Jonathan Cooper is an award-winning Scottish American video game developer and author of the best-selling book GAME ANIM: Video Game Animation Explained
He currently works at Apple on the Apple Vision Pro across Edinburgh, London and Los Angeles, and has led teams on large projects with a focus on memorable characters and cutting-edge interactive animation
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Games
The Last of Us: Part II
- Story Animator
- Naughty Dog / Sony
- 2020
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
- Story Animator
- Naughty Dog / Sony
- 2017
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
- Story Animator
- Naughty Dog / Sony
- 2016
Assassin’s Creed III
- Animation Director
- Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft
- 2012
Mass Effect 2
- Lead Animator (Montreal Team)
- BioWare / Electronic Arts
- 2010
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
- Lead Animator (Pre-production)
- Eidos Montreal / Square Enix
- 2011
Mass Effect
- Principal Lead Animator
- BioWare / Microsoft
- 2007
Jade Empire
- Cinematic Animator
- BioWare / Microsoft
- 2005
NARC
- Lead Animator
- VIS / Midway Games
- 2005
Tom & Jerry in War of the Whiskers
- Animator
- VIS / NewKidCo
- 2002
Awards
PGA – Innovation Award
- Producers Guild of America
- For All Mankind: Time Capsule
- 2022
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EMMY – Interactive Programming
- Television Academy Awards
- For All Mankind: Time Capsule
- 2021
- Link
BAFTA – Best Animation
- British Academy of Film and Television Arts
- The Last of Us: Part II
- 2020
- Link
BAFTA – Best Game
- British Academy of Film and Television Arts
- Uncharted 4
- 2017
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DICE – Outstanding Achievement in Animation
- Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences
- Uncharted 4
- 2017
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SXSW – Excellence in Animation
- South by Southwest
- Uncharted 4
- 2017
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ANNIE – Character Animation in a Video Game
- International Animated Film Association (ASIFA-Hollywood)
- Uncharted 4
- 2016
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DICE – Outstanding Achievement in Animation
- Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences
- Assassin’s Creed III
- 2013
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BAFTA – Best Game
- British Academy of Film and Television Arts
- Mass Effect 2
- 2011
- Link
Print Press
EDGE
- 8-Page Feature: Motion Plus
- 2019
- Link
Imagine FX
- Interview: Perfect Portfolios
- 2014
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Custom PC
- Interview: The Road To Photorealism
- 2013
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3D Artist
- Tutorial: Master Blend Cycles in Motionbuilder
- 2013
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Game Developer
- Recruitment Ad: Heroes Wanted
- 2013
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3D Artist
- Interview: Moving Pixels
- 2012
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3D Artist
- Interview: Game Art Revolution
- 2012
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EDGE
- Interview: Assassin’s Creed III Hype
- 2012
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Online Press
Creative Bloq
- 15 Pro Tips For Crafting The Perfect Showreel
- Link
- 2018
Game Informer
- How Uncharted 4’s Most Memorable Sequences Came Together
- 2016
- Link
Kotaku
- Behind The Scenes Of Uncharted 4’s Big E3 Demo
- Link
- 2016
Kotaku
- How To Create A Game Character That Doesn’t Suck
- 2014
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Polygon
- Animating Women Should Take Days
- 2014
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Game Informer
- AC3 Animation Director Moves Over To Naughty Dog
- 2014
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Game Spot
- Naughty Dog Hires Assassin’s Creed 3 Animation Director
- 2014
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Kotaku
- A Man Who Makes Video Games Move
- 2013
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Talks
Interactive Cinematic Sequences in Uncharted 4
- Animation Exchange
- San Francisco, USA
- 2017
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Women Are Not Too Hard to Animate
- Game Developers Conference
- San Francisco, USA
- 2015
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Animating The 3rd Assassin
- Game Developers Conference
- San Francisco, USA
- 2013
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Assassin’s Creed III Developer Session
- EGX (Eurogamer Expo)
- London, UK
- 2012
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Cinematics Sans Cutscenes
- Montreal International Games Summit
- Montreal, Canada
- 2011
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Breathing Life into Mass Effect’s Digital Actors
- IGDA Montreal
- Montreal, Canada
- 2006
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