Science museum visitors across the country
will soon step into the exciting and visually rich world of animation when
the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry's (OMSI) brand-new,
6,000-square-foot, highly interactive exhibit, "Animation ," begins its
national tour in October 2005.

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Animation is not only popular at OMSI; it's quickly become an important
part of today's mainstream media including everything from Academy
Award-winning animation films, and video games, to more recent applications
in website design and scientific modeling.
By including their cast of world-renowned characters in the exhibit , we
believed visitors would really connect with it," Vandiver says. 'Animation' will offer visitors a more
complete understanding of it, and hopefully inspire young people to
consider animation as a future career.

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The "Animation" exhibit, on display at OMSI from Oct.

In "Animation's" stimulating and fun environment, visitors explore
animation from concept to finished product -- from storyboarding, character
design, and drawing techniques to movement, timing, filming, and sound., OMSI boasts one of the largest traveling exhibits
programs in the country.

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engaging and teaching people of all ages about science concepts such as
perception, illusion, geometry and measurement. "Animation" is sponsored locally by Comcast and
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The six thematic areas in the exhibit include: History, Animation Studio,
Art in Motion, Science Laboratory , Sound and Stage, and Cartoon Museum. OMSI exhibits have toured the U.

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SMEC includes The Franklin
Institute in Philadelphia, California Science Center in Los Angeles, Museum
of Science in Boston , COSI in Columbus, Ohio, Fort Worth Museum of Science
and History in Texas, and the Science Museum of Minnesota in St.

"Animation" was developed by the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry in
collaboration with Cartoon Network and partially funded by the Paul G.cfm

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The students and some local musicians will be on site to
show the music videos using the latest Apple equipment.

"At OMSI, we know first-hand the effectiveness of using animation in
teaching," Vandiver explains.

It was this increasing popularity and mass appeal coupled with the idea to
educate people about the science behind animation that drove OMSI's
exhibits team to develop the "Animation" exhibit.

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internationally renowned exhibit production facility.

The creative team at Cartoon Network liked the idea of an exhibit that
could teach people of all ages about the art and science behind animation.
Several exhibit areas feature digital slide shows of real animators working
in the Cartoon Network studio so visitors can learn about the skills and
training needed for a career in animation.

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"What this exhibit reveals in full interactive detail is the number of
different skills involved in creating animation, from voice-acting and
recording to computer programming and scoring, from screenwriting and
storyboarding to sound-effects and editing ," says Dennis Adamovich, senior
vice president of marketing, Cartoon Network.

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The students are using the latest cutting edge technology
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"Animation" images available: http://www. OMSI has been building exhibits for more than 50
years and has earned an international reputation for its innovative,
interactive and engaging exhibits.

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Larger-than-life graphics of popular Cartoon Network characters provide a
colorful backdrop to the exhibit, which also explores the history of
animation and features a screening room and a cartoon museum. "There truly is a science to
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"For 10 years, OMSI has offered animation
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"In 'Animation,' it's about exploring, questioning and experimenting with
the science behind the art of animation in a way that makes learning fun,"
says Ray Vandiver, vice president of exhibits, OMSI. In addition to creating exhibits for its
museum in Portland, Ore. (ET, PT), Cartoon Network shares its channel space with
Adult Swim, a late-night destination showcasing original and acquired
animation for young adults 18-34.

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"Animation" will hit the road traveling to science centers and museums
nationwide -- first to member institutions of the Science Museum Exhibit
Collaborative (SMEC), a group of leading science museums that share
resources to create world -class exhibits.