{"id":1302,"date":"2016-03-11T11:52:44","date_gmt":"2016-03-11T11:52:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/habib.edu.pk\/HU-news\/?p=1302"},"modified":"2025-07-21T15:18:01","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T10:18:01","slug":"discovering-the-fascinating-world-of-muqeem-khan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/habib.edu.pk\/HU-news\/discovering-the-fascinating-world-of-muqeem-khan\/","title":{"rendered":"Discovering the Fascinating World of Muqeem Khan"},"content":{"rendered":"

In talk titled \u2018Blurring Boundaries: From Computer Graphics to Human Pulse Reading\u2019, the multi-talented Muqeem Khan takes the audience on a tour de force of his life<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

HABIB UNIVERSITY<\/strong> March 1, 2016: <\/strong>Mr. Muqeem Khan<\/a> delivered a captivating talk on his life and creative and intellectual evolution in the nearly packed Tariq Rafi Lecture Hall here at Habib University.<\/p>\n

Mr. Khan, who is Associate Professor of Communication Studies and Design<\/a> at Habib University, holds a B.S. in Interior Design and an M.A. in Industrial Design from Ohio State University. He has several motion picture credits with Walt Disney and Square USA, including Deep Rising<\/em>, George of the Jungle<\/em>, Flubber<\/em>, Armageddon<\/em> and Final Fantasy<\/em>.<\/p>\n

In February 2016, he was selected to be part of a jury for India\u2019s Best Design Studio Awards<\/a> (IBDSA) 2016, making him the only Pakistani on the panel. India\u2019s Best Design Studio is a respected recognition for Design Studios for their professional work, business practices and transparency, initiated by POOL Magazine in 2015 and endorsed by the India Design Council.<\/p>\n

During his talk here, titled \u2018Blurring Boundaries: From Computer Graphics to Human Pulse Reading\u2019<\/em>, Mr. Khan narrated the course of his creative and professional life, recounting how curiosity took him on the path to computer generated imagery and then to trans-disciplinary design. He shared his extensive experiences in creating motion picture realism, and shared clips and snippets from finished movies while describing the processes that went into creating them.<\/p>\n

Having lived and witnessed the evolution of animation and computer generated imagery in Hollywood, Mr. Khan described the various challenges animators used to face and how they would work around them. He recounted how working in the industry made him appreciate and internalize that a good designer has to work within set boundaries, within which he or she has to best express their creativity given limitations of time, space and money. From his experience he believes that although talent and technology are essential for success in the field of computer graphics and animation, they are not sufficient. The extra essential ingredients are tolerance and teamwork.<\/p>\n

Moving on to his current Ph.D. research, Mr. Khan explained how he is combining design thinking and emerging interactive technologies to help people stay in touch with their intangible cultural heritage \u2013 intangible in that it is distinguished from \u2018tangible\u2019 heritage like books, statues, museums etc. More specifically, he is investigating, documenting and transmitting the Unani medicinal practices in Pakistan.<\/p>\n

He explained that his research focuses on perpetuating \u2018Digital Intangible Heritage\u2019 through \u2018empathic design\u2019 and associated techniques. His focus is on ensuring the continuity of cultural knowledge by using new models to access traditional knowledge.<\/p>\n

For a better idea of Mr. Khan\u2019s work, you can see his mixed reality experimentations and presentation, \u201cPlayful Technology to Keep Cultural Heritage Alive<\/a>,\u201d at the TED@Doha Summit.<\/p>\n

Rounding off his talk, he played stereoscopic 2D animations generated by Habib University students for the audience. These were greatly appreciated by audience members in post event discussions.<\/p>\n