Moonray Studios Inc. is a Canadian video game studio headquartered in Hamilton, Ontario. Founded and incorporated over ten years ago by Dan Clark, the company has grown from creating interactive projects for broadcasters to high-level video game production. With a strong relationship and reputation with funding agencies such as Bell Fund, the Canada Media Fund and the OMDC as a company that comes up with (and builds) unique and innovative interactive products. Currently, Moonray Studios is developing their first major title Debris, coming to Steam in 2017. Moonray Studios is also known for other titles such as George of the Jungle: Owie Owie, Freak Town Defenders, and Chirp.

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Debris Animation

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Good day! This week we’d like to show some new work on the animation side. Ariane has been cranking out wonderful animations for multiple creatures. Also, a massive amount of progress has been made on the creature behaviour and spline animation systems.

Isolated Animations States

Lookdown

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Spline Animation

The swimming animations that run in-game react dynamically to the movement of the fish. Tail motion, banking and body twisting are blended together on the fly based on the creature's speed, acceleration and turning radius. Additionally, the system is modular enough that we can apply it over multiple creatures and have them feel natural. Come back later for a more in-depth look at movement and animations!

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