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Peter Cho was valedictorian of Santa Rosa High School in California, he went on to further his education at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and received a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering, design, and computation, with minors in architecture and music. He continued at MIT and received his Masters of Science degree in the media arts and sciences.

Peter Cho is interested in the question, “How do you play a letter?” His response to this question lead to the creation of 26 different digital 3D landscapes which serve as a playground for mouse driven interaction with individual letters. He is also known for his experimental type design Forefont which is a result of his personal dissatisfaction with flat texture-mapped type that disappears when rotated in a virtual three-dimensional environment. Forefont appears topographically textured when tilted toward the viewer.

Cho has received various recognitions from ID Magazine, Print Magazine, Ars Electronica and the Tokyo TDC. Peter Cho’s recent projects include installation work for the Asia Society Museum in New York City, interface design for the University of Minnesota Design Institute, and motion and interactive branding pieces for IBM.