Computer animation is the art of creating moving images via the use of computers. It is a subfield of computer graphics and animation. Increasingly it is created by means of 3D computer graphics ...

If you have an artistic inclination, yet are proficient in the use of modern technology, then you can have a lucrative career in 3D animation and graphics. This field has become very popular in the ...

Computer animation: models for facial expression Computer scientists in Saarbruecken can produce realistic face models, for example for animated films, just from video recordings.

Features Computer animation and its constant leaps forward Animation never ceases to evolve, seemingly with every new release. But where did it begin, and will it have unintended effects?

USC professor Hao Li works on cutting-edge computer graphics and animation not only with his students, but also with Hollywood studios on films such as “Fast and Furious 7.” ...

In a darkened classroom 30 students peer intently at glowing computer screens filled with scenes of attack helicopters fire-spewing monsters and lovable cartoon characters. The students mostly in t… ...

SIGGRAPH, the big computer-graphics conference, is celebrating its 50th anniversary this week with a Time Tunnel immersive exhibition co-created by Autodesk and UCSB.

There are three commonly used methods of computer animation -- break the object being simulated into discrete elements, use sample points from the object, or create fixed cells in space.

Computer graphics, whether 2-D imaging or 3-D animations, consume a considerable amount of hard-drive space. The speed in which a hard drive can access files is important when generating computer ...

Ken Knowlton, artist and computer animation pioneer, died on June 16 at a hospice facility in Sarasota, Florida. According to his son, Rick Knowlton, the cause of death was unclear. Knowlton was ...