Author: LEMEL

Namchiow M.5/13 Nr. 34

Animation

A simulation of movement created by displaying a series of pictures, orframes. Cartoons on television is one example of animation. Animation oncomputers is one of the chief ingredients of multimedia presentations. There are many software applications that enable you to create animations that you can display on a computer monitor.

The magic lantern (c. 1650)

The magic lantern (c. 1650)

The magic lantern is an early predecessor of the modern day projector. It consisted of a translucent oil painting, a simple lens and a candle or oil lamp.

Phenakistoscope (1831)

Phenakistoscope (1831)

The Phenakistoscope was an early animation device. It was invented in 1831 simultaneously by the Belgian Joseph Plateau and the Austrian Simon von Stampfer. It consists of a disk with a series of images, drawn on radii evenly spaced around the center of the disk.

Flip book (1868)

The first flip book was patented in 1868 by John Barnes Linnett as the kineograph. A flip book is just a book with particularly springy pages that have an animated series of images printed near the unbound edge.