The Department of Art & Art History recently added a technical component for students to consider: Time-based animation. Christopher Lowther taught the first course this semester. All artists possess ...

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 ...

Chances are, if you’re a movie fan you’re familiar with Theodore Kim’s intricate pixel work. From the Sorting Hat in “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,” to the dancers’ flowing skirts in “Coco,” ...

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 ...

Back in the 1980s, Stephen Spielberg launched “Amazing Stories,” a science fiction/fantasy anthology series in the “Twilight Zone” tradition. The show’s intro featured a Neolithic storyteller ...

We take seamless computer animation for granted these days. It’s hard not to when it’s growing increasingly difficult to decipher between reality and various simulated worlds. But computer animation ...

All artists possess a unique combination of skills, and an artist is apt to use their skills in a variety of ways. Christopher Lowther taught the first Introduction to Time-Based Media course this ...