Foreword

A revolution is taking place in the art and science of image-making for visual entertainment. It’s causing changes so profound in the ways we create motion pictures and other visual media that it can only be described as the advent of the digital renaissance.

Our society is in an era of change so rapid that it may be remembered for centuries for that reason. Digital image processing and computer animation were once exotic fields. They are now a part of our daily lives. Communicating with others is becoming all about ones and zeros. Cellular technology, broadcast satellites, multimedia platforms, and interactive software are now fully a part of our cultural landscape. Kids today understand technology and interactivity at an instinctive ...

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