Using a particle system can be computationally expensive, especially when incorporated into a full 3D scene. Sometimes that’s unavoidable and render times just have to take a hit, but in many ...

Walt Disney Animation Studios, the team behind recent animated films such as “Wreck-It Ralph” and “Tangled,” has this month unveiled groundbreaking digital snow technology they have been developing.

Behind the scenes of most movie special effects are computers crunching intense mathematical equations. And some of the most complex types of animation equations describe fluid motion: anything from ...