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, ...

The gig: Animator Hao Li, 34, is an assistant professor of computer science at USC, running a small, newly renovated lab with five graduate students at the university’s school of engineering. His team ...

When it comes to teaching science, animation seems like a natural fit. What better way to convey how a bicycle pump works or the functions of the human respiratory system? Yet research has turned up ...

In November 2009, golfer Tiger Woods’ life changed forever. So did TV news in Taiwan. Woods was involved in a traffic altercation that resulted in a wrecked Cadillac Escalade, minor cuts on his face ...

Animated movies are just as popular as ever, and thanks to Pixar’s vision the computer-animated movie has been the favored format for over a decade. That’s not to say it’s the best format. Give me ...

This past weekend, you relived the wonder of Jurassic Park and remembered the first time you saw convincing CG effects on screen. But Jurassic Park built on a long legacy of computer innovation, more ...

From award-winning animation artists on four continents comes COMPUTER ANIMATION MARVELS, a spectacular collection of computer-animated short films from today’s top CGI artists and storytellers. Watch ...

Ed Catmull, the Pixar Animation Studios co-founder who helped pioneer the computer-animation industry and led Walt Disney Co.’s animation business to its contemporary renaissance, is retiring. Catmull ...

It used to be that the only places where animation was screened was on rectangular screens, be it a large theatrical screen or more modest TV and computer screens. Times are changing though. Today, ...