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Drama in the Wild: What Animating Death and Injury Taught Me About Exaggeration
When people think about creature animation, they often imagine locomotion. Walking cycles. Attacks. Idle behaviors. And to be fair, those were exactly the things that excited me when I first joined theHunter: Call of the Wild. For almost four years, I had the privilege of animating and studying animals in one of the most realistic wildlife simulations in games. Every species felt like a new puzzle to solve. Each had its own personality. Its own rhythm. Its own quirks. Watchin
Bruno Avila Barbosa
10 de jun.2 min de leitura


The Fighter's Flow: What 20 Years of Kung Fu Taught Me About Combat Animation
Before talking about gameplay animation, I need to talk about obsession. I grew up surrounded by fighting games, animation and martial arts movies. I have practiced Kung Fu for over twenty years and worked professionally as an animator for eighteen. At this point, I genuinely don't know whether being a martial artist made me a better animator, or if studying animation made me a more analytical martial artist. Over time, I realized that the same ideas kept appearing everywhere
Bruno Avila Barbosa
10 de jun.3 min de leitura


The Subtle Art of the Cycle: An Animator's Greatest Teacher
One of the things that most intrigues me in animation are cycles! They are usually an animator's first lesson and an efficient tool for...
Bruno Avila Barbosa
22 de set. de 20252 min de leitura


Welcome to My World
How did I get here... Hello and welcome to my corner of the internet! If you're here, you're probably curious about the work, the art, or...
Bruno Avila Barbosa
27 de ago. de 20252 min de leitura
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