Prequel/Sequel- 01

Essay Question- notes

- hand-drawn to digital
- Evolution of styles
   - traditional, stop-motion, claymation, 2D, 3D,
   - http://webneel.com/different-types-of-animation-styles
   - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_animation

- branches of animation and how they came about
   - Sequences have been used in art since possibly before the Ancient Egyptians, other examples including cave drawings
   - Humorous Phases of Funny Faces (1906), James Stuart Blackton- first animation using moving picture, as opposed to sequences on paper

- Virtual/augmented reality- what next?
   - used in headset gaming
   - more commonly used in the app markets for mobile gaming
      - Pokémon Go is the largest example of this, having become a worldwide phenomenon less than a week after it's release
      - used by some tourist destinations for virtual guided tours
      - geo-caching makes for a similar experience to a treasure hunt via the real world, tracked via app

- Sequels ruined/carried by animation?

- Interaction- TV/Films+games- evolution?
   - The first TV/game tie-in was E.T. (Atari/1982), which failed on such a large degree that during September 1983, 700,000+ games were buried in a landfill site, which was a large controversy, which has never occurred since. E.T. is considered one of the worst games of all time.
   - Super Mario Bros. (1993) was the first film to be made of a video game, and is widely considered a failure. However, if hasn't been physically buried, so how bad can it be?
   - Square Enix released Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, a film sequel to the hit game Final Fantasy VII. It was created by in-house video game developers, as opposed to film animators.
   - Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988) is widely-regarded as one of the best examples of live-action/animation  interaction to-date, as it was a feature-length film where the characters all interacted in a believable manner.
   - The first feature-length film to feature live-action/animation was The Lost World (1925) based on Arthur Conan Doyle's novel of the same name (1912).

Games Consoles/Companies- Atari, Sega- Saturn/Megadrive/NES/SNES/Dreamcast, Nintendo 64/Gamecube/Wii/Gameboy(colour/advance/SP)/DS(Lite)/3DS, Microsoft Xbox, Sony Playstation,

Film/TV- Cinema for local short films, TV, Internet, Anytime TV, Streaming services,

Games-

   - Prequel- Pong (first video game), Spy vs Spy, Pac-Man, Donkey Kong, Elevator, Bubble Bobble, Mario, Sonic, PS2 era,

   - Contemporary- Fable, Gears of War, Uncharted, Tomb Raider, Kingdom Hearts, Portal, Steam, Community focus (achievements, social media, social gaming), Candy Crush Saga, Angry Birds, Pokémon Go etc

   - Sequel- Augmented/Virtual Reality, entirely sensor-controlled,