Animation for science and art

Prequisites: Knowledge of websites with animations.
Objectives: A study of the interaction between interactivity and topics in the history of science or art
Description: A study of simulation programmes.

Questions

ANIMATION IN SCIENCE
How can web animations be used to simulate scientific experiments?
  • Simulation in science

see web simulations of experiments

  • Interactivity and the simulation of scientists' choices

see the section of the cdrom Georgian Cities on mapmaking showing the hypermedia user as engineer

 

ANIMATION IN THE ARTS
Animation may be used as simulation and as interpretation

 

  • Simulation of theatrical effects

see the computer modelling of Renaissance theatrical effects

  • Web effects as interpretation

Several types of web effects may be chosen according to the intended type of analysis

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