The secret to Apex Legends' gorgeous first-person animation? Mouth cameras
Game Developer
MARCH 18, 2024
Here's how one Apex Legends animator captures incredible reference footage using a mouth-mounted camera.
Game Developer
MARCH 18, 2024
Here's how one Apex Legends animator captures incredible reference footage using a mouth-mounted camera.
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AUGUST 20, 2024
Fancy first-person animations can create a surprising degree of tech debt.
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Character Animation Blueprint. To animate the character we need to create the animation blueprint. Give the new animation blueprint name BP_Player_Animation and open it in the editor. Inside the Player_Character folder Right Click and create a new folder called Blend_Spaces.
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