title: Is there an open source alternative to Flash for web animation?
body: <p>I want to make something similar to <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/02/02/sports/20090202_superbowl_twitter.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this</a>, but I'd like to avoid proprietary platforms (flash). I'm relatively new to development and I'm willing to learn anything. I understand that some javascript frameworks like jQuery and MooTools are capable of some animation, but is this beyond their capability? What do you recommend?</p>
  
  <p>thanks</p>