Page 1 of Aldric Chang's writing

1. Build a Bear Ville Virtual World Review Enchanting and delightful are the first words which come to mind when checking into Build a Bear Ville virtual world for kids. Upon entering the site, you will see that there are no membership fees. This means that your children can play in... (posted by Aldric 2 years 239 days ago.)

2. Following the Lead of Medical Animation Medical animation has been able to carve a solid and sustainable niche in the realm of 3D animation through the years. By tapping the field of medicine, it opened up a lucrative and fulfilling side of 3D animation. Medical animation is used by... (posted by Aldric 2 years 340 days ago.)

3. Transformers - The Integration of Transformers in Society It is only a few days before the release of the upcoming sequel Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and the theaters are now being filled with trailers trying to hype us with a lot of computer-generated imagery from the best 3D animation studios... (posted by Aldric 2 years 340 days ago.)

4. Cartoon Characters Marketing Online Several years ago, the trend of creating viral animation clips for distribution on the internet took off. Since then, several character brands have become wildly popular and successful thanks to the power of the internet. Some examples are... (posted by Aldric 3 years 268 days ago.)

5. Licensing Cartoon Characters - Some Basic Tips Have you ever wondered how some cartoon characters became so famous - with hundreds or thousands of merchandise bearing their names and images? Remove the ones with animated series out of the equation since they have a marketing medium - and... (posted by Aldric 3 years 268 days ago.)

6. Character Bible - What It is and How It Helps to Sell an Animation Concept A character bible is the heart and soul of a cartoon series. Without a proper character bible you cannot even get started on talking to anyone about your concept. I have seen many character bibles from producers around the world in the past... (posted by Aldric 3 years 268 days ago.)

7. Tips for Creating a Great Character Design II Whether be it for games, comics, animation or merchandise, we cannot ignore the fact that good character designs play an active role in driving the sales of the product in question. While good character designs help to drive sales, great character... (posted by Aldric 4 years 24 days ago.)

8. The New Virtual Pet - Machicara You might remember that many years ago in 1996 there was something called Tamagotchi which took the world by storm. It was the first cyber pet to be introduced to the world and came in the form of an electronic device with a simple LCD screen... (posted by Aldric 4 years 69 days ago.)

9. Why Animated Commercials Rock and 'Live' Adverts Don't There is an increasing trend for businesses to gravitate towards using animation for their commercials, and for good reason too. This article discusses some of the more popular reasons why business marketers are doing that and will hopefully give... (posted by Aldric 4 years 93 days ago.)

10. The Secret Recipe to Making a Hot-Selling Animated Movie Being in the animation industry, it is in my interest to keep abreast of which animated feature films are taking the most box office profits. Today I run by this list of the top 20 highest grossing animation movies of all time and I would like to... (posted by Aldric 4 years 93 days ago.)

11. 8 Steps to Producing a Cartoon Series This article describes the process of getting the green light to produce a cartoon animated series from scratch. I am leaving out the details of raising funds for the project as that is an entire book by itself, but nevertheless this should give... (posted by Aldric 4 years 93 days ago.)