3D ANIMATION IN SOCIETY BY JESS CLOUDER WHAT IS 3D? 3D is short for 3-dimensional (e.g. width, length, and depth). Our physical environment is three-dimensional and we view the world in a 3D way every day. MODELS 3D modeling can be achieved manually with specialized 3D production software that lets an artist create and deform polygonal surfaces, or by scanning real-world objects into a set of data points that can be used to represent the object digitally. PRODUCT DESIGN Product Design involves a broad approach to the designing and making of innovative / new products. This subject is aimed at those interested in the way business and industry identifies potential products and successfully designs and manufactures them. It is not for those who intend to design and manufacture an item that already exists. However, you can take an existing product and improve it or develop an entirely new product. ANIMATIONS 3D Animation is a computer generated illustration, that gives objects space. In 3D, the images and the graphics use three dimensions that give characters a depth, which makes them appear to be real and living. The graphic designers usually use computer software to give their pictures and images a life. TV The Owl and Co is a 3D animation series shown on CBBC. Specialized in bringing feature-quality 3D animation to the small screen. FILM 3D movie uses a particular filming technology, which presents two individual images simultaneously to each eye and provides a stereoscopic vision to the viewer. It has been enhanced to offer a perception of depth of image to the audience with tinted glasses, who will be tricked to have a sense of true depth and feel that the objects in the 3D movie is extending out from the screen. WEB Flash websites can be considered as a different kind of art in website community because of their limitless animations and stunning designs. Flash websites can also be divided in two groups: 2D and 3D Flash websites. GAMES EDUCATION AND ARCHITECTURAL WALK-THROUGH