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The Number One Educational Resource for the Game Industry

Session Name: Visual Effects Bootcamp: Zip! Thwack! Ping! Animation Principles of VFX
Speaker(s): Michael Lyndon
Company Name(s): SideFX
Track / Format: Visual Arts

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Overview: In this talk, Senior Technical Artist Mike Lyndon will look at the 12 principles of animation as they apply to VFX. You will learn the high level principles and then see how to use these ideas in creating better VFX for different styles of games. Expect a lot of tips and tricks to help improve your VFX and get a better understanding of the thought process behind designing a solid effect. This talk is software agnostic and focuses on the why behind the numbers and sliders that artists can sometimes get lost in.

GDC 2018

Michael Lyndon

SideFX

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Visual Arts

Visual Arts