WebComputer animation is the process used for digitally generating animations.The more general term computer-generated imagery (CGI) encompasses both static scenes (still images) and dynamic images (moving images), while computer animation only refers to moving images. Modern computer animation usually uses 3D computer graphics to …

WebWilliam Fetter was credited with coining the term computer graphics in 1961 to describe his work at Boeing.One of the first displays of computer animation was Futureworld (1976), which included an animation of a human face and a hand that had originally appeared in the 1971 experimental short A Computer Animated Hand, created by University of Utah …

WebAnimation is a method by which still figures are manipulated to appear as moving images.In traditional animation, images are drawn or painted by hand on transparent celluloid sheets to be photographed and exhibited on film.Today, most animations are made with computer-generated imagery (CGI). Computer animation can be very detailed 3D animation, …

WebThe history of computer animation began as early as the 1940s and 1950s, when people began to experiment with computer graphics – most notably by John Whitney.It was only by the early 1960s when digital computers had become widely established, that new avenues for innovative computer graphics blossomed. Initially, uses were mainly for scientific, …

WebComputer-generated imagery (CGI) is the use of computer graphics to create or contribute to images in art, printed media, video games, simulators, and visual effects in films, television programs, shorts, commercials, and videos.The images may be static (still images) or dynamic (moving images), in which case CGI is also called computer …

WebComputer facial animation is primarily an area of computer graphics that encapsulates methods and techniques for generating and animating images or models of a character face. The character can be a human, a humanoid, an animal, a legendary creature or character, etc. Due to its subject and output type, it is also related to many other scientific and …

WebA computer-animated film is a feature film that has been computer-animated to appear three-dimensional.While traditional 2D animated films are now made primarily with the help of computers, the technique to render realistic 3D computer graphics (CG) or 3D computer-generated imagery (CGI), is unique to computers.. This is a list of theatrically …

WebComputer science is the study of computation, automation, and information. Computer science spans theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, information theory, and automation) to practical disciplines (including the design and implementation of hardware and software). Computer science is generally considered an area of academic …

WebThe table below provides an overview of notable computer-aided design (CAD) software. It does not judge power, ease of use, or other user-experience aspects. The table does not include software that is still in development (beta software).For all-purpose 3D programs, see Comparison of 3D computer graphics software.CAD refers to a specific type of …

WebAn application program (software application, or application, or app for short) is a computer program designed to carry out a specific task other than one relating to the operation of the computer itself, typically to be used by end-users. Word processors, media players, and accounting software are examples.The collective noun "application software" refers to …