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Noob question about scripting animation

Cocos

Then, during the timeline animation clip, at the point where the card should be flipping over, is it possible to insert a frame event where the sprite image should change, and trigger it to pull random card sprite from atlas in code? Can we use the frame event feature in the timeline editor to do this?

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GSoC 2019 progress report #2

Mircosoft Game Dev

Improvements to the Visual Scripting System by Swarnim Arun. Since the first progress report, I've been able to complete the script traversal system and have started working on implementing static checks. Static checks that are fully finished: Script inherits the Object type that it is attached to. Repository: [link].

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Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 4

Mircosoft Game Dev

It adds less new features than previous beta snapshots did, but instead has more focus on bugfixing and stabilization, which should make it a much nicer experience than previous betas. Some of the most notables feature changes in this update are: Android: Use proper types for converting Java float/double arrays ( GH-67581 ).

Beta 52
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3 steps to becoming a storyboard artist for film, TV, & video games

CG Spectrum

It’s an in-demand job where you play a vital role in the pre-production process as a script is visualized and developed. A storyboard artist translates a script into visual 2D sketches in a frame-by-frame style similar to a comic strip, selecting key narrative moments to depict sequentially. So, how do you become a storyboard artist?

Film 52
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GSoC 2019 progress report #1 (part 1)

Mircosoft Game Dev

In 2018 we had 5 students working on various features for Godot Engine, and you can read about their work in last year's progress report. Improvements to the Visual Scripting System by Swarnim Arun. The feature adds two classes to Godot, both inheriting AudioStream. Interactive Music by Daniel Matarov. Introduction.

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Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 4

Mircosoft Game Dev

It adds less new features than previous beta snapshots did, but instead has more focus on bugfixing and stabilization, which should make it a much nicer experience than previous betas. Some of the most notables feature changes in this update are: Android: Use proper types for converting Java float/double arrays ( GH-67581 ).

Beta 40
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A day in the life of a narrative designer

Game Global

They’re related, but the difference is this: A game writer’s primary responsibility is to promote the story that the game tells through the scripts they write. Our most important storytelling tool is not the written word: We use the game’s feature set to tell its story. This is a clip of the Heider-Simmel animation.