Jonathan Cooper
@jonathan.gameanim.com
Award-winning game developer. Animated Mass Effect, Assassin's Creed, Uncharted, The Last of Us series and more. Wrote GAME ANIM: Video Game Animation Explained. Shipped Apple Vision Pro.
gameanim.com
gameanim.com
Pinned
Major milestone this week with over 100,000 downloads of the AZRI Rig! Thanks so much to @wuffles.bsky.social for creating the rig and @mafubash.bsky.social for the amazing character work.
Download here for free: www.gameanim.com/product/azri...
Download here for free: www.gameanim.com/product/azri...
Reposted by Jonathan Cooper
What is Required of an Arc System Works Animator?
【アニメーター】アーク社員に聞いてみた！ 【募集中】
YouTube video by アークシステムワークスアカデミー
www.youtube.com
December 24, 2025 at 2:40 PM
What is Required of an Arc System Works Animator?
Reposted by Jonathan Cooper
The confusion and conflation of ‘generative ai that is built on stolen artwork’ and ‘machine learning, character behaviour modelling and proc gen’ is intentional on the part of the grifters peddling the former. They benefit from murkiness of classification, because the latter predates their bollocks
December 23, 2025 at 6:08 PM
The confusion and conflation of ‘generative ai that is built on stolen artwork’ and ‘machine learning, character behaviour modelling and proc gen’ is intentional on the part of the grifters peddling the former. They benefit from murkiness of classification, because the latter predates their bollocks
Hiked to the pyramid and cairns of Balmoral Castle at the weekend - a mystical walk to kick off the holidays.
December 22, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Hiked to the pyramid and cairns of Balmoral Castle at the weekend - a mystical walk to kick off the holidays.
And thus concludes my annual hate-watch of A Castle for Christmas 🏰 🎄
December 19, 2025 at 11:24 PM
And thus concludes my annual hate-watch of A Castle for Christmas 🏰 🎄
The BBC's Reith Lectures with @rutgerbregman.com are all uploaded now and worth a watch if you want some hope and inspiration going into the new year www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
The Reith Lectures 2025 - YouTube
Rutger Bregman's 2025 Reith Lectures, called "Moral Revolution", explore the moral decay and un-seriousness of today's elites, drawing historical parallels t...
www.youtube.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The BBC's Reith Lectures with @rutgerbregman.com are all uploaded now and worth a watch if you want some hope and inspiration going into the new year www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Reposted by Jonathan Cooper
December 17, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Reposted by Jonathan Cooper
I dunno. 95% versus 3% seems like *quite* a clear consensus to me.
Boost for artists in AI copyright battle as only 3% back UK active opt-out plan
Liz Kendall faces pressure from campaigners as she tells parliament there is no clear consensus on issue
www.theguardian.com
December 16, 2025 at 9:14 AM
I dunno. 95% versus 3% seems like *quite* a clear consensus to me.
Reposted by Jonathan Cooper
"RemoveWindowsAI" is a script created by zoicware, available on GitHub, that does exactly what it says: it remove every AI feature in Windows 11. Do what you wish to do with this information. I'm sharing this because some folks are forced to use Win11 at work or other places for any reasons.
December 10, 2025 at 9:56 AM
"RemoveWindowsAI" is a script created by zoicware, available on GitHub, that does exactly what it says: it remove every AI feature in Windows 11. Do what you wish to do with this information. I'm sharing this because some folks are forced to use Win11 at work or other places for any reasons.
Tonight!
This Thursday (December 11th) is the 18th Edinburgh Game Dev Drinkup - at the Hollyrood 9a from 6pm. Seating at the front on the left as you come in. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/game-dev-d...
December 11, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Tonight!
Probably less chance of attendees being kidnapped at this one TBH…
Saudi Arabia's latest overture to the games industry is a new conference, produced by GDC parent Informa, taking place in December 2026
www.gamesindustry.biz/saudi-arabia...
www.gamesindustry.biz/saudi-arabia...
Saudi Arabia to host Kingdom of Gaming conference in 2026
Organisers hope for 20,000 attendees, 500 studios and 200 investors to be in attendance next December
www.gamesindustry.biz
December 10, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Probably less chance of attendees being kidnapped at this one TBH…
This Thursday (December 11th) is the 18th Edinburgh Game Dev Drinkup - at the Hollyrood 9a from 6pm. Seating at the front on the left as you come in. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/game-dev-d...
December 8, 2025 at 11:04 AM
This Thursday (December 11th) is the 18th Edinburgh Game Dev Drinkup - at the Hollyrood 9a from 6pm. Seating at the front on the left as you come in. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/game-dev-d...
Profile of stuntwoman Estelle Darnault, shooting scenes for what is likely Quantic Dream’s upcoming Star Wars game.
Estelle Darnault - Motion capture. ARTE Regards “ Les chorégraphes du brutal”
YouTube video by Estelle Darnault
youtu.be
December 7, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Profile of stuntwoman Estelle Darnault, shooting scenes for what is likely Quantic Dream’s upcoming Star Wars game.
Reposted by Jonathan Cooper
📢 ATTENTION FOLKS!!!
I'm stoked to say that our award-winning indie game Mythwrecked is now available on the Epic Games Store.
Spread the news 🙌🏻
I'm stoked to say that our award-winning indie game Mythwrecked is now available on the Epic Games Store.
Spread the news 🙌🏻
Mythwrecked: Ambrosia Island | Download and Buy Today - Epic Games Store
Download and play Mythwrecked: Ambrosia Island at the Epic Games Store. Check for platform availability and price!
store.epicgames.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:02 PM
📢 ATTENTION FOLKS!!!
I'm stoked to say that our award-winning indie game Mythwrecked is now available on the Epic Games Store.
Spread the news 🙌🏻
I'm stoked to say that our award-winning indie game Mythwrecked is now available on the Epic Games Store.
Spread the news 🙌🏻
Johan’s LUNARK is basically a modern-day Flashback and everyone should play it.
2 years and 8 months since LUNARK came out. Hard to believe.
I spent 4+ years mostly solo on this project - rotoscoping, coding, composing the OST - and your support made the difference! Thank you for playing my little cinematic-platformer tribute 🥰
I spent 4+ years mostly solo on this project - rotoscoping, coding, composing the OST - and your support made the difference! Thank you for playing my little cinematic-platformer tribute 🥰
December 1, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Johan’s LUNARK is basically a modern-day Flashback and everyone should play it.
Hit Forgotten Worlds south of Glasgow yesterday for the first time with @wuffles.bsky.social and can easily say it’s better than any retro game store I ever visited in California. So many Japanese imports for my collection.
November 30, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Hit Forgotten Worlds south of Glasgow yesterday for the first time with @wuffles.bsky.social and can easily say it’s better than any retro game store I ever visited in California. So many Japanese imports for my collection.
Reposted by Jonathan Cooper
We're stoked to introduce the 'No Gen AI' seal for indie games!
Indie devs can use it on their game's store page to assure potential players that their game was made without the use of Generative AI.
You can grab it from the Polygon Treehouse website:-
www.polygon-treehouse.com/no-gen-ai-seal
Indie devs can use it on their game's store page to assure potential players that their game was made without the use of Generative AI.
You can grab it from the Polygon Treehouse website:-
www.polygon-treehouse.com/no-gen-ai-seal
February 15, 2025 at 1:29 PM
We're stoked to introduce the 'No Gen AI' seal for indie games!
Indie devs can use it on their game's store page to assure potential players that their game was made without the use of Generative AI.
You can grab it from the Polygon Treehouse website:-
www.polygon-treehouse.com/no-gen-ai-seal
Indie devs can use it on their game's store page to assure potential players that their game was made without the use of Generative AI.
You can grab it from the Polygon Treehouse website:-
www.polygon-treehouse.com/no-gen-ai-seal
Studios hold credit-removal over employees heads to prevent them leaving before ship, and we need to normalise credits being of less value than simply listing what you did on a project and (if needed) proving it by getting former colleagues to vouch for you.
My controversial take is that if you didn't get credited on a game you have proof you've worked on, just list it on your CV.
I do with one. Never had any issues.
Not being credited still sucks but you don't need to be polite when they're not.
I do with one. Never had any issues.
Not being credited still sucks but you don't need to be polite when they're not.
November 26, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Studios hold credit-removal over employees heads to prevent them leaving before ship, and we need to normalise credits being of less value than simply listing what you did on a project and (if needed) proving it by getting former colleagues to vouch for you.
Reposted by Jonathan Cooper
I don't think this is even controversial, it's standard practice.
No interviewer is going through a game's credits looking for a name, and credits aren't seen as a useful way to knot how someone contributed to a project. The expectation is for you to list the work you actually did.
No interviewer is going through a game's credits looking for a name, and credits aren't seen as a useful way to knot how someone contributed to a project. The expectation is for you to list the work you actually did.
My controversial take is that if you didn't get credited on a game you have proof you've worked on, just list it on your CV.
I do with one. Never had any issues.
Not being credited still sucks but you don't need to be polite when they're not.
I do with one. Never had any issues.
Not being credited still sucks but you don't need to be polite when they're not.
November 26, 2025 at 9:31 AM
I don't think this is even controversial, it's standard practice.
No interviewer is going through a game's credits looking for a name, and credits aren't seen as a useful way to knot how someone contributed to a project. The expectation is for you to list the work you actually did.
No interviewer is going through a game's credits looking for a name, and credits aren't seen as a useful way to knot how someone contributed to a project. The expectation is for you to list the work you actually did.
Morrigan's Day Off.
Painting study of one of my favourite artists online, Fengli
#art #capcom #Darkstalkers
Painting study of one of my favourite artists online, Fengli
#art #capcom #Darkstalkers
November 26, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Super Scope Viewmodel
November 24, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Super Scope Viewmodel
Reposted by Jonathan Cooper
It's cold & wet out there.
Read this.
It's important.
Made for @privateeyenews.bsky.social 10 years ago & shared every winter.
Read this.
It's important.
Made for @privateeyenews.bsky.social 10 years ago & shared every winter.
November 18, 2024 at 11:36 PM
It's cold & wet out there.
Read this.
It's important.
Made for @privateeyenews.bsky.social 10 years ago & shared every winter.
Read this.
It's important.
Made for @privateeyenews.bsky.social 10 years ago & shared every winter.
Reposted by Jonathan Cooper
RIP to a games industry pioneer and legend, Rebecca Heineman (@burgerbecky.bsky.social) If your unfamiliar, look her up. Her career is like the story of videogames itself.
November 18, 2025 at 3:01 AM
RIP to a games industry pioneer and legend, Rebecca Heineman (@burgerbecky.bsky.social) If your unfamiliar, look her up. Her career is like the story of videogames itself.