Alex Jukes’s educational and professional background spans the fields of animation, film and TV production, fine art and interactive media. Before working within an educational environment he worked within the media industry as a practitioner across a number of fields including 3D modelling, animation, graphics for television and interactive digital media. In the past he has produced graphic animation sequences for Zenith North and Tyne Tees. Alex’s academic research relates to visual perception and the effects of technology on our understanding of space. Alex has delivered a number of academic papers both nationally and internationally relating to this subject and has also produced a series of interactive works and animation which further explore this subject as research through practice.