SIGGRAPH 2026 Technical Papers Showcase the Research Making Visual Computing Faster, More Reliable, and Accessible

Behind every breakthrough in film, games, and product design lies a quieter evolution in the tools themselves. The SIGGRAPH ...

I landed a Big Tech AI job. Treating my career like a science lab helped me overcome my fear of learning AI.

A product designer share how embracing her inner "mad scientist" and experimenting with AI helped her land a job at Adobe, ...
MIT Technology Review

Learning in motion

People use their bodies—not just their brains—to think. So the MIT Project on Embodied Education brings movement to the ...
What's on Netflix

‘Steps’: Everything We Learned About Netflix’s Landmark Animated Film at Annecy

Annecy for Netflix is underway! The first panel took place on the morning of Tuesday, June 23rd, and we got an extended deep-dive into the world of Steps, Netflix’s upcoming feature film set to ...

Lost Art: How CG Killed Hand-Drawn Animation at Disney

While blockbuster CG-animated films like Toy Story 5 dominate the big screen today, let's take a look back at how hand-drawn ...
TMCnet

SIGGRAPH 2026 Computer Animation Festival Celebrates Global Storytelling, Alongside a Blockbuster Production Sessions Lineup

Newly Expanded to Include Films Longer Than 10 Minutes, the Computer Animation Festival Honors Three Winning Films From South Africa, the United States, and France ...
EdTech

Why Computer Science is the Foundation of AI Literacy

When I left the classroom 12 years ago, computer science was still treated like a niche pursuit, something for the few. Today, it’s the engine of change across every sector. In K–12 education, it is ...
Nature

Transfer learning and knowledge graph enhanced VR animation resource recommendation with creativity prediction

Virtual reality technology has transformed animation education by providing immersive learning environments, yet the proliferation of VR-based teaching resources presents significant challenges in ...
The Hechinger Report

OPINION: We cannot wait until high school or college to integrate computer science lessons

Less than 40 percent of public middle schools say that they are offering computer science coursework. Credit: Allison Shelley for EDUimages The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up ...
Education Week

How to Get More Students Into Computer Science Classes in the Age of AI

Access to high school computer science courses has plateaued, and overall high school student participation in those classes has declined slightly, concludes Code.org’s annual report on the state of ...
Yahoo

15 Animation Innovations from the Last 30 Years of Pop Culture History

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As it is with every form of technology, animation and CGI quickly rose to new heights. The entry from 2025 on this list is enough ...
Cartoon Brew

Computer Animation Before ‘Toy Story’: The Wild, Brilliant Experiments That Built CGI Animation

In honor of the 30th anniversary of the John Lasseter film Toy Story, the first fully computer-animated feature film, we’re taking a look at early CGI milestones in the days before Toy Story. But ...