Data-Driven Animation for Science Communication

In this course each student will create a scientific animation that tells a story with data to better communicate scientific results – along the way they will learn programming, science writing, and technical animation skills. This course trains students in data-based storytelling that promotes research and science communication for the benefit of communities and policymakers on local and global scales. Students will draft a science writing script, create custom raster and vector graphics, data

• Learners will be able to replicate the data-driven animation process from conceptualization to asset creation, data visualization, and composition.
• Learners will be able to make informed decisions between available programs and techniques for visualizing data.
• Learners will be able to distill the methods, results, and implications of scientific research into an accessible, succinct, and impactful animation.