Interactive Animation was my bachelors thesis at the University of Teesside, exploring how in-game animation can be used to drive interactive storytelling and gameplay. The project consisted of research into the state of the art and relevant sources outside of games, and the creation of various animation examples demonstrating some of these concepts.



I wrote an article for Develop magazine and later revisited the subject in a feature for Gamasutra and a series of blog posts... I also participated in a panel at the 2009 Paris Game AI Conference discussing how animation interacts with artificial intelligence.

Further reading

HOOKS, E., 2003. Acting for Animators. Rev. ed.

ISBISTER, K., 2004. 10 Tricks from Psychology for Making Better Characters (GDC 2004)

JOHNSTONE, K., 1979. Impro, improvisation and the theatre.

MORRIS, D., 2002. Peoplewatching, the Desmond Morris guide to body language.

THOMAS, F. AND JOHNSTON, O., 1981. The Illusion of Life.