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The First Computer
Charles Babbage creates the the concept of the computer although it is never completely finished. -
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Evolution of Computer Usage
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Game Time!
Tennis for Two was released as the first computer game which gave computers another way to make an impact in the world. -
Telestar
Telestar was launched into space as the First Televison Communications Satellite -
Launch of Apollo 11
The launch of the American space craft Apollo 11 was completed with cutting edge technology of their time. Today that technology is used as your desktop computer. -
First Man on the Moon
The American Apollo Prgogram places the first man on the moon. -
Computer Animation in Film
Here is an example of early computer animated backdrops and objects from a movie.
Computer animation became big in space and futuristic movies during the 70's. Movies such as Alien and Star Wars gave computers and computer animation the nodd to grow deep into culture. -
A Step Towards the Future in the Past
How did you do this?
The movie industry made major advances in compter generation as it made its first movie with photorealistic Computer Generated creatures. -
Predator Drone
The first Predator UAV was produced. This is a unmanned air plane controlled by computers and is used for precision and classified airstrikes by the US military. -
Computer Animation in the Modern Era
Still Earth, just a Different LookThe release of Toy Story was the first entirely computer animated full length motion picture. It showed that computers can create another world and produce human emotions and manerisms in something that exsists on a computer. -
International Space Station
The International Space Station was launched. It is still being used today for scientific studies. -
Smart Phones
The realease of the IPhone starts a revolution and battle of companies and their smart phones. Smart phones have large storage devices and are able to wirelessly access the internet through satillite. -
Creating New Worlds
Battle over Coruscant
A New Type of World
The Movies industry finally moves to creating worlds.
Star Wars Episode III (2005) is one film to use Computer Generation extensively for thousands of shots, including backgrounds, environmental effects, vehicles, and crowds.
While Avitar (2009) is the first full length movie made using performance capture to create photorealistic 3D characters and to feature a fully Computer Generated 3D photorealistic world.
