Task 3 – 3D Gameplay Animation Research

Animation.
In the games animation industry there are a few techniques that people use, But the two main techniques that people use is 2D and 3D. 2D gaming was basically the beginning of games because at the time they only had softwares that could only create 2D animations. There are debates as to when 3D animation started coming around like DOOM which people were saying how it was only 2.5D and then there's 3D Monster Maze which definitely wasn't 3D. While looking at a discussion thread about what the first "true" 3-dimensional game was people seemed to focus on the fact that if games didn't allow you to look up or down then it isn't considered as 3D because in 2D you are only able to play or move the way the character has been drawn. For me 3D games became more and more defined when the first tomb raider came out which I also made the action-adventure genre much more interesting as it allowed you to climb, run and jump in many angles.

In terms of films there are many more techniques that you can use but this also depends on the genre of the film, the earliest techniques used in terms of the fantasy genre is a mix of both normal filming and stop motion and also a case of sequencing or putting together different cuts to create the final piece. At the time there weren't softwares available to create 3D objects like monsters and other creatures so they instead used different techniques like using real life creatures but at a close up angle or the stop motion techniques where they would film movable objects close up and take shots of every movement and then take that sequence, enlarge it and put it in the original set up. Although stop motion is an old technique it is still used for many films like for an example the recent film Kubo and The Two Strings which came out in 2016.

In both games and filmography whatever the techniques is used for the animation it takes time, skills and dedication to work till the product is finished. 

3D Animation.

Walk cycle.

This video shows a walk cycle in 3D animation. 

Running cycle.
This video shows a running cycle in 3D


Reload animation.
This animation shows a parody gun reload animation but its still a reload animation nonetheless.


Jump animation.
This is a 3D jump animation



3D Games.

2D Animation.

2D Walk cycle.

2D Running cycle.


Reload animation.


2D Jump animation.


2D Games.