Computer animation technology – is the graphic process of animated figures, where you animate a real figure, only it is created graphically using CGI (Computer-generated imagery) and at the end of the process, the result is close to a real figure that looks and acts like a real one. Animation also includes the motion of the figure. All that creates a living breathing animated figure, that animates a real figure, resemble a real person, creature, animal, etc…

The nice fact of all that is that you can even create creatures or any type of character that we have never seen before, you can invent a whole race of aliens, and they will look as real as they can, using the computer animation technology we have today, which is growing and improving from day today. We can see those effects when we

go to the movies, or when we play computer games (as they become more realistic), on advertisements, almost everywhere.

There are builders who use computer animation technology to simulate a new house, so the buyers will be able to see every little detail about the house from the exteriors to the internal design and decoration. Instead of visualizing things in our mind, trying to figure out how will the house come out at the end when it will be finished, we can just see it as if it is already have been built. We can see every detail as if we were walking through it, visiting it physically. The accuracy and realism of computer animation and CGI technology enable us to see an accurate replica of what we would expect a built house to be.

After we gave a bit of background on what is computer animation technology, and how it effect
s and assists us in our daily life, we can check what are our options in taking a part of such technology. There are options to study the technology, there are degrees you can achieve while studying it. It is a profession like any other, and you can understand from my opening, that there are so many possibilities of using it and it is still evolving, changing and advancing as the technology improves.

Here are some schools I found, just a couple of examples, but I am sure you can find one that suits you best:

1. Bachelor’s in Game and Simulation Programming – at DeVry University

2. Computer Gaming and Animation Technology – at Anglia Ruskin University

3. 3D Animation Program – at The Art Institute Of Pittsburgh

4. Bachelor – Computer Animation – at International Academy of Design & Technology