Blender is a cross-platform, open-source application for creating complex 3D geometries and animating them. Similar software is used by the Hollywood industry to create exciting special effects. Blender can be used by biologists to communicate important scientific concepts that would otherwise be difficult to describe, such as viral budding, changes in cell morphology, complex parasitic life cycles, and molecular mechanisms. Blender makes it easy to compose static images and even movies that vary in complexity from simple cartoons to highly textured and nuanced cinematic masterpieces. We will use Blender in a hands-on setting to shape, texture, and animate a simple unicellular organism.
The learning curve is steeper for Blender than it is for many other kinds of software. Participants who pick up software quickly and who are comfortable with 3D graphics will be less likely to get lost.
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