Introduction -- Film and television at the dawn of the digital revolution -- Analog dreams : bohemians, beatniks, and the Whitneys -- Spook work : the government and the military -- Academia -- Xerox ...

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 mildly spooky digital cat from 1961 represents the first-ever computer animated character in the history of filmmaking. We take seamless computer animation for granted these days. It’s hard not ...

CGI on film, arguably, has two distinct eras: before, and after, the one-two punch of Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) and Jurassic Park (1993). The two films marked a major move forward in movie CGI ...

On Saturday evening, I was a very happy attendee of the Computer History Museum’s Fellow Awards, an inspiring annual event which celebrates the contributions of individuals whose work has changed the ...

This course takes a comprehensive look at the artists and studios that shaped the history of the dynamic art form of Animation, from its beginning in the silent film era and American entertainment ...

SIGGRAPH 2026, the world's premier conference on computer graphics and interactive techniques, is once again spotlighting the future of visual storytelling through two of its most anticipated programs ...