Bruno Avila Barbosa

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. Watching animals feed,...

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. Weight...

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...