The impact animation makes on our lives

The traditional way of storytelling through art is the foundation of the idea behind animation which is now one of the most dominant sources of information dissemination. There has been evidence of communication through art forms in the prehistoric days of cavemen on walls. This proves the importance of animation in our life as is evident in the lives of prehistoric men.

It is really no surprise that animation has transformed into a full-fledged industry giving birth to new sectors such as gaming and animation films. Earlier only a handful of people were proficient in it but now top animation schools have made millions of people capable of expressing their artiststic tendencies in the form of animation. It also has a wide range of applications in many sectors so an animation career is just as much rewarding as it is interesting.

Although now we see an explosion in the use of animation in movies and news but it has been under evolution process for some now. Early traces of animation can be found in Disney’s creative adventures of musicals that have some famous names to feature such as Mickey Mouse.

The dominant reason for its widespread adoption can be attributed to its flexibility for communicating the desired message in a subtle or aggressive way. It has transcended for 2D to 3D making it more interesting and adding another dimension of flexibility to its attractiveness. Since the beginning, Steve Jobs innovative vision of animated movies has become a fixation for many aspiring professionals who wish to opt for a career in animation.

The scope of animation includes:

· Business: Manufacturing industries are known to use computers for optimizing their day to day operations but now it’s a visible in the business sector to use computer animation for product description and conceptualization.

· Architecture / Interior Design: Animation is really nothing new for architects and interior designer as they are habitual of using 2D drawing to conceptualize and finalize their projects ready to be demonstrated to the clients. With animation it really saves a lot of time and efforts by freeing them from creating complex projects by hand.

· News and publications: Media houses are now using animation in their news broadcasts to create content that can be controlled on the basis of desired sentiments the media is willing to communicate. Animation is the most flexible way to influence masses without offending anyone.

Gaming: The entire industry has deep foundations on computer graphics that are used to create interactive games from graphic heavy to graphic low games that can easily be played on a handheld device. Without animation none of it could have been possible.