among the top contenders and those expected to garner top prizes. San Jose did fantstically and did get both awards - and they were nice fellows all - our hero David Chai i heard crooned away at karaoke later in downtown kalamazoo, MI. However, the Jackrabbits from SDSU held our own. I think we were the first to turn in the project with a team of only four - the nine other teams had 5 members. Well done and success!

See the :30 PSA on "Innovative Educational Methods for 21st Century Learners" - finished in three and half days and fueled by cased of Red Bull and fart smells.