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 ...

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 ...

Comic-Con Museum is unveiling its new headline exhibit, "The Animation Academy: From Pencils to Pixels." "The Animation Academy" offers an education in the history of animation, from hand-drawn cels ...

Welcome to Season 2 of Animation Club's On A Tangent podcast! Kicking off the season is an interview with Jun Zee Myers, 3D animator and SVA 2004 alum. During this episode, Zee shares her long career ...

Ken Knowlton, artist and computer animation pioneer, died on June 16 at a hospice facility in Sarasota, Florida. According to his son, Rick Knowlton, the cause of death was unclear. Knowlton was an ...

With 25 years of hindsight, Jurassic Park marks a pivotal point in the history of visual effects in film. It came 11 years after 1982’s Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan debuted computer-generated ...

Student filmmakers have claimed all top honors at the upcoming 2025 SIGGRAPH 2025 Computer Animation Festival (August 10-14), marking what organizers call a “historic milestone” for the computer ...

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This dramatic rise in the number of undergraduates studying video games between 2013/14 and 2023/24 was revealed following TIGA analysis 1 of a response from Josh MacAlister OBE MP, Parliamentary ...

October 28th (today) marks the occasion of World Animation Day. Those who aspire to hone their skills in this craft often have the same quintessential queries — the fastest way to learn animation; the ...