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AlexYaniero
AdvancedPlacementEnglishLanguageandComposition
Mr.Rhodes
February26,2015
FromPapertoPixels:ACareerinAnimation
Everyoneremembersthetimetheirparentstookthemtothecinemaforafilmorthe
countlessSaturdaystheywouldjumpoutofbed,rushdownthestairs,andturnonthetelevision
tocatchthemorningcartoons.Eventoday,childrenandadultsreminisceatthethoughtoftheir
favoritecharactersandlaugh.Fromtheirenjoyment,anewfieldarose.Themovingdrawings
theyhadallcometolovebroughtsomethingnewtothetablesuchasvivid,comedicscenesand
caststhatsurpassedthelimitedliveactionproductions.Today,illustrationinmotionhas
evolvedmetamorphosizinganddividingtoavastarrayofmodernindustries,andallowingthe
birthofmoderndaysuperpowers,includingthevideogameindustry.Acareerinanimation,
whilearelativelynewconcept,hasquicklyestablisheditselfasanimportantpartofsociety,
integratingitselfwithdifferentindustriesandturningtheworldofentertainmentupsidedown.
Today,toinitiateacareerinanimation,astudentmustattendaschoolthatoffersgraphic
designasamajor.AfewexamplesoftheseincludeNorthCarolinaStateUniversity(NCState),
SavannahCollegeofArtandDesign(SCAD),andUniversityofNorthCarolinaatCharlotte.To
achievesuccessinthefield,astudentneedsartistictalent,decentmathskills,patience,anda
loveforthejob.Afterthenewlyadeptanimatorgraduatesfromcollege,hewillfindplentyof
diversejobsincareersrangingfrommovieanimationtofashiondesign.Vocationsinvolving
construction,entertainment,advertising,andfashionneedgraphicdesignerstoutilize3DCGI,


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foranythingfromplanningoutalandscapetopromotingaproduct.Unfortunately,notall
universitiesoffergraphicdesignasamajor,andthosewhodohaveyettofullydefinethe
curriculum.CollegessuchasNCStatedonotnecessarilyteachthesamematerialascollegeslike
SCAD.NCState,atypicaluniversity,willnotputasmuchemphasisonart,butratherfocuses
onthemathandsciencebehindgraphicdesign.Ontheotherhand,SCAD,afineartscollege,
willmainlyfocusontheartisticpartsofanimation,orthedrawingsanddesigns.Thismakes
animationeducationconfusingandtedious.Despitethehardshipsoflearningtheart,graphic
designstillholdsfirmasanimportantpartofmanydifferentaspectsofsociety.Ofcourse,
animationdidnotstartoutsoquintessential("HowtoBecomeaGraphicDesigner).
Toattainacareerinanimation,thepersonseekingworkmustmakehimselfseem
impressive.Takingfouryearsofartschoolworkswell,ascompaniesthathiregraphicdesign
majorswillusuallylookatnewgraduatesandofferthemjobs.Newgraduateshavethemost
updatedskillsinthefieldandmighthavesomethinguniquetooffertheiremployers.Gettinga
collegedegreedefinitelyputsanaspiringanimatoronthepathtosuccess,buthehasother
options.Withenoughskillanddedication,agraphicdesignerwillgetajobwithoutadegree.He
needstoputhimselfontheradarbydoingsomethingimpressive.Inrecentyears,manywebsites
offerthemselvesasmediumsthatallowanimatorstodisplaytheirexpertise,allowingartiststo
posttheircartoonsoranimationsonaforum.Somecompanieslookatthesewebsites,aswellas
colleges,whentheyrequirenewtalent,sotheymakesuretheyacquirethecreamofthecrop
(HowtoBecomeaGraphicDesigner).
Whilemostcompaniesdolookforartistswhodisplayconsiderableexpertise,theytake
otherfactorsintoconsiderationaswell.Selfmotivationplaysabigroleingettingananimatora


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jobmainlythroughnetworking,orcontactingprofessionalsalreadyworkingandaskingthem
forhelp(Barends).Communicatingwithanexpertwillincreasethechancesofgetting
recognizedbythepeopletheexpertworksfor.Puttingineffortandgettinginvolvedinthe
businessshowspotentialemployersanartistslevelofdedication.Unfortunately,thistaskproves
difficultduetothelevelofcompetitioninthefieldofanimation.Artistsmustimprove
consistentlyandoutmatchtheirrivals,orlosetheirjobs.Stayingupdatedontechnological
advancesprovesquintessentialwhencompetingforajobingraphicdesign,asthesoftware
animatorsusechangesconsistentlyintermsofgraphicsandcontrols.Animatorsneedstrong
resolveandselfmotivationtoappealtoemployers,buttheyalsoneedtorealizethattheindustry
requiresanabundanceofnewartiststofunction,sohavingconnectionsincreasesananimators
chancesofemploymentdramatically.Companiesneedtonsofanimators,butnojobscome
freelytakingtheinitiativeandgettinginvolvedcouldonlyimproveanartistssituation
(Barends).
Afterthecompaniesgetanewteamofanimators,theyputthemtoworkassoonas
possible.Constructionandarchitecturecompanieshaveanimatorsusetheirabilitiestomapout
housesandlandscapesinthreedimensions.Fashiondesignershireanimatorstoplanoutdresses
andnewclothingonhumanfiguresbeforeneedingtoorderanyfabric.Animatorsalsomake
themselvesusefulintheadvertisingbusiness,craftingcartoonmascotsoremphasizingwordart
tocatchtheaudienceseye.Ofcourse,theentertainmentindustryneedsanimatorsaswell.In
filmsandgames,animatorsdoeverythingfrommappingoutscenes,tomodellingcharacters.
However,noanimatordoesthesethingsalone.Companiesassembleteamsofanimators,
anywherefromfivetoahundredworkers,allcompletingtheirownpartofaproject.Oneperson


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mightworkontheeyeofacharacter,whileanotherpersonworksonthecharactersfinger.This
animationusuallyincludesthreedimensionalcomputergeneratedimagery,butcanalsoinvolve
handdrawncartoons.Infact,twodimensionalillustrationswerewhatfoundedthefieldof
graphicdesign(HowtoBecomeaGraphicDesigner).
Ofcourse,hightechanimationdidevolvefromtwodimensionalart,andwhenpeople
thinkanimation,cartoonsusuallycometomind.NostalgicworkssuchasDisneys
Steamboat
Willie
andWarnerBrothers
LooneyToons
willforeverlivewithintheheartsofchildrenand
adultsalike,andthefranchisestheyrepresentcontinuetobenefitfromtheirpopularity.These
historicpiecesofmovingartestablishedadominantindustrythefieldofentertainment,butthey
hadhumbleorigins.ItallstartedwithamannamedWaltDisney.Shockingly,oneofthemost
importantmeninartworkedinemergencyrescuedoodlingonthesideofhisambulance.Disney
feltpeoplesdrawingsneededsomethingmore,tomakethemincreasinglyinterestingand
thoroughlyenjoyable.Hissolution:createthousandsofdrawingscoincidingwitheachotherina
sequencetomakeacharacterlookasifitweremovingaroundorperformingactionsinrealtime.
Practicingwithstickfigures,Disneyfoundplausibilityinhisidea,butitconsumedtoomuch
timeforonemantoaccomplishalone.Hegatheredateamoftalentedartists,allofwhom
workedwithcartoonstripsorstorybookillustrations,andstartedworkingonthestoryof
Mortimerthemouse
(Harmon).Withhisguidance,theteamofsimpleillustratorstransformeda
stagnantfigureintoawalking,talking,whistlingcaricature.In1928,Disneyreleasedhiscartoon
SteamboatWillie
,featuringnoneotherthanMortimerMouse,renamedMickeybyDisneyswife
(Harmon).Mickeysdebutlandedhiscreatorsoveramillionfansworldwide,andDisneydidnot
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Afterthereleaseof
SteamboatWillie
,WaltDisneyknewhehadanopportunitytomakeit
bigintheentertainmentindustry.KnowingMickeyMousesnewfoundfamewouldgiveita
runningstart,heimmediatelyinitiatedaprojectcoinedthe
ThreeLittlePigs
afilmwhichalso
nettedhimplentyoffundsandfavoruponitspremiere(Harmon).Next,Disneytookonagreater
challengeafulllengthfeaturefilm,drawncompletelybyhand.Histeamsproduct,
SnowWhite
andtheSevenDwarfs,
hittheatresinDecemberof1937,andearnedDisneymillions(Harmon).
ThefilmwonmanyawardsandDisneygrewincrediblywealthy,butthissuccesswouldnotlast
forever.AsaresultofWorldWarII,Disneytemporarilylostitsnationalaudiencecausing
profitstoplummet.NotonlydidDisneystrugglefinancially,butemotionallyaswell.Hismother
passedaway,andhistendencytobreakintofitsoffuryisolatedhimfromothers.Evenhisteam
ofanimators,whomheconsideredhisfamily,wentonstriketoprotesthisconstantperiodsof
obscenerage(Harmon).EventhoughDisneymanagedtocalmhisemployeesdownandgetthem
workingagain,theyallfellpreytothe1944draft,andnevercompletedanynewprojects
(Harmon).Regrettably,WaltDisneydiedoflungcancerin1966afternearlycompletinghis
themeparkinFlorida,andneversawthereleaseofanotherinfluentialfilm.However,Disneys
quintessentialworklegitimizedcareersinanimation,anddespitehisnumerousflawsand
failures,hislegacyofsuccesswillneverfade.RightaroundthetimeofDisneysdecline,afew
newcontendersappearedonthescene(Harmon).
Whenpeoplethinkabouttraditionalanimation,WarnerBrothersneverfailstocometo
mind.MillionsgetschillsofnostalgiawhentheyremembershowslikeScoobyDooandthe
LooneyToons.Thesetelevisionprogramsdefineanewgenerationofentertainmentthe
generationbuiltbytheWarnerBrothersemployeeandcreatoroftheLooneyToons,Chuck


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Jones.Jonestookthenewborncareerofanimationandnurseditwithhisownart,helpingitgrow
andbecomeahealthy,happyindustrythattheworldowesitschildhood.Jonesdrewhiswayinto
historywithhisLooneyToonstelevisionprogram,turninganimalsintogoofy,humanlike
charactersthatneverneededtocrackjokesorspoutobsceneprofanitiestogetagiggleoutof
theiraudience.Thesecartoonanimalsstretched,bended,burned,andexplodedinwaysthatwere
anythingbuttypicalforthetime,grantingthemaudienceappealthatothertelevisionprograms
justcouldnotcompetewith.Jonesmanagedtocraftenoughloveandhumorintoeverycellof
thecartoonsothateventhemosthorrificofaccidentsappearamusing.Heputhisheartintothe
creatureshecreated,theyexistasseparatepartsofhisownsoul,representinghisidealsandhis
ownsenseofcomedy.Jones,apioneerinentertainment,taughtfutureanimatorstolovetheir
workandharnessthatpassionintoatool(LoveandRockets).
WhileAmericahadcartoons,Japanhadanime:aformofmovingartthatimplemented
morerealismanddetailthanwesternanimation.Thisgenreofentertainmentdatesbacktothe
1950s,whenAmericasworldwarconflictwithJapancametoaclose.Animeshows,suchas
Astroboy
and
SpeedRacer
,earnedenoughpopularitytoreachdifferentpartsoftheworld,
includingEuropeandAmerica.Theseproductions,alongwithmanyothers,playedonthesame
televisionchannelsasAmericancartoons,eventuallyleadingtotheirlocalizationandadoption
intowesternculture.Around1985,HayaoMiyazakifoundedStudioGhibli,which
singlehandedlypopularizedanimeinAmerica(Halsall).In1999,Ghiblireleased
Princess
Mononoke
,afilmwhichgatheredenoughfanstoestablishMiyazakiasaprominentdirectorand
ensurehisfuturesuccessonaglobalscale(Halsall).Asafollowup,Ghibliunveiled
Spirited
Away
,aproductionthatbeatoutDisneyandwonthe2002Oscarawardforbestanimatedfeature


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film(Halsall).DuringthetimeofGhiblisdominance,televisionstationsimmediatelystarted
includinganimeintheirregularprogrammingschedules.Soonenough,Nickelodeon,Cartoon
Network,andevenDisneyChannelowedtheirratingstoJapan(Halsall).
ThankstoStudioGhibli,animefloodedintothewestatabreakneckpace.Japanactually
establisheditselfasapartofwesternculturethroughanime.Americalovedanimesmodern,
realisticallydetailedstyleofanimation.Animealsohadvariety,rangingfrominnocentcartoons,
like
Pokemon
and
Yugioh,
tomoreviolentandadultorientedprograms,including
DragonBallZ
and
Naruto
(Halsall).Animehadeverythingwesterncartoonsdid,alongwithsomethingextra.
Duringthistime,Japanrecognizedanimeasaformoffineart.Inordertoencouragethecreation
anddistributionofanime,JapanscollegesadoptedManga/Animedesignasanactualcareer
path,andofferedguidancetohelpindividualswhowantedtopursuethatvocation(Halsall).
Meanwhile,Americastillthoughtofanimationasabeneficialmistakethathadnopermanent
placeintheeconomy,andcollegesstillhavenotcompletelyintegrateditintotheircurriculum
mostrefusetoevenofferitasacareeroption.Fortunately,recentproductionsanddevelopments
leaveanimationanundeniablyimportantpartofentertainment,andsomeuniversitiesnow
recognizeitasalegitimatedegreeinart(HowtoBecomeaGraphicDesigner).
Beforetheriseofeasternanimation,Disneymadeasplashwithanewmovierelease.
The
LittleMermaid
,amovieaboutalittleredheadedfishhybridandhersaltyseafriends,grossed
$211.3millionworldwideandearnedtwoAcademyawards,foreverchangingthelandscapeof
animatedfeaturefilms(Young).Thismusical,magicalstorysangitswayintotheheartsof
childrenandadultsalike,rakinginmillionsoffanfundsandearningDisneysubstantial
publicity.Previoustothereleaseofthisfeaturedfilm,thepublicconsideredDisneyan


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oldfashionedcompanywithsubparscripts,andanimation.Luckily,1985provedan
inspirationalyearforoneofDisneysteammembers(Young).Highrankingexecutivesinitially
delayed
TheLittleMermaid
duetosimilaritiesbetweenitandanotherrecentlycompleted
televisionmotionpicture
Splash
,buttheideapersistedenoughtoeventuallygainapprovaland
finallyinNovember1989,theatergoersrespondedindroves(Young).Thecompanys
credibilityskyrocketedandinspireditsemployees.ThenextfouryearsbegantheDisney
Renaissance,atimeperiodofreleasesincluding
BeautyandtheBeast
(1991),
Aladdin
(1992),
and
TheLionKing
(1994),someofthemostsuccessfulanimatedfilmsinthehistoryof
entertainment,eachpoolingover$140million(Young).Theseproductionsrevolutionized
traditionalanimation,accumulatingenoughresourcestoallowforcreativeandinnovativenew
developmentsandestablishingDisneyasasuperpowerofentertainment.
Afterhittingallofthoseboxofficegrandslams,Disneyvirtuallymonopolizedthe
animationindustry.AnyandallcompetitionsulkedindismaywheneveranewDisneyfilmhit
theatres.Then,after60yearsofbenevolent,yetchildfriendlyrule,themonarchofanimated
motionpicturessuddenlyandinexplicablyfelltoanewage.TheHouseofMousedynastyfellby
thehandofSteveJobs,thefounderofAppleComputersandPixarAnimationStudios.Jobs
reachedunsurmountableheightswhenheworkedforApple,butaseriesofunfortunateevents,
causedbyhisownambitionandanger,torethecompanyhecreatedtoshreds.Theverypeople
heputinchargeofthecompanyfiredhimduetohisbehaviortowardemployeesworkingbelow
him(Krantzetal).Hisdestructiveformofcriticismisolatedhimfromothers,causingthemto
misunderstandand,insomecases,downrightdespisehim.Jobsoverworkedhisunderlingstothe
pointofexhaustionandrarelyeverthoughthighlyofwhattheydid.Thiscausedaconsiderable


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numberofAppleworkerstocomplainandevenquit,sothecompanyboardheldavotedebating
whetherornottorelieveSteveofhispositiontheboardvotedagainstJobs,andaskedhimto
leave.Lateroninhislife,Jobscameacrossanewtechnologycalledcomputedgenerated
imagery(CGI),andsawitspotential.HeboughtstocksinagroupnowknownasPixar,and
eventuallyowneditalongwithacomputercompanycalledNeXT.Undertheguidanceofthe
Jobs,Pixareventuallyreleasedthefirstfulllengthcomputeranimatedfilm:
ToyStory
.Debatably
themostinnovationalproductionsincecartoonsoriginated,
ToyStory
buriedSteveJobsandhis
companyinsuccess.Pixarstechnologyandartastoundedaudiences,rippingtheMouse
Kingdomfromitspedestal.WhileJobseventuallysoldhisstockinPixartoDisney,therelease
of
Toy

Story
broughthimafortune.Ironically,JobsactuallyreturnedtoAppleasthenewchief
executiveofficer,workinghiswaybackuptheladderofsuccessatthecompanyhehelpedstart.
JobsrevolutionizedthefilmmakingindustrywithCGI,andusheredinanewageofgraphic
designandcomputeranimation(Krantzetal).
SteveJobswasnottheonlypioneerincomputerimagery.AFrench,bornPolish,
mathematiciannamedBenoitMandelbrotbroughtsciencetotheworldofcomputerart,allowing
ittogrowandflourishwithprecision.Mandelbrotearnedhisreputationinarithmeticthroughhis
researchonfractals,curvedpartsofawholethatdeterminetheshapeofalargerfigure
(Driscoll).MandelbrotdiscoveredtheseunitswhileworkingfortheInternationalBusiness
Machines(IBM),wherehewasputinchargeofcomputertranslationprogramming.Duringhis
timeatIBM,Mandelbrotcameintocontactwithchaostheoryamidstallthecodeanddata
containedwithincomputers.Heneededorderwithintheamalgamofinformation,sohe
developedawaytoshowpatternsincomputerdata:usingfractals(Driscoll).Theseirregular


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figuresenabledorganizationwithincomputers,changingameaninglessstreamofcodeintoa
cohesivemessage.Fractalsassistcomputerengineersinidentifyingbitsofdatabyshowing
similaritiesanddifferencesintheirshape,thereforemakingcloudsofdataactuallydiscernable
andconsiderablylesschaoticintheeyesofexperts(Driscoll).Computerartistsgenerateand
manipulatepolygons,whichconsistoffractals,inordertofabricatedigitalimagery.Thepatterns
infractalsallowanimatorstomoldapolygonintosomethingelse,suchasabirdoraplane.
Animatingwithoutfractilescomparestobakingcookieswithnoheatnothingwillchange.
Fortunately,BenoitMandelbrotintroducedfractiles,andwithit,anewkindofart(Driscoll).
PrevioustothecreationofmodernCGI,videogameconsoles,suchasthe
Atari
and
Gameboy,
earnedasubstantialprofitoffofstandard,pixelbasedframeswhichrespondedtothe
touchofabutton.Nintendo,anenormouspowerwithinthevideogamingcommunity,released
DonkeyKong
(1982)
,SuperMarioBros.
(1985),and
Pokemon
(1996),alongwithnumerous
othergroundbreakingtitles(Parish).WhileNintendodidholdthetopspot,itwasnotwithout
competition.SegacounteredNintendobypresenting
Megaman
and
SonictheHedgehog
,Square
Enixbroughtthe
FinalFantasy
saga,andCapcomhad
Streetfighter
and
MonsterHunter
and
beforeallofthem,BandaiNamcocreated
PacMan
(1980),anarcadegameandthefirstever
properdisplayofanimationinvideogaming(Parish).Thesetitleswerethefoundationofthe
videogamingindustry,andthecompaniestheyrepresentwouldreachanewlevelof
entertainmentthroughtheuseofcomplexanimationwithintheirproducts(Parish).
Earlygamesdidnottypicallyutilizeanimation.Inthebeginning,mostdesigners
illustratedvideoframeswithpixels,butwhenNintendoreleasedthe
SuperNintendo64
in1996,
thegamingindustrytookaturntowardsrealism(Parish2).Nintendosnewconsoleoperatedon


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CGIsoftware,replacingpixelswithpolygons,givingtheircharactersandsceneryamodern,
threedimensionalappearance(Robbins).
SuperMario64
and
StarFox64
,sequelstooldtitles
ownedbyNintendo,stoodamongthefirsttoentertheworldof3Dimagery,andtheyreceived
plentyofattentionforit.Seeinggreatsuccessfromthe
Nintendo64
,SonyCorporationdecided
toproducegameswithasimilarstyleontheirowninnovativeconsole,thePlaystation(Robbins).
Konamireleased
MetalGearSolid
,astealthbasedroleplayinggamedesignedin3D,and
receivedimmensepublicityaswell.Soonenough,everycompanywouldoutfittheirnewgames
with3DgraphicsandCGI.Sincethebattlefieldoftechnologyhadequalized,designersstartedto
lookfornewwaystostandoutmainlythroughthedevelopmentofinterestingnewgameplay.
Asaresponsetothisnewmarket,RareLtd.produced
GoldenEye007
(1997),asubstantially
successful,firstpersonshooter(FPS)multiplayergamebasedontheJamesBondmovies
(Robbins).Theabilitytoengageinasemirealisticgunfightwithfriendsandfamilyappealedto
themasses,andsocompaniesprioritizedFPSstylegames.CGIandanimationalloweddesigners
tocreateasemirealisticbattlescenario,thusmakingthegameappearrealisticenoughto
simulatearealshootout,andaudiencespaidhundredsfortheadrenalinerushthisrevolutionary
FPSgameprovided.Thesuccessofthesegameseventuallyinvokesactionfromlarge
corporations,whoshapevideogamesintomultimilliondollarprojects(Robbins).
MicrosoftCorp.conceivedtheXbox(2001)inordertogainaccesstothegoldmineof
videogaming(Robbins).Theyproduced
Halo:CombatEvolved,
afuturisticFPSthatusedthe
mostadvancedgraphicsofitstime(Robbins).Thepubliclovedit.
Halo
gaveitsaudienceunique
weapons,enemies,andvehicleswithenhancedCGIandletthemunleashchaosuponan
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mode.However,
Halo
didnotcompletelydominatethegamingmarketpriortotheXboxs
production,ValveCorp.fabricatedagamecalled
HalfLife
in1998(Robbins).
HalfLife
challengedotherfranchisesasacomputergame,andincludedanentirelynewwayofcontrolling
acharacterandmovingthroughtheingameworld(Robbins).Itneverchangedlevelsorshowed
anyobvioussignsoftraditionalgameprogression.Theworlditsanimatorscreatedappearedto
neverend,andthisnewformatofFPSgamesinterestedbuyers.Gamerswantedafresh
experience,and
HalfLife
sunconventionalgameplay

endedupsettingthestageforallmanner
ofinterestingnewgames(Robbins).
Consumerscravedsomethingdifferent,thatnogamehaddonebefore2004.Gamers
soughtoutcomrades,peoplewhosharedtheirgoalsandfantasiesandtheywantedaplaceto
battlebesidetheirnewfoundbuddies.BlizzardEntertainmentrespondedwithaproductboth
famousandinfamous:
WorldofWarcraft
(
WoW
).Thisgame,releasedin2004,struckthe
entertainmentinfrastructurewithamassiveblowitaddictedtheplayerstoonlinegaming,
causingallotherformsofentertainmenttolosemoney.
WoW
playerslovedthevividanimations
andnewonlinegameplay,andtheydevotedtheirentiredaytothegame.Nobodycouldcompete
with
WoW
,notevenfamilymemberstheexperienceofplayingwithfriendsandtraversinga
worldpreviouslyunexploredappealedtobuyersfaroutmatchedthethoughtofhomeworkor
evengoingdowntodinnerwiththefamily(Green).Artistsmanagedtocraftanactualplanetfor
theirplayers,completewithstunningrealismandinnovativemechanics.Thesetting,theplayer
characters,theenemies,eventheweaponsshowedincredibledetail.
WoW
establishedasystem
thatbroughtinaconstantflowoffunds,andthisallowed
WoWs
artiststomaintainthesame
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frequentlyandsavedBlizzardthetroubleofforginganewgame(Green).Blizzardchosetoput
themoneytheysavedtowardsadvertisementdevelopingepic,crystalclearcinematicsforthe
publictoadmire.Thismarketingstrategypaidoff,and
WoW
remainsoneofthemostsuccessful
gamesinhistory.However,even
WoWs
fluidgaminguniversepalesincomparisontothe
moderngenerationofgameart(Green).
Aroundthereleasesof
Halo
and
WoW
,anotherimportantgameseriestooktotheshelves.
CallofDuty
(
COD
),releasedin2003,dominatedtheentertainmentfieldandstillremains
undeniablypopulartothisday.WhenActivisionfirstintroduceditasaPCgame,
COD
surpassedallcompetition(Suellentrop).Itdisplayedvastlysuperiorgraphicsandcontrolsthan
mostothergames,andtheWorldWarIIsettingappealedtoadultsandadolescentsalike.The
successofthefirstgameledtothedevelopmentofanentiregamingdynasty,and
COD
soon
madeitsdebutontomajorconsoles,suchastheXbox.
COD:ModernWarfare3
,amorerecent
game,madeover$1billioninsalesduringitsfirst16days(Suellentrop).Thegraphicsand
onlinemultiplayercontinuetobringthisfranchisegreatsuccesseveryyear.Today,
COD
stands
tallasoneofthemostinfluentialnamesinentertainment(Suellentrop).
Whetherornotitreceivesrecognitionforitsimpactonsociety,animationhascertainly
transformedentertainment.Tothink,thetechnologyusedtocreatemonstersandtransforming
automatonscameintoexistenceduetotheworkofonemanandhishumblecartoon.Animation,
arelativelynewconcept,hasquicklyestablisheditselfasanimportantpartofsociety,integrating
itselfwithdifferentindustriesandturningtheworldofentertainmentupsidedown.FromWalt
Disneyto
CallofDuty
,thecareerofgraphicdesigndefinitely


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