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ZippyDee — Dynamic Run Animation
Published: 2010-10-13 06:49:23 +0000 UTC; Views: 8929; Favourites: 57; Downloads: 132
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CLICK TO START THE ANIMATIONI would really appreciate any and all feedback as to what I could modify to make it look even more natural!
Dynamically animated running model using key point data smoothed with B-Spline interpolation. All from scratch.
I'll be using this for character animations in the game I'm making. Check out the game engine so far here: [link]
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This is super cool. It helps me a lot with drawing since I have a tough time putting characters in motion.
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this...is really awesome and useful..kind of looks like a power jog. I'd like to see one for sprinting and just a reg walk cycle...this totally rocks.
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I think this looks really good! You can almost see him/her breathing in and out. Great job! Can't wait to see the finished game
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Thanks! Yeah, I really wanted it for the run-walk animations for the game I was working on for a while. I wanted smooth animation transitions, so I started with some reference footage and set some keyframes, then I smoothed it with a B-Spline algorithm and I had to set all of the data for percent of motion change. It turned out better than I expected, to tell the truth
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well, time well wasted! 
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The only thing I'd have to point out is where the feet come into contact with the ground. Most people have more of a roll on the foot than a flat-footed runner.
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Depends if you're running barefoot or shod. Barefoot runners land on their toes rather than their heels. I happened to be barefoot when shooting the reference footage, and I just did a little bit of modification to give it a liiiitle bit more of a heel-down look. But I'll see if I can make that even more prominent.
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