Just Another Benefit of Animation School
New Processors Mean Faster Rendering
Intel has let the school use their Intel� Core™ 2 Duo processor workstation system and an Intel� Pentium� D processor server. Using this new technology, animation software runs faster and allows animation students to create higher-end computer animation.
Typically, when animators go to render their computer animation, the process is slow, as details, depth, and complexity are added to the models the animator has created. Rendering is usually the final step in computer animation, the point in the process where the images take on the life that we come to know as animation.
The new Intel processors make this process much quicker. They make the animated characters’ textures and movements deeper and more complex. They have enabled the animation school students to do more advanced work and get a taste of where animation technology is headed.
University-Business Partnerships
A partnership like this one between the arts university and Intel is a common occurrence in the animation industry. Microsoft and Apple have similar partnerships with animation schools. Industry veterans and animation software manufacturers seek to partner with schools, tapping into their research capabilities, as well as the students’ interests there. Universities gain the benefits of industry publicity, as well as the latest technology.
The other things that animation partnerships can provide are animation jobs. Often, internships are born from university-business partnerships. Learning the latest in animation software and technology and then working for an animation studio or software manufacturer could be the start of a great career path in animation.
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Joe Cooper is a freelance education and technology writer and edits medical literature. He holds a bachelor’s in American Literature from UCLA.
