Computer-generated imagery

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/computer-generated-imagery

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the historical milestone?First feature-length computer-animated film: Toy Story (1995)
2. What is the key technological advance?Development of sophisticated algorithms for modeling, animation, and rendering complex visual scenes
3. What is CGI and how does it make pictures move?CGI stands for Computer-Generated Imagery, a way computers create pictures that can be still or moving. It lets artists build characters and worlds in a digital space and then animate them.
4. How do artists create a 3D character for a movie?First they model the shape in 3D, then add texture to give skin or clothes, then light the scene, and finally animate or render it into a final picture.

Computer Graphics: The field of visual computing, dealing with the creation and manipulation of digital images and visual representations.
3D Rendering: The process of generating a 2D image from a 3D model by means of computer programs, simulating lighting and material properties.
Computer Animation: The technique of creating moving images through the sequential generation and display of computer-generated frames.