Ohio State University
Osu: Introduction to Computer Animation
An introduction to computer animation, written at an advanced level. Includes an overview of computer animation and discusses its heritage, history, software tools, and more. Lots of embedded links to information on related topics.
Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon: Michael Morrison's History of Computer Animation
This Carnegie Mellon site features inventions and discoveries in the field of computer animation from the 1950s to the 1990s.
Library of Congress
Loc: See, Hear, and Sing Animation
The Library of Congress takes a look at the wacky world of cartoons, beginning with George Melies, who demonstrated that objects could be animated in film with a series of drawings, each drawn with slight changes.
Other
Graphics Visualization & Usability Center: Animation Lab
A university-level article describing complex computer animation techniques used to simulate human motion. Includes helpful images.
New York Times
New York Times: Animated Manhattan
The computer animated film "Madagascar" is set in Central Park of New York city. Watch as animation masters are able to recreate a life-like view of Manhattan.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Start Here! Animation
This is an introduction to the animation topic. In this topic, we'll explore how animators bring characters to life with the help of animation curves. This topic contains two lessons: Lesson 1: Introduction to animation curves (all ages)...
Toy Theater
Toy Theater: Animation Station
Create a cartoon animation by drawing the background and different frames. Then play back the cartoon and enjoy!
Library of Congress
Loc: The Father of American Animation
American cartoon animation owes its beginnings to British-born filmmaker J. Stuart Blackton, who combined drawings and stop-motion photography to create animated short films.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: What Are Animations?
This is an introduction to making an animation with programming.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Teaching Guide: Intro to Js Animation Basics
A teaching guide for the Intro to JS lesson plan on Animation basics.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Computer Programming: Intro to Js: Drawing & Animation
In these tutorials, you'll learn how to use the JavaScript language and the Processing JS library to create fun drawings and animations.
Google
Cs Education at Google: Cs First: Animate a Name
Teaches basic computer science concepts using the programming language Scratch. For this activity, students using coding to animate the letters in a name.
Other
Benetton: Benettonplay!
Suite of games and animation tools where players can design, draw, and play a variety of multimedia games. Flipbook is great for creating frame-by-frame animations that tell stories or simply explode with color. Other games, Odd One Out,...
South Carolina Educational Television
Etv: Artopia: Media Studio: Animation Basics
A brief demonstration of how a flipbook can be used to create a short animation. Place five images in the correct order and press play to animate.
Other
Exploring Computer Science: Scratch: Programming for All [Pdf]
A review of how the computer programming game, Scratch, has appealed to people who hadn't previously imagined themselves as programmers. It is an easy interactive activity for everyone of all ages, backgrounds, and interests, to program...
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Pet Tech: Animal Training
Research color awareness in animals. Design a set of experiments to determine if animals see colors by using a computer-based paint program to create specific color characteristics, based on their "gray values".
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Save the Stuffed Animal! Push & Pull
Students develop an understanding of the concepts of "push" and "pull" as they "save" stuffed animals from danger using LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT robots. After learning more about the concepts through a robot demonstration, students explore...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Computer Programming: Advanced Js: Games & Visualizations
After learning how to program in JavaScript and make basic drawings and animations, use that knowledge to make games and visualizations with this tutorial.
New York Times
New York Times: Anatomy of a Scene: Happy Feet
Watch a small portion of the animated film "Happy Feet" and then listen to the director explain how the images were created.
Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences
Powerhouse Museum: Australian Visual Effects Designer
The Powerhouse Museum presents "Australian Visual Effects Designer" from the "Australian Designers at Work" exhibit. Here you can meet the multimedia designer Toby Grime, learn about the design process he employs, and see examples of the...
Other
Digital Media Online: Digital Animators
A site from Digital Media Online devoted to creative digital animators. Includes articles about what's going on in the field currently, as well as tutorials and software reviews.
Google
Cs Education at Google: Cs First: Adventure on the High Seas
Teaches basic computer science concepts using the programming language Scratch. In this activity, students learn how to create animated waves in an ocean setting and then compose a high seas story.
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