UAIDE

In June 1962, nearly 100 users and prospective users of the S-C 4020 Computer Recorder attended a two-day conference at General Dynamics/Electronics, San Diego. It was probably the first conference to support a peripheral. Among the speakers was Clement Pease of Bell Labs who wrote the basic set of SC-4020 routines upon which the films made at Bell Labs were based.

The Stromberg-Carlson User Group for the SC4020 soon became the Users of Automatic Information and Display (UAIDE) and it had its first annual conference in Chicago soon after in October 1962. The Annual Conference continued from 1962 to 1973 and much of the early computer animation was presented at the annual conference. Some of the animation presentations were:

1. 1st: 1962 Chicago, 2-4 October: 79 people from 39 companies attend, all were SC4020 users
2. 2nd: 1963 Miami Beach, 15-17 October
   • E.E.Zajac, 'Computer-Made Perspective Movies as a Scientific and Communication Tool'
   • H.L.Baldwin, 'Orbit and Tracker Coverage Display using the SC4020'
3. 3rd: 1964 Los Angeles
   • C. F. Pease, 'BEFLIX, A Programming Language for Producing Animated Diagram Movies'
   • Ray Wallace, 'Animated Lunar Orbits'
   • Michael Mahoney and John Quann, The Actual Motion and Orientation of an Orbiting Spacecraft Viewed in the Form of a Motion Picture'
4. 4th: 1965 New York
   • J.E.Welch, 'Moving Picture Computer Output'
   • John Borgelt, 'Movie Displays of Solutions to Physical Problems'
5. 5th: 1966 San Diego
   • E. J. Halda, 'Computer Output in the Form of an Animated Color Movie'
   • Robert L. Woltz, 'Precision Recording with Sprocketed Film Cameras'
   • Donald K. Robbins, 'FLOGO: A Dynamic Flow Chart Program'
   • Donald H. Perkel, 'Neuro-Electric Activity Displayed by Computer-Produced Films'
   • A. L. Eshelman, 'Animated Display of Dynamic Characteristics of Complex Structures'
6. 6th: 1967 Washington
   • Herbert E. Meily and Robert N. Davis, CAMP, Computer Animated Movie Procedures
   • John Burness, Leonard Elekman, Joseph Fischetti and Henry Maurer, 'P.I.B Basic Graphic Routines'
7. 7th: 1968 San Francisco
   • Lynn D. Yarbrough, 'Experience with CAFE, a New On-line Computer Animation System'
   • J R Davis, R Nagel, W Guber, 'A model making and display technique for 3-D pictures
   • F.J.Honey, 'Computer Animation - A New Look'.
   • Edwin Goldin, Donald B. Searl, Judith Bregman, Raffael Guidone, Don Brusselas, 'A Computer Animated Color Film on Some Concepts in Introductory Quantum Mechanics'
   • William D. Gattis, 'The SOLIDS Animation System'
   • S E Anderson, 'A List Processing System for Effectively storing Computer Animated Pictures'
   • Bruce Cornwell, 'Problem Simulation in Motion Picture Films for Intuitive Learning
   • John H. Whitney, 'Computer Generated Movies'
   • F.Sarno, 'The Polygraphics Software Package - A Summary of its Features'
8. 8th: 1969 Coronado
   • L. Braun, Chairman, R. Davis, W. Huggins, D. Weiner, J. Wulff, E. Zajac, 'Feasibility Study of a Resource Center in Computer Animation'
   • Dietrich P Friesen, 'A Professional Animator looks at computer animation'
   • Francis J. Honey, 'Computer Techniques in Educational Films'
   • F R A Hopgood, P J Black and J Ogborn, 'Chance and Thermal Equilibrium'
   • Nelson L. Max, 'Computer Animation for Mathematical Films'
   • Barbara M. Kelly, 'Computer Animation in the Vibration Analysis of a Nonuniform Beam'
   • Carol Fernsier, Camille Volence, 'Artist-Computer Interactive Animation System'
   • Francis J. Honey, 'Television Techniques in Computer Animation'
   • F R A Hopgood, 'GROATS A Graphical System for Atlas using the SC4020'
   • Kenneth C. Knowlton & Mrs Lorinda L. Cherry, 'Fortran IV Beflix'
9. 9th: 1970 Miami
   • K C Knowlton, 'EXPLOR A Generator of Images'
   • P M Nelson, 'Increasing the flexibility of an SC4020 installation'
   • P M Nelson, 'Putting soundtracks on your 16 mm films'
   • R Baecker, 'Current issues in interactive computer-mediated animation'
   • J W Carr, 'Interactive Movie Making'
   • C Csuri, 'Real-time film animation'
10. 10th: 1971 Los Angeles
    • John E. Crawford, 'Application of Time-Lapse Animation'
    • N Burtnyk and M Wein, 'National Research Council of Canada's Animation System: A Computer Animation System for the Animator'
    • William D. Gattis & Harry A. Watson, 'An Input Translator for Animation and Its Relation to Key Position Character Animation Methods'
    • Ken Knowlton, 'A High Resolution Beflix for the 4060 '
    • R A Goldstein, 'A system for computer animation by 3-D objects'
    • S Yoshimura, J Tsuda, C Hirano 'A computer animation technique for 3-D objects with curved surfaces
    • F J Honey, 'CAESAR: Computer Animated Episodes by Single Axis Rotation'
    • D J Haflinger and P C Resler Jr, 'Animation with IGS'
    • A trip report by Bob Hopgood gives further details
11. 11th: 1972 Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
    • Joseph W. Wilihide, 'Animated Iconic Models in Education'
    • G. A. England, A. H. Francis, J. R. Gallop, F. R. A. Hopgood, R. E. Thomas, 'SPROGS: SC4020-PDP15 Rapid Output Graphics System: 'A New Computer Animation Package'
12. 12th: 1973 St Louis, Mo
    • D J Kasik, 'FLIP-A Superset of the Integrated Graphics System (IGS) for Movie-Making'
    • 'ADDAGE and MAGI System Review'
    • Al Thumen, 'Techniques of Film Production'
    • Nelson L. Max, 'Computer Animation of Smooth Surfaces'

By 1974, the focus for computer animation switched to the new SIGGRAPH Conference series with its annual film show on one evening showing an ever increasing number of computer animated films.

Copies of UAIDE Proceedings still exist mainly in paper or microfilm/microfiche form. Only UAIDE 1970 Proceedings is available on the web. Some of the locations are:

• British Library: 1962-1968
• TIB Hanover: 1964-1973
• MIT: 1962-1970
• 1962: Computer History Museum, University of Sydney
• 1969: Linda Hall Library, Kansas City, MO
• 1970: Stanford University, National Film Board of Canada
• 1971: North West University, South Africa
• 1973: Indiana University