WA - Web Animation (Overview)

 

Overview

Introduction

Why make and use animation? Animation is a powerful medium that allows creators to tell stories, communicate ideas, and bring their imagination to life. Animation can be used in a wide variety of fields, including film, television, video games, advertising, and more. It can be used to create everything from short films and commercials to feature-length movies and complex video game graphics. Most importantly, using animation creates a unique user experience.

Animation has been around for many years and has evolved significantly over time. Originally, animations were created using traditional animation techniques, such as hand-drawn animations on paper, which were then filmed to create a final product. Today, animation can be created using a wide variety of tools and techniques, including computer software, motion graphics, 3D modeling, and more.

Essential Questions

  1. Why do businesses use animations on their websites?
  2. What kinds of animation work or seem particularly effective?
  3. What are the benefits and problems in web animation?
  4. How can you create and incorporate animations on a website?

Key Terms

  • Animation: The art of playing still images in a rapid sequence to create an illusion of movement.
  • Cel Animation: A form of animation that involves creating a series of drawings or "frames," by hand and then photographing them in sequence to create the illusion of movement.
  • Animated GIFs: Animated (Graphics Interchange Format) are several bitmap graphics joined into a single file to form the appearance of motion.
  • JavaScript: A high-level programming web language like HTML that is primarily used to create interactive web pages and applications.
  • Scalable Vector Graphics: SVG is a vector-based graphics format that uses XML markup to define vector shapes and graphics, allowing for high-quality scalable images that can be resized without losing quality.

 

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