2D animation versus 3D animation
Video game animation can be put into two genres, 2D and 3D animation. Both have distinct features, and we need to take that into consideration and use them to our advantage when developing a game. Let's take a look at some of the main differences between the two.
2D animation - sprites
As soon as consoles and computers allowed developers to integrate animation into the video games that they were making, games became much richer, relying on good-looking visuals to express the movement and actions of the characters. It also opened many doors to create new game genres or update older genres, making them more appealing, and since then, almost every game has started to implement animations.
The process of 2D animation used on video games is similar to what Disney use to use create their movies. They would draw and paint every frame of the movie, and every second would have around 12 frames. Games couldn't use real-life drawings at the time, but they could use coordinates...
