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Michael Jackson's Black and White video
In Michael Jackson's Black and White video, directed by John Landis a morphing effect between different people was used, which was only reserved for high budget films during this time. This invention of a cheaper way of doing morphing or certain CGI effects showed computers were evolving to allow this for even music videos and not only movies opening up technology to new fields. -
Doom's release and mod
DOOM was the first computer game to include WAD (Where's All the Data) allowed modding and customization to games. Introducing many players to create their own levels and customizations, without needing to develop a whole new game. DOOM made by id software and the first mod being Origwad – Created by Jeff Bird in 1994 -
ReBoot TV show
Created by Steven DeNure, this was the first computer animated TV show, this was the first invention of the computer animation and TV show, this opened up the doors for more TV shows to be computer animated and make it more affordable. -
IBM's creates program to beat a chess match
IBM's Deep Blue chess program is put to the test against Garry Kasparov, and wins 2-1 with 3 ties, proving AI is getting an upgrade in the computer world. This has let many people get better at chess by fighting better players that aren't there and open's the doors to more advance AI in different games. -
SGI invents Maya
Maya was a next generation 3D software, developed by Silicon Graphics Incorporated (SGI) that would later be used to create games and movies in a much easier format and way.
