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 ...

From cel animation to stop motion and 3D, the best animation styles can captivate audiences, but which one is for you?

Scientists and computer gamers alike could benefit from a new method for creating soft, realistic shadows in computer-generated images. COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Scientists and computer gamers alike could ...

Robert Abel, the computer animation and graphics guru who used multimedia to create award-winning commercials, films and classroom educational materials, has died. He was 64. Abel, credited with ...

It’s hard to believe we’re in a world where the original Toy Story, the first fully computer-generated feature film, is more than 20 years old. Its computer animation was revolutionary for 1995, but ...

The workflow and software pipelines that have come to define Animated and Visual Effects (photoreal) feature production are traditionally divergent, but as virtual production sweeps the film industry, ...

Combining art, science, engineering, and the psychology of human perception and interaction, computer graphics involves the creation and manipulation of visual content used in applications ranging ...

Wayne Carlson at Ohio State University compiled the history of computer graphics and animation from its humble beginnings in 1951. There's plenty to be learned here, so pull up a chair and a pot of ...

Two men who invented game-changing 3D computer graphics techniques now widely used in the film industry have won the highest distinction in computer science: the Turing Award. If you enjoyed Toy Story ...