Hollywood animation and the web are merging

November 13th, 2009

I'm starting to notice more and more that rich animations and graphics are appearing on the web, and I think it's a very interesting trend. Designers and animators are going to be a big part of the next web, and I think it's a sign that web technology has continued to improve. Imagine when applications like Second Life can run inside your browser.

Let's list some of the recent big web technology advances:
  • Search: In the late 90's, with the advent of the search engine, suddenly it became possible for businesses to be found online, and an explosion of websites resulted. Along with it came an industry around SEO, and of course, The Google
  • Blogging/Self-publishing: Allowing anyone to create content that is searchable resulted in a user-generated democracy of information that has changed our culture. Twitter is only the latest embodiment of this.
  • Ajax: A buzzword created by a web developer that came to embrace rich user interface across the web and led the charge of improving our internet experience around the web.
  • Facebook platform: By opening up their platform Facebook has spawned more innovation than anyone ever thought possible - and all because they were offering sites access to free traffic.


I think rich animation using flash is next. It's simply astounding what some sites like Farmville are creating - and all inside the browser.

Here are some pictures that illustrate what I mean. Can you guess which two are from a web app and which aren't?

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1 Response to “Hollywood animation and the web are merging”

  1. michelle GOURLAY Says:
    November 15th, 2009 at 11:37 AM Interesting article about the development of animation online. The first and the fourth are web app. I guess that "picture 4" is an app from Second Life.

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