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CGI ( Computer Generated Imagery) or more specifically, 3D Computer Graphics. A world we have encountered several times in games or movies but we have never given a thought how this is all created. Well I have and I would like to enlighten you with my esplores. The CGI world is a 3Dimensional world where characters, landscapes and effects are created by means of highly advanced and complicated softwares such as Maya, Lightwave and 3D Studio Max. 3D computer animation combines 3D modeling with programmed movement. Models are constructed out of geometrical vertices, faces, and edges in a true 3D coordinate system. The games that we play with great fun and excitement are the works of long-laboring 3D Animators. It is our fault that we do not appreciate these artists but only the fun of playing games. CGI is used for visual effects because effects are more controllable than other more physically based processes, such as constructing miniatures for effects shots or hiring extras for crowd scenes, and because it allows the creation of images that would not be feasible using any other technology. It can also allow a single artist to produce content without the use of actors, expensive set pieces, or props. Recent accessibility of CGI software and increased computer speeds has allowed individual artists and small companies to produce professional grade films, games, and fine art from their home computers. This has brought about an Internet subculture with its own set of global celebrities, clichés, and technical vocabulary. Developments in CGI technologies are reported each year at SIGGRAPH, an annual conference on computer graphics and interactive techniques, attended each year by tens of thousands of computer professionals. Developers of computer games and 3D video cards strive to achieve the same visual quality on personal computers in real-time as is possible for CGI films and animation. Therefore a new world has emerged right next to ours. We need to appreciate this branch of technology and explore it more.