Animating For Play

Animating for Play is an atmospheric third-person prototype exploring how animation style shapes player experience. 

Switch between two animation approaches 

- Realistic, motion captured 

- Stylised handmade keyframe animation

Feel how small changes in timing, weight, and exaggeration transform the way a character thinks, moves, and breathes. It was built in Blender and Unreal Engine 5 as part of an Honours research project at Edinburgh Napier University. The demo investigates the relationship between animation style, game feel, and character personality. Developed for gamers, animators, designers, and anyone who believes that how something moves is just as important as how it looks.

Press 1 for Realistic

Press 2 for Stylised

WASD to move 

Hold Shift to run

Mouse to change camera position

Hold Right mouse button to orbit while running

Space to Jump