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 ...

The speckled wings of Dracula's vampire brides, one of the most impressive effects created by Industrial Light & Magic for the new movie "Van Helsing," were born during an eel-hunting expedition in a ...

July 31, New York, NY—School of Visual Arts President David Rhodes has announced the appointment of James (Jimmy) Calhoun as chair of the College’s BFA Computer Art Computer Animation and Visual ...

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 ...

The School of Visual Arts in New York City is offering a peek at some of its outstanding in-progress thesis projects from the school’s various animation-driven departments. SVA’s innovative and ...

Open houses are an opportunity for prospective students and their families to learn more about SVA firsthand. Following a welcome by SVA President David Rhodes, the schedule provides time for guests ...

Drexel University’s major in Animation & Visual Effects (VFX), housed in the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, is a full-time undergraduate program that prepares students for ...

The same software might also be used by meteorologists to create accurate representations of quickly developing weather conditions. Because the software is interactive, it shows results immediately, ...

Sony Pictures Entertainment is plunging into the feature animation business in hopes of cashing in on the kind of blockbuster success that rival studios have had with computer-generated family hits ...

Motion-capture technology helps athletes perfect their technique. Aug. 10, 2012 — -- You doubtless remember the blue Pandorans in James Cameron's film "Avatar." The computer-generated effects ...