Charlie Athanas’ first computer animations (Wraparound) were in a 1983 SIGGRAPH exhibition at Japan’s Isetan Museum of Art. His 1985 CGI music video, Ralph the Punk, won awards in both CG and film festivals, which led to Athanas drawing the first computer-generated comic book, Shatter, for First Comics. Following his work as the sole animator on one of the first true simulation games (John Madden Football II), he co-designed, animated, and did sound design and UI on the global political simulations, Shadow President (1993 CES Innovation Award) and CyberJudas. In 2008, he co-founded the horror live theatre company, WildClaw Theatre. He has also been a Creative Director for a laser animation firm (Laser City Studios), a soundtrack composer, played in multiple bands, done set designer for indie films and theatre, designed and managed a live event venue, an illustrator, co-director on a digital immersive project for U2, and consultant at Paul Allen’s think tank, Interval Research Corporation. Athanas recently co-directed and animated the “Love is a Battlefield” music video for The Joy Thieves.