Botellas Rotantes (Rotating Bottles) is a short (about one minute) experimental stop-motion animation, shot in anaglyphic 3-D by Iván López Espejo, a student in Granada, Spain. With all of the fancy modeling and rendering software out there, it's good to see some old-school stop-motion being done. The music, Liszt's Un Sospiro, is a perfect soundtrack.

It's kind of fun to see blood cells flying around. This CGI animated video was made by Merck to illustrate how their drug Cozaar attaches itself to angiotensin II receptor sites in blood vessels. I would guess that this was intended for the British market, since it is optimized for red/green glasses, and the narrator has that accent. If you watch it with red/blue glasses, it will look kind of pink, but still good. For best results, watch this one in full screen.

Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends is a popular animated show on Cartoon Network, and my daughter Faith's favorite show in the whole world. This three-minute clip is an excerpt from the Foster's 3-D Halloween episode in October 2007. It is better than most children's programming.

You can get Foster's on DVD, but not this episode. So far, only seasons one and two have been released. The 3-D episode, titled "Nightmare on Wilson Way," was in season five.

This anaglyphic animation of an underdressed dancer was made by Paul Steed, a pioneer of 3D modeling and rendering, truly one of the titans of the industry.

The woman depicted is "Fire Girl," who was a character in a game titled "Mojo Master," which I never played and likely never shall, as it has been discontinued. From what I gather, it was a dating simulator, rewarding the player for seducing imaginary women. Real classy.

The dancing simulation is very advanced, especially at the legs, hips, and waist; the anatomy is accurate, and the movement is so natural, I suppose it must be a motion-capture from a real dancer. The arms are a bit less realistic, the wrists and hands are frankly pretty sloppy. At several points you can see her arm pass right through her body and pop out the other side. Ouch.

It goes on for almost six minutes, but her routine stays the same throughout. You can stop watching whenever you've seen enough, without worrying that you'll miss something different.

Funny stuff:

A silly 3D video by Mukpuddy Animation, in New Zealand.