Technical & Character Animation

Repository Overview

A collection of animation projects, covering both code-driven implementation and manual keyframe animation. This page documents technical tests, learning projects, and coursework.

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1. Hybrid Physics-Animation System (UE5)

Project: “Craftopia” Technical Test(2025-06-20)

A technical prototype implementing a combat loop with physical hit reactions.

• Physics Blending: Configured a blend profile where the lower body is Kinematic (animated) while the upper body simulates Physics upon impact.
• Movement Constraint: Locked root movement during attack states to prevent foot sliding.
• Camera Smoothing: Used FInterp to smooth camera rotation when locking onto targets.

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2. Animation Architecture Study (Unity)

Project: LearnDarkSouls (2022-11-30)

A learning project recreating Souls-like mechanics to study Unity’s animation system and asset pipeline.

• Locomotion: Implemented a Blend Tree using linear interpolation to handle inertia and movement speed.
• Pipeline: Handled Blender-to-Unity workflow, including skeleton rigging, retargeting, and fixing normal orientation issues.
• Tooling: Wrote scripts for automatic bone socket binding to attach weapons.

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3. Character Animation Short (Blender)

Project: University Coursework (2023-11-25)

A standard university assignment practicing manual animation.

• Keyframing: Manually animated character movements and actions.
• Execution: Focused on completing the required character performance.

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4. VR Facial Animation & Metahuman (UE5)

Project: Emotiquest (NeuroXR Hackathon 2025-03-24)

A VR demo focusing on emotional interaction using Metahuman characters.

• Integration: Integrated Metahuman characters into VR using UEVR.
• Facial Setup: Used Sequencer to layer manual Control Rig adjustments on top of procedural lipsync data for specific expressions.
• Logic: Set up environmental triggers to switch character animation states based on user proximity.