Tag: animations

20 FEB

The Feature Films of Aardman Animations Ranked From Worst to Best

One of the great underrated purveyors of modern family entertainment, Aardman Animations has been comfortably chugging out feature films and shorts over the last 30 years to acclaim from critics and audiences alike. Over the last few years, Aardman’s stop-motion style has been matched in the United States by the Laika studio, with its ambitious […]

02 JUN

Pixar veteran creates A.I. tool for automating 2D animations

Artificial intelligence is going to change just about everything — like animating video games, for example. Animation-technology startup Midas Touch Interactive has a new tool called Midas Creature, which the company claims can automate the process of creating complicated animations for two-dimensional characters. Developer Jiayi Chong created Midas Creature using his experience from working on […]

26 MAY

Google launches Data GIF Maker to help storytellers convey information through animations

In an age of ubiquitous computing and high-bandwidth video streaming capabilities from our pockets, the fact that the humble GIF continues to thrive is a remarkable feat. But its success is testament to the 30-year-old file format’s continued support, and ability to convey information (and entertain) without requiring huge processing power. Indeed, GIFs continue to be used […]

26 MAR

Some Of The Witcher 3’s Character Animations Are Still Blowing People Away

CD Projekt Red’s RPG masterpiece came out nearly two years ago, but damn does it still hold up. And recently, a handful of people’s favorite character animations from the game have been making the rounds. Unsurprisingly, the renewed interest in the game’s storytelling and animation nuances comes in light of Mass Effect: Andromeda’s lackluster achievement […]

19 MAR

Scumbags Harass Woman For Working On Mass Effect: Andromeda’s Animations

Internet cretins engaged in a harassment campaign against a woman who worked for Electronic Arts this weekend, flooding her social media and various internet profiles with vitriolic, often misogynistic messages. Her sin, it appears, was working on animations for the game Mass Effect: Andromeda. Allie Rose-Marie Leost, who worked for EA’s motion-capture labs in Vancouver, […]