Animation Systems

Configures Animator Controller in Unity with basic state machines for characters. Uses Animation Clips, Blend Trees and transition parameters. Understands Mecanim basics and animation curves.

Configures Animation Blueprints in Unreal Engine: State Machines, Blend Spaces, Animation Montages. Understands Skeleton and AnimInstance. Works with Sequencer for cutscenes.

Develops complex animation systems in Unity: Animation Layers, Avatar Masks, IK (Inverse Kinematics). Integrates Cinemachine for cinematic cameras. Optimizes Animation Compression for mobile platforms.

Develops complex animation systems in Unreal: Animation Layers, IK via Control Rig, Linked Anim Graphs. Uses Anim Notifies for gameplay events. Optimizes LOD for animations via Skeletal Mesh LOD.

Designs animation system architecture for large Unity projects. Implements Playable API for procedural animations, Timeline for cutscenes. Optimizes bone count and skinning for mobile platforms with GPU skinning.

Designs AAA-level animation system architecture in Unreal: Motion Matching, procedural animation via AnimGraph nodes, MetaHuman facial animation. Optimizes animation budget for 100+ animated characters.

Defines animation pipeline standards for Unity studio. Coordinates animators and programmers. Establishes guidelines for Animation Compression, bone budgets and performance targets.

Defines animation pipeline standards for the Unreal studio. Coordinates animators, riggers, and programmers. Establishes animation performance budgets and quality bar.

Defines animation technology strategy for the studio. Evaluates ML-driven animation (Motion Matching), procedural animation approaches. Shapes animation tooling roadmap for multiple Unity projects.

Defines animation technology strategy for the studio. Evaluates ML-driven animation, runtime retargeting, crowd animation systems. Shapes animation technology roadmap.