Tag: ANIMATION

Want to turn your Twitter avatar into a living, breathing and persistently annoying animation? Greg Leuch can help you. First, you'll have to use 3fram.es to create an animated GIF, which you'll save to your computer. Then, just re-size the saved image using Leuch's automated uploader, download the tailored animation, and voilà. You've got your very own dynamo of an avatar, just itching to ...

Google has been systematically expanding the Docs feature set for several years. It seems a group of geeks finally realized the full potential of that diversification process, and their Docs manipulation recently resulted in a surprisingly captivating creation. Sporting some awesome geek-hop handles, Tu+, Namroc, Metcalf and the Consulate General Alex C., the crew generated -- apparently with "no ...

"Computers always want to be annoying," says Los Angeles-base artist Jennifer Steinkamp, as we discuss the installation of her current solo show in New York. She has ample reason to to worry about technology, given that her chosen medium -- 3-D animation -- is entirely computer based. Still, she takes the glitches in stride, as natural consequences of reliance on the digital. "It's just ...

We often click around Google Maps imagining how it would be to drive through San Francisco like 'Bullit,' or through Paris like Claude Lelouch in 'C'était un Rendezvous.' Directors Jonathan Milott and Cary Murnion get us one step closer with their animated high-speed car chase video (after the break) "filmed" from the perspective of Google's satellite view. For you gamers, the clip may ...

There's no better way to help folks understand something complex than with stop-motion animation. For example, just watch this whimsical clip from Google Japan that explains just how the search giant's Street View feature works. The clip stars a mind-bogglingly cute guy (with a camera for a head) cruising through an idyllic wood-block neighborhood and snapping shots for Street View. When he ...

The 'Mona Lisa,' Leonardo Da Vinci's portrait of a lady (or, at least, himself as a lady), is much more lively these days. In Beijing, she talks and waves to visitors, but when it comes to that smile, her lips are still sealed (check out the video here). According to BBC News, a new exhibit at the Planning Exhibition Hall in Beijing, China takes classic works of art and animates them using 3-D ...

Do you like making stuff, but absolutely hate the idea of putting any effort into it? Well, we have just the thing for you. Essentially, Animoto is a Web app that produces videos from photos and music that you upload to the site. It analyzes the data and automatically generates a slide show, pieced together with crazy cuts and visual transitions. It's sort of like a movie trailer, but with ...

'The Simpsons' began its twentieth season last September, and now -- at long, long last -- we're going to see Bart, Homer, Lisa and the whole gang in high-definition. Starting on Sunday, February 15th, the American sitcom that has entertained both young and old for decades will make its high-def debut on FOX. Just let this simmer on your mind for a minute, then feel free to explode in comments ...

Ask any animation modeler about the "uncanny valley," and you're sure to get at least a grimace, if not a groan. Said term describes the long-standing barrier which refers to the perception that "animation looks less realistic as it approaches human likeness." Image Metrics is hoping that a newfangled approach used to create Emily (pictured there on the right) will finally allow animations to look ...

It is never going to stop being okay to spoof 'Star Wars' or to make fun of politicians. Gabe Abelson, a former writer for the Late Show with David Letterman, as well as Bill and Hillary Clinton, obviously knew this when he started working on the second installment of his animated web series 'Race for the White House' (RFTWH). Barack is Luke Skywalker, Giuliani is Han Solo, Hillary is Princess ...