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Cary and Michael Huang
American twin animators (born 1997) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Twin brothers Michael Huang and Cary Huang (born March 18, 1997) are American YouTubers, voice actors, and animators who co-created the indie-animated web series Battle for Dream Island and the interactive online visual tool The Scale of the Universe, both released in 2010.
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Early life and education
The Huang brothers were both born on March 18, 1997, and grew up in Moraga, California.[1][2] While attending elementary school, they began using the multimedia software program Adobe Flash. Cary "started using Flash when he was 10 years old".[3] Cary later studied computer science at Stanford University and Michael studied film at the University of California, Berkeley.[4]
Projects
In 2005, the twins created the website htwins.net, where they released and hosted several Flash games,[5] including the visualization tool The Scale of the Universe[6] and its sequel The Scale of the Universe 2.[7][2]
On February 4, 2008, the twins began uploading on the YouTube channel jacknjellify.[a][8] On January 1, 2010, the first episode of the animated web series Battle for Dream Island was uploaded to YouTube on the channel.[4]
On June 21, 2014, Cary launched Abacaba, a YouTube channel where he uploaded data visualization videos pertaining to topics such as chess,[9] internet memes,[10] and the COVID-19 pandemic.[11]
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Impact
The Huangs' web series Battle for Dream Island inspired a genre of similar animated web series called "object shows".[12][13]
The Scale of the Universe was featured on NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day in 2018[14] and inspired the Kurzgesagt app The Universe in a Nutshell, which was released in 2020.[15] On June 16, 2021, the International Astronomical Union gave the main-belt asteroid (10003) 1971 UD1 the name Caryhuang after Cary Huang, in part for his involvement on The Scale of the Universe.[16]
Notes
- Pronounced Jack 'n' Jellifee
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