The Animation and Visualisation Research Group (AVRG) is an interdisciplinary research group based at the Berwick campus of Monash University which aims to foster cross-faculty research, teaching and engagement in the various domains of animation.
AVRG draws together researchers from the Faculties of Information Technology, Arts, and Business and Economics, fulfilling Berwick campus' strategic priority of promoting cross-faculty research and teaching collaborations.
The group evolved from established research and teaching collaborations between the Faculties of Arts and Information Technology in the undergraduate unit Animation Cultures and in the hosting of an Animation Symposium in 2005 and the Animated Dialogues Conference in 2007.
Animation is gaining increased critical attention amongst international scholars. It is both a ubiquitous and versatile mode of communication, expression and simulation which permeates the creative and entertainment industries and the fields of virtual heritage; visual communication; advertising and marketing; visualization and simulation studies; information graphics; computer science; geo-science and archaeology.
AVRG researchers focus on animation's various histories and cultures; its genres and applications with an emphasis on animation's evolving role in the digital age.
