Colleagues, The MIT Museum will be hosting a book event later this month that will be of interest to those studying computer animation. Sito is a well-known animator and contributor to such films as The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast and The Lion King. He help set-up Dreamworks Animation Unit and is the author of Drawing the Line: The Untold Story of the Animation Unions from Bosko to Bart Simpson. Some of the research from his newly released book, Moving Innovation (MIT Press), was conducted here at the MIT Museum and we hope to show some early clips of Ivan Sutherland demonstrating Sketchpad as part of this program. Please share this announcement with interested individuals or organizations.
Thanks, Debbie Douglas >From MIT to Andy's Room, the Birth & Evolution of Computer Graphics Book Launch and Special Guest Lecture by Tom Sito Wednesday, September 18, 6-8 pm MIT Museum, 265 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA Computer graphics has changed the way we experience media today. It is the difference between Steamboat Willie and Buzz Lightyear, between ping pong and PONG. Professional animator and University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts professor Tom Sito will trace the origins of computer animation - how the development of Sketchpad by MIT graduate student Ivan Sutherland<http://techland.time.com/2013/04/12/a-talk-with-computer-graphics-pioneer-ivan-sutherland/> paved the way for the use of computer animation in military research and academia, and made possible such movies as Toy Story and Avatar. The story of computer graphics is the story of a unique group of individuals - math nerds, avant-garde artists, cold warriors, hippies, video gamers - disparate types united by a common vision. Signed copies of Professor Sito’s book, Moving Innovation: A History of Computer Animation<http://www.amazon.com/Moving-Innovation-History-Computer-Animation/dp/0262019094>, will be available for purchase. Deborah G. Douglas, PhD • Curator of Science and Technology, MIT Museum, Room N51-209 • 265 Massachusetts Avenue • Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 • http://web.mit.edu/museum • http://museum.mit.edu/150 • ddoug...@mit.edu<mailto:ddoug...@mit.edu> • 617-253-1766 phone • 617-253-8994 fax
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