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Making The [Spoiler] Of INSIDE

February 6th, 2018

In this 2017 GDC talk, Playdead lead animator Andreas Normand Grontved (@andreasng____) and other team members layer physics, animation and shaders to make INSI...

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DeepLoco: Dynamic Locomotion Skills Using Hierarchical Deep Reinforcement Learning

February 3rd, 2018

This paper from The University of British Columbia students Xue Bin Peng, Glen Berseth, Kangkang Yin & Michiel van de Panne shows a character learning locom...

Academia309 views

IK Rig: Procedural Pose Animation

February 3rd, 2018

In this 2016 GDC talk, Ubisoft's Alexander Bereznyak (@kenhennen) breaks down the basics of IK Rig technology for animators, and explains how it can be used for...

Presentations1474 views

The Last Guardian: Procedural Animation

January 24th, 2018

Below is a write-up of GenDesign animation director Masanobu Tanaka's CEDEC (Computer Entertainment Developer's Conference) 2017 presentation on the procedural ...

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Unsynced: The Last of Us Melee System

December 28th, 2017

In this 2014 GDC session, my colleague Anthony Newman (@BadData_) shares an overview of the design and implementation of the melee system for The Last of Us. Wh...

Presentations429 views

Animation Complexity In UFC 2 Through Procedural Techniques

November 19th, 2017

In this 2016 GDC session, EA Canada's Geoff Harrower (@GeoffHarrower) and Jeremy Mathiesen (@JeremyMathiesen) share a look at the EA UFC series' animation proce...

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Realizing Responsive High Fidelity Character Movement in Just Cause 3

October 29th, 2017

In this 2015 GDC talk, Avalanche Studios' Jeet Shroff and Alex Crowhurst demonstrate the techniques used to maintain responsiveness and preserve animation quali...

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Interview With Silent Hill CGI Director Takayoshi Sato

October 20th, 2017

The following is a transcript of a 2009 interview with Silent Hill 1 and 2 character & CGI director Takayoshi Sato, taken from an archive of the defunct sit...

Interviews1744 views

Siggraph 2017 – Real-time Cinematics & Storytelling

October 16th, 2017

Adam Myhill, head of cinematics at Unity Technologies, gives us insight into the revolution of real-time cinematics and storytelling using Unity's Cinemachine a...

Presentations291 views

The 2017 Game Animation Microtalks

October 11th, 2017

In this GDC 2017 animation bootcamp microtalk session, game animators Lana Bachynski, Shahbaaz Shah, Tim Borrelli, Gwen Frey, Matt Conn, Gabriela Aveiro, Matthe...

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Combat Animation In Hellblade

October 3rd, 2017

Ninja Theory senior animator Chris Goodall (@cgmation) gave this fascinating talk at the Digital Art Conference Frankfurt about the combat animations in their r...

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Final Games Interview

October 1st, 2017

Last month I was interviewed by Liam Edwards (@LiamBME)for the fantastic podcast series Final Games, the video game equivalent of Desert Island Discs. I hope yo...

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The 12 Principles Of Animation (In Video Games)

Interactive Cinematics In Uncharted 4

The Last Guardian: Procedural Animation

Making Of

Animating The Aliens Of XCOM 2

How Blizzard Created Warcraft III’s Classic Cinematics

Detroit: Become Human – Mocap Behind-The-Scenes

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2019 Animation Tricks Of The Trade

The 2019 GDC Animation Microtalks

Bringing Orphea To Heroes Of The Storm

Disciplines

New Animation Features In Unreal Engine

Animating Weapons For Battlefield V

Cascadeur: Physics-Based Animation Software

Misc.

Earthworm Jim: Animation Line Drawings

BAFTA Games Awards Announces Dedicated Animation Category

The Game Anim Awards 2018

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Making The [Spoiler] Of INSIDE

DeepLoco: Dynamic Locomotion Skills Using Hierarchical Deep Reinforcement Learning

IK Rig: Procedural Pose Animation

The Last Guardian: Procedural Animation

Unsynced: The Last of Us Melee System

Animation Complexity In UFC 2 Through Procedural Techniques

Realizing Responsive High Fidelity Character Movement in Just Cause 3

Interview With Silent Hill CGI Director Takayoshi Sato

Siggraph 2017 – Real-time Cinematics & Storytelling

The 2017 Game Animation Microtalks

Combat Animation In Hellblade

Final Games Interview

Earthworm Jim: Animation Line Drawings

BAFTA Games Awards Announces Dedicated Animation Category

2019 Animation Tricks Of The Trade