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Television plays an important role in the distance teaching methods of the Open University. The use of computer animation has greatly enhanced the teaching process. Computer images are created using a graphics package based on the SIGGRAPH “Core” system and viewed on a range of colour raster terminals. Previewing animation sequences has been simplified by developing an interactive animation system. Completed sequences are recorded direct to videotape using a system developed jointly by the BBC and the Open University. They are subsequently edited into television programmes for transmission by the BBC.
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Greenberg, J.M. (1985). Computer Animation in Distance Teaching. In: Magnenat-Thalmann, N., Thalmann, D. (eds) Computer-Generated Images. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-68033-8_22
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