We have all been glued to our television screens, amazed by the images of Mars that are being beamed thousands of miles through space. How do they do that? William B. Green and Eric M. DeJong from the California Institute of Technology Jet Propulsion Laboratory explain.

Sean MacLennan Murch describes how companies are integrating 2D and 3D animation in order to obtain the best of both worlds.

Michael Whitney relates a few of his father's ideas and achievements and his own hopes to fulfill his father's dream of creating an official archive of films and materials.

Computer animation is prevalent in the U.S., U.K., Canada, France and Japan, but what about the rest of the globe? Olivier Cotte investigates...

It is real, or is it animation? Bill Hilf explores the aesthetic implications of our new digital realm.

With digital animators being the hottest commodity on the market, AWM profiles three schools that have recently received major donations from leading corporations. Mike Scroggins profiles CalArts. Dr. Richard Weinberg discusses USC's program, while Robin King describes the Sheridan College experience.

Super hip SIGGRAPH was founded in the world of academia and military tests far before visual effects were even considered. Joan Collins traces the growth of computer animation through the organization's conferences.

Mark Langer chronicles the evolution of one of the most enduring characters in animation history, the sailor man who got his start in comic strips.

Philippe Moins explores Belgium's long tradition of comics and animation.

John Canemaker explains the contents of his extensive newly created archives at NYU.