From: kouhia@nic.funet.fi (Juhana Kouhia)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics,comp.graphics.animation,comp.graphics.visualization
Subject: Re: Question about CG education
Date: 29 Dec 92 07:19:11 GMT
Organization: Finnish Academic and Research Network Project - FUNET


The following article is from the alt.graphics; I didn't find it from
the comp.graphics.* groups -- so, I repost it because alt.* groups
are not received in every site and because everybody doesn't read
alt.graphics anyway because of official graphics group comp.graphics.

Juhana Kouhia

From: BJ MacGowan (bmcgowan@alias.com)
Subject: Re: Question about CG education
Organization: Alias Research Inc.
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 21:52:00 GMT

In article <WALVER.92Dec15070915@kielo.uta.fi> walver@kielo.uta.fi (Ville V.
Walveranta) writes:
>
>        I have checked out all the leads I received about the schools
>        that offer computer graphics education programs (in the US and
>        Canada).
>
>        Today I visited Academy of Art College/California State
>        University in San Francisco and picked up some brochures about
>        their classes. I found out, among the other things, that the
>        computers being used are MACs!
>
>        Aren't there any schools that use *real* graphics workstations
>        (I'm talking about undergraduate programs)in teaching and labs?
>        Every single college that offers a programs in computer
>        graphics/animation seems to have PCs or MACs in the labs.
>
>        The best programs I've found so far are offered by RISD (even
>        though their program is more conventional and thus is not
>        concentrated on computer based animation in any way).
>
>        So, once again, I'd ask you to email or post information about
>        the schools offering computer graphics programs around the
>        continent (excluding New York City; I realize that Pratt
>        Institute and some other schools there might have excellent
>        programs available but I just can't imagine living there for the
>        lasting of the school. I can even take L.A.! :)
>
>        I'm mostly interested in the artistic approach to the graphics,
>        ie. primarily interactive design (as opposed to heavy coding).
>
>        -- Willy
>--
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There are a variety of Schools teaching on higher end computers.
Here is Canada there are 2 highly reputable schools.

Sheridan College of Applied Arts and Technology
1430 Trafalgar Road
Oakville Ontario
L6H 2L2

Phone 416/845-9430
Fax   416/338-4526

Sheridan offers 2 courses; Computer Graphics and Computer Animation. The
Computer Graphics course deals mostly with creating static images on a variety
of computers (MAC,PC,etc). The Computer Animation course uses SGI
PI's and Indigos. Sheridan College is Internationally known for it's Classical
animation course. Some of the classical animation instructors teach the
Computer Animation course as well. Both the Computer Graphics course and
Computer Animation course are 1 year courses. If you want, in the summer
Sheridan runs an international course where they waive the international
student fees. That means major savings for US students.

Nova Scotia College of Art and Design
5163 Duke Street
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3J 3J6

Phone 902/422-7381
Fax   902/425-2420

The Nova Scotia College of Art and Design is geared more toward the artist. I
am not as familiar with what they offer in courses but I do know that they
offer computer animation on SGI machines.

Some places in the States that I know of are:

California Institute of the Arts
Character Animation Department
24700 McBean Parkway
Valenca, CA
91335

Phone 805/255-1050
Fax   805/253-7824

Bowling Green State University
School of Arts
Bowling Green, OH
43403

Phone 419/372-2786
Fax   419/372-2544

Florida Atlantic University
220 SE 2nd Avenue #914
Fort Lauderdale,FL
33301

Phone 305/760-5649
Fax   305/355-5288

Loyola University
6363 St Charles Ave
New Orleans, LA
70118

Phone 504/865-3630
Fax   504/865-3347

So these are all of the Universities/Colleges that I know that have some form
of Computer Animation Department. I can not guarantee their addresses or
phone/fax numbers.

BJ MacGowan
Senior Support Analyst
Alias Assist Support
Alias Research Inc.

e-mail: bmcgowan@alias.com
Newsgroups: comp.graphics