Computer animation (Topical Term)

Internet movie database film glossary, via WWW, Jan. 23, 2001 (Animation. The process of creating the illusion of motion by creating individual frames, as opposed to filming naturally-occuring action at a regular frame rate. See also computer generated animation, claymation, time lapse. Contrast with motion capture, rotoscoping)

Luxo, Jr. [VR], 1990 (a 3 min. computer animation of two Luxo desk lamps playing with a rubber ball)