Animated films and television shows can seem like magic, in how they manage to bring life -- or, more specifically, motion-- to 2-D art. How exactly does that work, though? We reached out to Stephen ...

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 ...

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 ...

Animation in film and video games is hard to make realistic: each action typically requires creating a separate controller, while deep reinforcement learning has yet to generate realistic human or ...

Andy Hendrickson, left, Disney Animation's chief technology officer, and Roy Conli, producer of the Academy Award-winning film "Big Hero 6," pose with the character Baymax at Walt Disney Animation ...

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 ...

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 ...

'Cuphead' co-creator Chad Moldenhauer talks about his studio's involvement in the Netflix series, what to expect from its art style and soundtrack ("we're keen to stay as far away from ...

Directed by Isamu Imakake, it details the physical and spiritual journey of two young cousins who meet one summer.