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CS4FN Issue 11
This computer animation special is issue 11 of the series Computer Science for Fun. It features a range of articles covering:
• The history of computer animation
• Animation basics
• Automata – precursors to computers
• Soap bubbles and the Travelling Salesman Problem
• Motion capture, and the difficulties of animating humans accurately
• Animated, pollution-stopping wallpaper
• Virtual reality Jedi training
• Animatronics
• Behaviour studies in social sciences with virtual reality
• Using smart ‘firefly’ lights to create 3d automated displays
• Situation Awareness – interfacing with flight-deck technology on modern airliners, just like Mickey Mouse
• 3D movies
The magazine is edited by Paul Curzon, Jo Brodie and Peter W. McOwan
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