computer animation

collocation in English

meaningsofcomputerandanimation

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computer
noun[C or U]
uk
/kəmˈpjuː.tər/us
/kəmˈpjuː.t̬ɚ/
an electronic machine that is used for storing, organizing, and finding words, numbers, and pictures, for doing calculations, and for controlling ...
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animation
noun
uk
/ˌæn.ɪˈmeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌæn.əˈmeɪ.ʃən/
enthusiasm ...
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(Definition ofcomputerandanimationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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As graphic hardware becomes cheaper, the cost ofcomputeranimationis bound increasingly to the cost of the skilled manpower involved.
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Once they were familiar with the approach the students found applications in diverse fields including databases,computeranimation, simulation of physical systems, program verification, theoretical foundations, and high-level robotics.
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As graphic engines deliver faster processing speeds, it is the labour of the animator which is becoming the critical factor in the cost ofcomputeranimation.
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We do not need internalization to explain the percept of a straight path when in fact acomputeranimationof straight path was presented to the observer.
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It is very important to find fast algorithms for the use of inverse kinematics in trajectory planning and position and force control, kinematics calibration and goal-orientedcomputeranimation.
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Dynamic systems deal with robotics, databases, software agents, simulation, decision and control theory,computeranimation, and disciplines that deal with implementing systems that evolve over time.
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Access to the gospels will be further widened by means of the turning-the-pagescomputeranimationsystem.
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Because it produces more realistic imagery,computeranimationdemands higher frame rates to reinforce this realism.
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In theory, realisticcomputeranimationcan reach a point where it is indistinguishable from real action captured on film.
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Escape boasts one of the foremost schools ofcomputeranimationand visual effects.
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The logo usedcomputeranimationfor the first time.
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The dinosaurs shown in this film were created usingcomputeranimationand graphics, and a total of fifteen species of dinosaurs were depicted.
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The game has been critically praised for its advances incomputeranimation, sound, narration, computer graphics, artificial intelligence, and physics.
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He stated that most no, all our problems were feathers, and described them as a misery incomputeranimation.
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Theircomputeranimationembraces the retro look and feel of the toys to both ingenious and adorable effect.
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Generating such a film is very labor intensive and tedious, though the development ofcomputeranimationhas greatly sped up the process.
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The video combines the fields of model making, stop motion animation andcomputeranimation.
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They providecomputeranimationrepresentations of teachable situations that encourage critical thinking and may also provide an instrument for assessing attitudes and behaviors.
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His most recent works are a series of short black and white videos produced exclusively withcomputeranimation.
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Somecomputeranimationwas used in the documentary, but most of the actual footage was filmed on location.
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