Computer Animation
@ Wednesday, Apr. 12, 2006 - 02:30:55 pm• A field of animation that takes advantage of the computer's ability to direct and generate a video image based on pre-programmed input.
• The chronological presentation of computer-generated material (cf. cinema). Resembles film animation, except that digital technology brings in the third dimension.
• Computer animation is the art of creating moving images via the use of computers. It is a subfield of computer graphics and animation. Increasingly it is created by means of 3D computer graphics, though 2D computer graphics are still widely used. Sometimes the target of the animation is the computer itself, sometimes the target is another medium, such as film.