Procedural Animation Using AI
Abdullah Mastan I still remember the first time I watched a character in a video game stumble realistically over uneven terrain without any hand keyed animation. It was one of those moments…
AI Animation & Character Movement
AI Animation Blending in Games
There’s a moment I still remember vividly from playing Red Dead Redemption 2 for the first time. Arthur Morgan was walking through a muddy street in Valentine, and as I…
AI Driven Character Movement in Games
There’s a subtle test I do whenever playing a new game. I find a slope, some stairs, maybe an oddly shaped rock, and I just watch. Does the character’s feet…
Motion Matching AI in Games
I still remember the exact moment motion matching clicked for me. Watching a behind the scenes presentation from Ubisoft’s animation team around 2016, seeing a character seamlessly transition from sprinting…
AI Character Animation Systems in Games Explained
There’s something almost magical about watching a game character stumble realistically over uneven terrain, or seeing an NPC adjust their posture mid conversation based on environmental cues. I’ve spent years…