1970s

The panorama in computer art changes greatly during the 1970s because of the development of techniques for representing 3-dimensional environments and because of the increased involvement of professional artists with computers. Computer-based animation and imaging systems became more interactive than what they were during the 1960s, but they were still not easy to use. One of the most widely viewed works of three-dimensional computer animations during this time was Voyager 2, created by a team at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory led by Lames Blinn. This work visualized the explorations of the earliest successful and extensive uses of image mapping techniques.

There are research groups who tried to integrate computer graphics into visual effect production.

Examples of animated film produced that time: