short film "A Computer Animated Hand"
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"A Computer Animated Hand" is a pioneering 1972 computer-animated short film created by Edwin Catmull that is widely regarded as one of the earliest and most influential works in 3D computer graphics.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| A Computer Animated Hand | 1 |
| short film "A Computer Animated Hand" canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2384689 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: short film "A Computer Animated Hand" Context triple: [Edwin Catmull, notableWork, short film "A Computer Animated Hand"]
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The Heart (short film)
The Heart is a short film directed by Malia Obama, marking her debut as a filmmaker and showcasing her emerging voice in cinema.
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B.
Holga
Holga is a fictional character appearing in the post-apocalyptic virtual reality shooter game "After the Fall."
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C.
Best Animated Short Subject
Best Animated Short Subject is an Annie Award category that honors outstanding achievement in short-form animated filmmaking.
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D.
Celluloid
Celluloid is a lightweight, open-source media player for Linux that provides a simple GTK-based interface for the MPV playback engine.
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E.
Blink
Blink is an open-source web browser engine developed primarily by Google and used in several major browsers to render web pages.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: short film "A Computer Animated Hand" Target entity description: "A Computer Animated Hand" is a pioneering 1972 computer-animated short film created by Edwin Catmull that is widely regarded as one of the earliest and most influential works in 3D computer graphics.
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A.
The Heart (short film)
The Heart is a short film directed by Malia Obama, marking her debut as a filmmaker and showcasing her emerging voice in cinema.
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B.
Holga
Holga is a fictional character appearing in the post-apocalyptic virtual reality shooter game "After the Fall."
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C.
Best Animated Short Subject
Best Animated Short Subject is an Annie Award category that honors outstanding achievement in short-form animated filmmaking.
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D.
Celluloid
Celluloid is a lightweight, open-source media player for Linux that provides a simple GTK-based interface for the MPV playback engine.
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E.
Blink
Blink is an open-source web browser engine developed primarily by Google and used in several major browsers to render web pages.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
computer-animated film
ⓘ
experimental film ⓘ short film ⓘ |
| animationTechnique |
3D computer graphics
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shaded 3D rendering ⓘ wireframe animation ⓘ |
| associatedWithInstitution | University of Utah ⓘ |
| basedOn | 3D model of Edwin Catmull’s left hand ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| creator | Edwin Catmull ⓘ |
| depicts |
3D transformation of a hand model
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flexing human hand ⓘ opening and closing fingers ⓘ rotating human hand ⓘ |
| director | Edwin Catmull ⓘ |
| era | early computer graphics era ⓘ |
| field |
computer animation
ⓘ
computer graphics ⓘ |
| genre |
computer animation
ⓘ
science and technology film ⓘ |
| hasFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| hasNoDialogue | true ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
demonstration of practical 3D rendering on computers in the early 1970s
ⓘ
milestone in the history of CGI ⓘ |
| includedIn | historical overviews of CGI ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of CGI in feature films
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research in 3D modeling and rendering ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the earliest 3D computer-animated films
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early use of polygonal modeling of a human body part ⓘ influencing later computer graphics and animation research ⓘ pioneering 3D computer graphics techniques ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer | Edwin Catmull ⓘ |
| productionMethod |
digitized coordinates of a human hand
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polygons constructed from 3D coordinate data ⓘ rendering on early mainframe computer ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | computer graphics community as a landmark work ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1972 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 1 ⓘ |
| shownAt |
computer graphics conferences
ⓘ
film and technology retrospectives ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | animated human hand ⓘ |
| title |
A Computer Animated Hand
ⓘ
linked to:
short film "A Computer Animated Hand"
|
| usesTechnology |
hidden-surface removal
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keyframe animation of 3D objects ⓘ polygonal surface modeling ⓘ |
| visualStyle | wireframe to solid transitions ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: short film "A Computer Animated Hand" Description of subject: "A Computer Animated Hand" is a pioneering 1972 computer-animated short film created by Edwin Catmull that is widely regarded as one of the earliest and most influential works in 3D computer graphics.
Referenced by (2)
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subject linked to:
short film "A Computer Animated Hand"
linked to: short film "A Computer Animated Hand"