Animating a Sequence of Images
Computer animation at its most basic consists of drawing an image at a specific place, moving the location of the image, and telling the computer to redraw the image at its new location. Many animations on web pages are a series of image files, usually GIF files that are displayed in the same place in a certain order. You can do this to simulate motion or to create some other effect.
The first program you will be writing today uses a series of image files to create an animated picture of the Anastasia Island Lighthouse in St. Augustine, Florida. Several details about the animation will be customizable with parameters, so you can replace any images of your own for those provided for this example.
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