Take Control of Animation

Take Control of Animation

Discover how Remedy Entertainment built custom animation technology for 'Control' in this 40-minute GDC 2021 Animation Summit session. Learn about the challenges faced when their animation middleware was discontinued, and explore the innovative solutions developed by Ilkka Kuusela and Ville Ruusutie. Delve into topics such as motion matching, expression nodes, animation mixing, and debugging techniques. Gain insights into improving player movement, addressing hip fire transitions, and implementing animation-driven motion matching. Understand the core game goals, the quest for responsiveness, and the ideology behind motion matching in game development.