You can do basic animation with Grisoft's GIMP, which is free.
A good stickman animating program is Pivot, you can download it on time.
For 2D, you may use GIMP, and for 3D, you may use Blender. Both are free, and considered the best of the free software on the market for their category.
yes... Miku Miku Dance (MMD) is a simple animating program.
no unless you were writing an animation program if you are doing it on paper you might have to measure
Adobe Flash CS5.
It's not a game it's a animating program. Anyway it's pivot stickfigure animator 3 beta.
i think so
Animators have two computers when they are animating as controls.
Animating as controls refers to the use of computers to control graphics.
asterix was an animating animal that appreciated artful acting
Animating can be a hobby and it can also be a fun job that pays very well if you get hired by the right company.
This actually depends on whether or not you are looking for 2D animation or 3D animation. The best programs for 2D animation include Digicel Flipbook, Toon Boom, TV Paint, TAB, and PAP. You should consider using either Blender or IllusionMage for 3D animation.