A 2D modeling animation done for Stihl. Source: Chicago Technical Media While video is in an important training tool, technical animation does it one better by teaching efficient workplace concepts to audiences in a matter of minutes. Training can often not be accomplished through just words or pictures. Video helps in terms of explaining details, but with technical animation, principles of complex machines or devices can be easily demonstrated. Animation also plays a role in

Source: Loughborough University A new online game instructs children 12 and older how to survive a powerful storm surge by teaching them to identify some early signs of coastal flooding. Called Storm Force, researchers designed the free online game by building on years of research on the topic. Storm surges - large and alarming sea levels caused by storms - can be devastating, overtaking sea walls and other defenses. The purpose behind Storm Force is to teach citizens, partic

Each year on March 8, events worldwide are held to celebrate International Women’s Day. The day offers a chance to reflect on the strides women have made to achieve equality, while also offering a look ahead at the work that needs to be done. The day was first suggested on Feb. 28, 1909 by the Socialist Party of America. International Women’s Day was first observed on March 19, 1911, in Austria, Demark and Sweden. More than one million people attended rallies in support of wo

Hope Nicholson is passionate about comic books, and she’s made a career out of being the kind of fangirl who loves comics from the 1930s as much as those published online today. Nicholson is a writer, editor, publisher, and producer dedicated to “creating spaces for stories to be told.” Her company, Bedside Press, based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, focuses on 1940s Canadian comic reprints as well as creating new stories through anthologies and books on specific themes that

Superheros, Sci-fi, DC vs Marvel, it's all things comics with Hope Nicholson. 10:29 | 4/1/19 | Season 1 ​ ​ This episode is brought to you by IEEE GlobalSpec. #S1E6Comics