Category Archives: Thesis

Interviews Interview: Masanobu Tanaka Animation Director—The Last Guardian The Last Guardian relied heavily on procedural animation to bring Trico to life. Of all the technologies developed for the character, what was the single most important or successful in terms of … Continue reading →

Abstract An abstract is a self-contained summary of a larger work, such as research and scientific papers or general academic papers. Usually situated at the beginning of such works, the abstract is meant to “preview” the bigger document. This helps readers … Continue reading →

Introduction A thesis statement is a sentence in a paper or essay (in the opening paragraph) that introduces the main topic to the reader. As one of the first things your reader sees, your thesis statement is one of the … Continue reading →

Literature Review The 12 principles of animation “Back when video games were still in the Pac Man era, Disney animators Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston introduced (in their 1981 book, The Illusion of Life: Disney Animation)1 what are now widely … Continue reading →

As a form of animation performance, the law of animation motion, in which artistic expression and technical operability exist in parallel and are indispensable. It is a law which brings together science, artistry, and technology, and it exists as a … Continue reading →

While game animators in larger teams typically specialize, those at smaller studios may wear the many hats listed below. Regardless, even when specializing, it is incredibly valuable to understand other areas of game animation to open up opportunities for creativity … Continue reading →

The 12 animation principles are a great foundation for any animator to understand, and failure to do so will result in missing some of the underlying fundamentals of animation—visible in many a junior’s work. Ultimately, however, they were written with … Continue reading →

The application of skeleton animation in 3D games is becoming more and more common, and its standard mode is to use forward kinematics. In general, animators use animation software to make a series of animations required by the project in … Continue reading →

 Outline Analysis of 3d game animation（Tentative） Abstract Key words：Game animation, mocap, Game scene, game soundtrack（Tentative） 1.What is game animation? 1.1 Definition of game animation:The most basic production method is manual frame animation.And another kind of procedural animation is more flexible … Continue reading →