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Animated Science with Cartoonimator

Animated Science with Cartoonimator

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@PLIX Team

Date
April 10, 2025
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Register for a PLIX Workshop
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Thursday, April 10th | 1:00–2:00PM ET

Try a paper-based animation tool to model physics phenomena… Just in time for National Library Week's "Drawn to the Library" theme!

Join PLIX and special guest Krithik Ranjan from the ATLAS Institute, University of Colorado Boulder to animate dynamic science concepts like balls bouncing, electrons interacting, planets revolving, and more with Cartoonimator. This is a research project aimed to enable creators of all ages explore the art of animation using a low-barrier, tangible interface.

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Register here

Getting Ready

Please join us with…

  • 🧉 Your favorite April beverage
  • 📃 These printed Cartoonimator templates 🔽
  • Cartoonimator-Print-Template.pdf58.3KB
  • 🤳🏼 A phone or tablet with internet access
  • 🖍️ Coloring pens, crayons, other drawing supplies
  • 🪀 Optional: Common objects to use in your animations, such as play-doh, slinky, pipe-cleaners, etc.

Extras

💗 Our PLIX workshops are not recorded, to foster open connections and cozy hearts.

📧 Your registration email will be shared with special guest Krithik Ranjan as part of this collaboration.

💡Here are other examples to inspire you!

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