The growth of the gaming industry and the increase in animated films has led to the introduction of a new hi-tech degree course at the University of Bedfordshire. Beginning in September, the BSc (Hons ...

There are a lot of geeky jobs out there that require not only steadfast dedication to the work, but a creative spirit as well. Growing up, I wanted to be a lot of things - a lot of things. One of ...

Josh Scherr, lead cinematic animator at Naughty Dog, a major video game developer, began learning about movie effects when he was about six years old. That's when he saw Star Wars and his parents ...

NOVA: How does the animation process happen? GM: First, the art department and director design the models, first on paper, then in the computer—think of them as being puppets in the computer. You can ...

Computer-generated images based on simple algorithms - it's not the stuff typically shown in art galleries. But for animator Andy Lomas, computers are perfect canvases and algorithms the perfect tools ...

It’s a sure bet that when Theodor S. Geisel took pen in hand to create “Horton Hears a Who,” he never imagined an army of 70 computer animators would revisit his story five decades later. With the ...