Jonah Ling
Spatial Computing & XR Experience Designer/Developer
A multi-award-winning digital generalist with a diverse skill set that ranges from VR application development to environmental design, virtual production and beyond.
Originally trained as an architect, I now bring the same rigour and creative problem solving to virtual design. My heart lies in humanising our digital world by reimagining the user interface.
Mixed Reality Developer
Jun 25 - Present
Finalising the mixed reality tools previously developed with the Virtual Production at Model Scale team at Aardman Animations and testing them on a live production.
Cinematic & Videogame Architecture
Sep 23 - Sep 24
Master's degree at the Bartlett School of Architecture developing critical theory and skills in XR, videogame and film design and production.
Grade: Distinction
RIBA Part 1 Architecture
Sep 20 - Jul 23
Traditional architecture bachelor's at the Oxford School of Architecture focusing on critical and meaningful spatial design.
Grade: 1st Class (GPA>4.0)
MArch
BA (Hons)
Mixed Reality R&D
Nov 24 - May 25
Exploration into mixed reality workflows with the Virtual Production at Model Scale team at Aardman Animations, the creators of Wallace & Gromit and Shaun the Sheep.
In partnership with Watershed's Pervasive Media Studio and MyWorld
Skills
VR application building, offline rendering, game development
Scale modelling, parametric design, physics simulation, real-world analysis, 2D graphics
Video editing, compositing, VFX, motion graphics
Animation, physics simulation, offline rendering
VR integration
Talks
- [UPCOMING] Digital Meets Handmade: Can VP enhance stop-motion? | SIGGRAPH presentation, Vancouver - Aug 2025
- Virtual Production at Model Scale | Industry showcase with Aardman Animations, Bristol - Jun 2025
- Computational Analysis for Sustainability Goals | Lecture at the Oxford School of Architecture, Oxford - Feb 2023
Exhibitions
- Bartlett Autumn Show | Bartlett School of Architecture, London - Sep>Oct 2024
- London Festival of Architecture | Bartlett School of Architecture, London - Jun>Jul 2024
- End of Year Show | Oxford School of Architecture, Oxford - June 2023
- End of Year Show | Oxford School of Architecture, Oxford - June 2022
Selected Press
- WIRED | Interview, Jun 2024
Awards
- Riach Architects Prize for Dissertation 2023
