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 ...

While deciding how to animate “Elemental” (Pixar), director Peter Sohn was having a crisis. How do you animate fire? Or water? He could take cues from Hayao Miyazaki’s Calcifer in “Howl’s Moving ...

In honor of the 30th anniversary of the John Lasseter film Toy Story, the first fully computer-animated feature film, we’re taking a look at early CGI milestones in the days before Toy Story. But ...

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 ...

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 ...

Computer animation or CGI animation is the process used for generating animated images by using computer graphics. The more general term computer-generated imagery encompasses both static scenes and ...

The advanced evolution of technology has brought a golden era in animation storytelling. For decades, the fast-growing world of technology has influenced animation from the formative years of the ...

The best animation styles offer powerfully effective ways to tell stories that captivate audiences, whether it's for non-fiction features and shorts, documentaries or corporate explainers. Different ...

This year’s Oscar for Best Visual Effects was won by Life of Pi, which depicted a digital Bengal tiger and other effects worked on by three graduates from RIT’s School of Film and Animation. Scott ...

The film discusses the evolution of graphic design through computer technology, highlighting how computers enhance the efficiency and creativity of graphic artists. It contrasts traditional graphic ...

You can show a heart beating if you are doing a science project describing the circulatory system. Or if you like to explain how our solar system works, you can show planets orbiting around the sun.

SIGGRAPH Asia 2025 officially opens today at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC), bringing the global community of computer graphics, visual computing, interactive techniques, and d ...