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Jonathan Cooper
@jonathan.gameanim.com
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Award-winning game developer. Animated Mass Effect, Assassin's Creed, Uncharted, The Last of Us series and more. Wrote GAME ANIM: Video Game Animation Explained. Shipped Apple Vision Pro. gameanim.com
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Jonathan Cooper @jonathan.gameanim.com · May 7
Major milestone this week with over 100,000 downloads of the AZRI Rig! Thanks so much to @wuffles.bsky.social for creating the rig and @mafubash.bsky.social for the amazing character work.

Download here for free: www.gameanim.com/product/azri...
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Jonathan Cooper @jonathan.gameanim.com · 5h
Tonight! I won't be there but just ask for the group - should be sat at the rear of the pub to the left.
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Jonathan Cooper @jonathan.gameanim.com · 1d
Thursday October 9th is the 16th Edinburgh GameDev Drinkup - in the Hollyrood 9A from 6pm www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/game-dev-d...
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Jonathan Cooper @jonathan.gameanim.com · 1d
Nooooooop now everyone will go there.
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Jonathan Cooper @jonathan.gameanim.com · 1d
Is this 22.2 or 11.1 seconds in though?
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Jonathan Cooper @jonathan.gameanim.com · 1d
Thursday October 9th is the 16th Edinburgh GameDev Drinkup - in the Hollyrood 9A from 6pm www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/game-dev-d...
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Jonathan Cooper @jonathan.gameanim.com · 3d
Did you snag the segment of Robin Hood Gardens?
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Jonathan Cooper @jonathan.gameanim.com · 4d
Unreal Animation Framework in The Witcher 4 Unreal Engine 5 Tech Demo
Unreal Animation Framework in The Witcher 4 Unreal Engine 5 Tech Demo | Unreal Fest Orlando 2025
YouTube video by Unreal Engine
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Jonathan Cooper @jonathan.gameanim.com · 6d
How Ghost of Yotei & Tsushima are Animated with Autodesk Maya
How Ghost of Yotei & Tsushima are Animated with Autodesk Maya
YouTube video by Class Creatives
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Jonathan Cooper @jonathan.gameanim.com · 8d
How Where Winds Meet’s Wuxia-inspired combat turns the umbrella into a weapon
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Megan Fox @glassbottommeg.bsky.social · 9d
The buyout and strip for parts happening to EA right now is how AAA dying looks / will look, BTW. A bunch of them are functionally lumbering corpses.

You can argue whether or not that's fair or if they are salvagable, but in our bullshit capitalism, that sorta doesn't matter, so they're toast.
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Jonathan Cooper @jonathan.gameanim.com · 11d
Can't wait to see the quality of this: "Rogers claimed AI advancements allow for in-game animations that are "indistinguishable" from motion capture, which can see "a seven day mocap shoot cut in half". "
Embracer is leveraging AI "in ethical and sustainable ways", says new CEO, insisting "human authorship is final"
Embracer's new CEO Phil Rogers has discussed the company's use of AI in its latest Annual General Meeting.
www.eurogamer.net
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Jonathan Cooper @jonathan.gameanim.com · 16d
First day of Unreal Fest Stockholm down. Lots of animation and rigging talks. Spent yesterday running around the city capturing the best buildings.
Teracom Tower Swedish Film Institute Norra Tornen (North Tower)
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Jonathan Cooper @jonathan.gameanim.com · 16d
This birthday one shows they were recording with a multiple v-cam (virtual camera) setup too.
DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH Short Trailer | Performance Capture Happy Birthday Edition
YouTube video by KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS
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Jonathan Cooper @jonathan.gameanim.com · 16d
Death Stranding 2 Perf Cap side-by-side comparisons
DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH Short Trailer | Performance Capture
YouTube video by KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS
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Jonathan Cooper @jonathan.gameanim.com · 17d
Kyoto Garden in Holland Park, London at the weekend.
A blue heron watches over a Japanese lantern Small waterfall leads to the pond The pond with stone bridge
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Nick Carver @nickcarver.bsky.social · 17d
Porth Wen Brickworks - a very Ghibli-esque place. I know that Miyazaki visited Wales during pre-production for Laputa and I wonder if he visited (or at least saw pictures of it)?
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🦇🩸Hexavier🩸🦇 @xavierck.com · 18d
Goddamn, Metal Gear Solid 2 with texture filtering turned off is a hell of a vibe
A screenshot from Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance in 4k resolution with texturing turned off A screenshot from Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance in 4k resolution with texturing turned off A screenshot from Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance in 4k resolution with texturing turned off
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Jonathan Cooper @jonathan.gameanim.com · 19d
Assassin’s Creed Edinburgh. View from the post-DICE rooftop party earlier this week.
View across Edinburgh’s rooftops from the W hotel.
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Jonathan Cooper @jonathan.gameanim.com · 22d
A compilation of videos from this presentation
セガ『ソニック × シャドウ ジェネレーションズ』Mayaで作る"魅せる"キャラ動作とイベント演出
セガの看板キャラクターであるソニック・ザ・ヘッジホッグのシリーズ最新作（2024年10月）『ソニック × シャドウ ジェネレーションズ』。これは2011年にリリースされた『ソニック ジェネレーションズ』を、現行機種向けにHDリマスターし、さらに人気キャラクターのシャドウ・ザ・ヘッジホッグ（以下、シャドウ）による新たな物語『シャドウ ジェネレーションズ』を、2in1パッケージとして追加したソフトだ。...
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Jonathan Cooper @jonathan.gameanim.com · 22d
Sonic X Shadow Generations rigging and animation behind-the-scenes
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Jonathan Cooper @jonathan.gameanim.com · 26d
Happy National Video Games Day 😎
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Routledge Books @routledgebooks.bsky.social · 27d
Celebrate #NationalVideoGamesDay by diving into the world of game #animation! 🎮✨ @jonathan.gameanim.com's expert guide unpacks the technical artistry that makes modern games so visually stunning.

Grab your copy now! 👉 spr.ly/6008ABy3O
The background shows a beautiful video game setting with lush green grass and pink blossom trees, with a castle against a cloudless sky. In the foreground is some navy text which reads, "Level up your understanding of how games come to life with this book this National Video Games Day! Choose your player: 1. Paperback, 2. eBook, 3. Hardback". Each version of the book can be seen underneath the text.
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Jonathan Cooper @jonathan.gameanim.com · 28d
Tonight!
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Jonathan Cooper @jonathan.gameanim.com · Sep 8
This Thursday is the 15th Edinburgh Game Dev Drinkup - once more in the Hollyrood 9A from 6pm.
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Jonathan Cooper @jonathan.gameanim.com · 28d
Alvin sharing the goods with the Sunderfolk Animation Style Guide
Sunderfolk - Sunderfolk Animation Style Guide - Steam News
Learn how the animators of Sunderfolk created a unique style!
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Cara Ellison @caraellison.bsky.social · 29d
I wonder why all these great indie games are coming out of Australia where they have a massive public funding effort for videogame creators
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Jonathan Cooper @jonathan.gameanim.com · Sep 8
Only in the shitty Scottish one…
Streets of Rage cancelled pitch by Ruffian games
YouTube video by Brawlers Avenue
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Raul Ibarra @croasan.bsky.social · Sep 8
✨ Overpriced Latte ✨
We've done another small personal 3D project, @laurasirvent.com is the best project partner!
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