The face is a small part of a human, but it plays an essential role in communication. An open hybrid system for facial animation is presented. It encapsulates a considerable amount of information regarding facial models, movements, expressions, emotions, and speech. The complex description of facial animation can be handled better by assigning…

Discusses ZGRASS, a programing language designed for graphics production, especially for applications in education and training, and provides guidelines for people looking into a new computer graphics system. (CHC)

A summer computer graphics workshop held at the University of Oregon for high school and college students, teachers, and adults is described. Participants learned to write programs in BASIC and to work with graphic input devices. Concepts of animation were introduced. Students made presentations of their graphics. (RM)