Summary:

This paper discussed how the fundamental principals of animation,
originally developed by Disney, can be applied to computer animation to
form more interesting and pleasing works.

Problem:

In the most general sense the problem could be considered to be, how can
animators make better computer animation?

Method:

In order to describe a better process for creating computer animation, the
paper discusses each of the principals of animation that were developed
for traditional animation and why these principals apply to computer
generated animation. Special focus is given to existing examples of these
principals in computer animation.

Key Ideas:

The most important take away from this paper is that the traditional
principals of animation are applicable to computer animation and their
application can create far more pleasing results.

Contributions:

The principals themselves already existed before this paper, but it had
not been emphasized that computer animation is as much an art as
traditional animation and as such can benefit from the application of
these principals. Computer animators who do not have a traditional
animation background would greatly benefit from reading this paper.

Questions:

I am curious to know if a more precise description of Appeal has been
given in some other reference. I understood the one presented in this
paper, but it imparted me with very little useful information on how to
make my characters appealing.