Josh Santiago Learns the Physics of Animation

Here's the basic version of the scene I made in Maya! It's pretty simple and clean!

Computer Scientist Alan Kay once said “the best way to predict the future, is to invent it.” While we don’t particularly have a strong grip on the future of our future, one way to do so is to grab a hold onto human progression. And this is such a big reason as to why science and popular culture are intertwined in a rigorous feedback loop, infinitely influencing each other based off their innovations. This is the essence of human progression. Enter, Pokemon, the 90s sensation that enamored the world. Though the premise is simple enough, a world inhabited by various fantastic beasts that are trained by the humans around them, this franchise has taken the world by storm, becoming one of the most enduring series after more than 20 years. But what is more interesting about the world of Pokemon is its influence on the scientific world. Because while it’s not the most scientifically accurate franchise, the influence of Pokemon has shaped the world into becoming more open minded toward scien...

I: Intro: "The best way to predict the future is to invent it" -Alan Kay Science and popular culture are intertwined in a rigorous feedback loop, infinitely influencing each other, Pokemon: worldwide 90s phenomenon (explain) Thesis: While not the most scientifically accurate franchise, the influence of Pokemon has shaped the world into becoming more open minded toward science as a whole. II: Basic Science, and its application in the pokemon universe The concept of a common ancestor: Mew, the universal ancestor of all pokemon, portrays the theory that all lfe on earth can be traced ack to a common ancestor Not without its flaws: Pokemon is not scientifically accurate (ie evolution functioning completely differently than in the real world, unrealistic abilities etc) but is still influenced by real biology (ie animals and their abilities, albiet exaggerated, find their place in pokemon’s inspirations) The concept of a pokemon professor, nurses, and oth...