Game Anim: Video Game Animation Explained

Book Description What makes the difference between great video game animation and the purely functional, and how does this relatively new medium of non-linear animation creation differ from the more traditional fields of film and television? This book de-mystifies the animation side of game development, explaining every step of the process while providing valuable insights and work philosophies for creating the best game animation for beginners and professionals alike. Taking readers through a complete game production, this book provides a clear understanding of expectations of the game animator at every stage, featuring game animation fundamentals and how they fit within an overall project to offer a holistic approach to the field of game animation.
 
Key Features

• Accumulated knowledge based on nearly two decades of insightful experience in all areas of video game animation.
• Establishes the fundamentals of creating great video game animation, and how to achieve them.
• A step-by-step explanation of every stage of a game production from the animator’s perspective.
• Readers should come away with an understanding of the expectations of a video game animator.

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Content

Chapter 1: The Video Game Animator
Chapter 2: The Game Development Environment
Chapter 3: The 12 Animation Principles
Chapter 4: The Five Fundamentals of Game Animation
Chapter 5: What You Need to Know
Chapter 6: The Game Animation Workflow
Chapter 7: Our Project: Preproduction
Chapter 8: Our Project: Technical Animation
Chapter 9: Our Project: Gameplay Animation
Chapter 10: Our Project: Cinematics & Facial
Chapter 11: Our Project: Motion Capture
Chapter 12: Our Project: Animation Team Management
Chapter 13: Our Project: Polish & Debug
Chapter 14: The Future