News Computer animation takes centre-stage

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The world's largest exhibition and conference of computer graphics Siggraph 2003 has opened in San Diego, California.

It is a huge gathering of programmers and games enthusiasts from around the world.

The main focus of the conference is a series of discussions and seminars on the minutiae of games and graphics design, like how to make a ball look rounder on the computer screen.

There is also a large presence from the film animation industry, including talks by Disney animators on their latest offering Pirates of the Caribbean.

In the film, a pirate ship is crewed by a team of computer-generated skeletons.

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