LibGuides: Animation and Game Arts: Home

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This guide was created to support the Animation and Game Arts students and faculty at Seneca Polytechnic. It showcases articles, documents, websites, and other resources of interest to your programs.

This guide supports the following programs: Animation Arts (ANI), 3D Animation (DAN), Game Art and Animation (GAA), Interactive Media Design (INM), Visual Effects for Film and Television (VFT)

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APA Citation Guide

Use the Seneca Libraries APA Citation Guide to support integration of sources in your academic work. The Citation Guide will help you avoid plagiarism, create in-text citations, and citations for your References page.

MLA Citation Guide

Use the Seneca Libraries MLA Citation Guide to support integration of sources in your academic work. The Citation Guide will help you avoid plagiarism, create in-text citations, and citations for your Works Cited page.

Destination Academic Integrity

Complete this interactive module to discover the supports and services that will help you understand and practice academic integrity at Seneca.

For articles, videos, tutorials, and learning resources, check out the databases below:

ACM Digital Library This link opens in a new window
(Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)) Provides research, trade and education information pertaining to computer science and information technology.
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Computer Science Collection This link opens in a new window
(Gale) Provides access to research, reviews and career information pertaining to the telecommunication, electronic, IT and robotic industries.
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GDC Vault This link opens in a new window
(Informa / Game Developers Conference) GDC Vault is a collection of in-depth design, technical and inspirational talks, and slides from the influencers of the game development industry, taken from over 20 years of the worldwide Game Developers Conferences.

- Our subscription is for up to 50 simultaneous users only.
- Users must click Login [top right menu button] and select "Seneca Polytechnic" to access Members Only content. Please remember to logout when done.
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LinkedIn Learning (formerly Lynda.com) This link opens in a new window
(LinkedIn) Online video training tutorials on various topics, applications, and software packages including audio and video production, 3D animation, AutoCAD, Maya, web design, computer programming, and business and office applications.

- Seneca students, faculty, and staff must first register to use this service by creating a separate LinkedIn Learning account through the "Login to LinkedIn Learning" link on the college's LinkedIn Learning page.
- This product was acquired and licensed by Continuing Education, not Seneca Libraries. It is only on our site as a courtesy and research convenience.
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Safari Books Online (also known as O'Reilly for Higher Education) This link opens in a new window
(ProQuest / O'Reilly) Provides full-text access to thousands of e-books and videos in IT, Business, Math, Engineering, Design, and other topics.

- If prompted for your 'Academic email' while in the Safari platform, enter your full Seneca Polytechnic e-mail address. If it does not work the first time, enter it a second time. If still unsuccessful, try a different browser.
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Stash Media Collection This link opens in a new window
(Stash Media) Thousands of motion design, animation, and VFX projects, including behind-the-scenes features, interviews with professionals, trends and techniques, advertising, brand films, music videos; and short films.

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