The main sections are:
- Education: One of the earlier areas of computer animation.
- Simulation: Possibly the first use of computer animation
- 3D Viewing: As computers got faster, the possibilty of 3D views and hidden line elimination became possible
- Experiments: Growing out of simulation, experiments guided by simulations became of interest
- Artistic: Early on there were artistic animations especially from Bell lABS
A 1908 paper wondering how computer graphics had computer animation would develop when it hits the real word is given in What good is a baby?.