Forensic animation is the computer-generated reconstruction of a particular event. It is based on raw data derived primarily from sources such as expert witnesses, eyewitness testimony, accident reports, construction blueprints, and so forth. The reconstruction or simulation is then used for trial or arbitration purposes. View the White Papers section for additional background.

This type of demonstrative evidence has been in use in courtrooms for more than fifteen years. Many high profile cases have used such courtroom animation including: TWA flight 800 (1996), ValueJet flight 592 (1996), as well as the Timothy McVeigh, O.J. Simpson, and the 911 Twin Towers trials.

Forensic animation utilizes similiar production techniques that are used in the making of special effects for film, video game design, and multimedia presentations. However, since a real life event is being recreated, forensic animation adheres to a higher standard of technical accuracy, given that the presentation must follow the same laws of physics that are found in the real world.

There are a wide array of applications for using such a presentation including:

Accident Reconstruction Crime Scenes Medical Malpractice Construction Defect Product Liability Personal Injury Toxic Spills/Pollution Aviation Architecture Mining Patent infringement Intellectual Property Land Law Use