sciencemotionology
sciencemotionology
scientia+motion+logia
the study of all branches of science, in motion; generally through computer animations in order to clarify complex phenomena, convey an idea or test a hypothesis which would be much harder to solve in any other way.
Free and open-source software
This free software was created by artists and studios from all around the world. Great software to work without expenses. Developed for several OS, with regular updates.
Autodesk
This is the work horse of animation studios across the globe. Used by most large studios, this slightly expensive software is available in a trial version (3 years licence for students and educators).
3D animation tools
This animation software comes also in an apprentice version for students and educators to start their non-commercial projects, with minor limitations and an embedded watermark on renderings.
Created at Carnegie Mellon University
Alice is an innovative 3D programming environment that makes it easy to create an animation for telling a story, playing an interactive game, or a video to share on the web. Alice is a freely available teaching tool designed to be a student's first exposure to object-oriented programming. It allows students to learn fundamental programming concepts in the context of creating animated movies and simple video games.