3D Animation Education in the US and Japan

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1. Introduction

3D Computer Graphics and Animation are relatively new fields

that have attracted many students in higher education the last two

decades. Numerous programs exist at universities and vocational

schools around the world, including the United States and Japan.

However, there are not many resources to enable one to gain an

understanding of the overall education trends in these fields.

Education in these fields differs from traditional art or science

programs in various ways. Faculty members are facing challenges

unique to these fields. The fields are fast changing and require a

very wide range of knowledge. Managing an academic program in

these fields also require up-to-date computer hardware/software.

By conducting surveys in the US and Japan we have gathered

information on 3D CG/Animation programs, other than the data

readily available through the websites of these academic

programs. The goal of these surveys is to identify current trends

and issues in order to discuss solutions to build sustainable

programs in the field of 3D CG/Animation.

2. Overview of the field of 3D CG/Animation

education in the US and Japan

Prior to conducting the US survey, we compiled a list of schools

that offer post-high school education/trainings in 3D Computer

Graphics and Animation as a means of expression. Through the

ACM SIGGRAPH Education Committee school list, Animation

World Network school list and web searches we identified 259 3D

Animation and related program offerings in universities,

community colleges, and certificate programs.

In Japan, we found 242 schools on Computer Graphic Art Society

(CG-ARTS)’s school list and through web search and online

college directories. Unfortunately the Japanese government does

not track the number of programs nor the students we are

interested in, but categorizes the records of college student

numbers only by a traditional classification of academic fields.

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tc

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tc

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