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.
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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...
My pal and fellow Scottish developer Chris Brown recently put his solo-dev racing game AGX GP up on Steam and you should definitely give it a look if you like AAA Wipeout visuals with ridiculously-fast twitch arcade gameplay. store.steampowered.com/app/4250680/...
February 10, 2026 at 8:58 PM
My pal and fellow Scottish developer Chris Brown recently put his solo-dev racing game AGX GP up on Steam and you should definitely give it a look if you like AAA Wipeout visuals with ridiculously-fast twitch arcade gameplay. store.steampowered.com/app/4250680/...
Bus on fire on my walk home 🚌 🔥
February 9, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Bus on fire on my walk home 🚌 🔥
This Thursday the 12th is the 20th Edinburgh Game Dev Drink Up. Tables at the front of the Hollyrood 9A from 6pm!
Game Dev DrinkUp Edinburgh
A meetup for game developers in the Edinburgh area, on the 2nd Thursday of every month.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
February 9, 2026 at 5:23 PM
This Thursday the 12th is the 20th Edinburgh Game Dev Drink Up. Tables at the front of the Hollyrood 9A from 6pm!
A new member joins the family
February 7, 2026 at 9:58 AM
A new member joins the family
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job listings be like
February 6, 2026 at 8:00 AM
job listings be like
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QA continues to lead the way on unionization and collective action within the games industry. For developer unions, the wins and solidarity from QA unions has been instrumental to success and motivation.
They are the unsung heroes in so many ways and deserve more respect for their critical work.
They are the unsung heroes in so many ways and deserve more respect for their critical work.
Blizzard QA workers' newly ratified union contract locks in pay increases, better benefits
aftermath.site/blizzard-qa-wo...
aftermath.site/blizzard-qa-wo...
February 2, 2026 at 9:14 PM
QA continues to lead the way on unionization and collective action within the games industry. For developer unions, the wins and solidarity from QA unions has been instrumental to success and motivation.
They are the unsung heroes in so many ways and deserve more respect for their critical work.
They are the unsung heroes in so many ways and deserve more respect for their critical work.
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February 1, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Watching Love Through a Prism on Netflix and “London” also includes Glasgow and Edinburgh.
January 31, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Watching Love Through a Prism on Netflix and “London” also includes Glasgow and Edinburgh.
Had two cups of herbal tea last night and awoke this morning to a raging hangover.
January 30, 2026 at 9:02 AM
Had two cups of herbal tea last night and awoke this morning to a raging hangover.
Nice wee space Creative Assembly have there
Emma-Louise tries out motion capture for new football game
Have you ever heard of motion capture? It is special technology that is used to record the way that people and objects move. Emma-Louise finds out how the makers of a big football game use it and why ...
www.bbc.co.uk
January 30, 2026 at 8:46 AM
Nice wee space Creative Assembly have there
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The UK videogames sector seems to be facing a duality:
On one hand, it is trying to convince investors that it's a high-growth, low-risk sector so that it raises financing.
On the other hand, it is trying to convince government that it's suffering from market failure, so it receives funding. 1/9
On one hand, it is trying to convince investors that it's a high-growth, low-risk sector so that it raises financing.
On the other hand, it is trying to convince government that it's suffering from market failure, so it receives funding. 1/9
January 26, 2026 at 10:07 AM
The UK videogames sector seems to be facing a duality:
On one hand, it is trying to convince investors that it's a high-growth, low-risk sector so that it raises financing.
On the other hand, it is trying to convince government that it's suffering from market failure, so it receives funding. 1/9
On one hand, it is trying to convince investors that it's a high-growth, low-risk sector so that it raises financing.
On the other hand, it is trying to convince government that it's suffering from market failure, so it receives funding. 1/9
Wishing everyone a glorious Burns Night.
January 25, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Wishing everyone a glorious Burns Night.
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Testing reality-bending visual effects for my game!
#IndieGame #GameDev #IndieDev #Steam #WishlistOnSteam #SteamGame #ActionAdventure #IndieGames #GamingNews #PCGaming #GodotEngine
#IndieGame #GameDev #IndieDev #Steam #WishlistOnSteam #SteamGame #ActionAdventure #IndieGames #GamingNews #PCGaming #GodotEngine
January 24, 2026 at 8:07 AM
Testing reality-bending visual effects for my game!
#IndieGame #GameDev #IndieDev #Steam #WishlistOnSteam #SteamGame #ActionAdventure #IndieGames #GamingNews #PCGaming #GodotEngine
#IndieGame #GameDev #IndieDev #Steam #WishlistOnSteam #SteamGame #ActionAdventure #IndieGames #GamingNews #PCGaming #GodotEngine
Forza Horizon 6 looks visually incredible. Very cool to see Mass Effect alumnus Don Arceta as art director.
January 22, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Forza Horizon 6 looks visually incredible. Very cool to see Mass Effect alumnus Don Arceta as art director.
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2003) had over 750 animations for the Prince alone (when accounting for transitions). That was a huge number for the time.
January 22, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2003) had over 750 animations for the Prince alone (when accounting for transitions). That was a huge number for the time.
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Would be amazing if European leaders would also start throwing out truth bombs like this. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Carney: "American hegemony in particular helped provide public goods, a stable financial system... this bargain no longer works. Let me be direct. We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition... recently, great powers have begun using economic integration as a weapon. Tariffs as leverage ... "
January 20, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Would be amazing if European leaders would also start throwing out truth bombs like this. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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Early Into The Unwell footage. Duct tape, vibes, and hope. Thoughts?
#indiegame #gamedev #indiegamedev
#indiegame #gamedev #indiegamedev
January 19, 2026 at 10:28 AM
Early Into The Unwell footage. Duct tape, vibes, and hope. Thoughts?
#indiegame #gamedev #indiegamedev
#indiegame #gamedev #indiegamedev
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Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
January 17, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
SSX Tricky (2001) animation behind-the-scenes
January 17, 2026 at 10:46 AM
SSX Tricky (2001) animation behind-the-scenes
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Phonopolis cleaners are not to be messed with ☝️
January 15, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Phonopolis cleaners are not to be messed with ☝️
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I often think about Jonathan Cooper's posts about TLOU2, that the studio ran out of seasoned game animators because its reputation was so bad and thus had to hire film folks who had to be taught how to put games together.
January 14, 2026 at 1:57 PM
I often think about Jonathan Cooper's posts about TLOU2, that the studio ran out of seasoned game animators because its reputation was so bad and thus had to hire film folks who had to be taught how to put games together.
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We traveled back up to Edinburgh to be there as Rockstar Games and its fired union members took their case to court:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnui...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnui...
Rockstar vs. Union: We Went to Court and Saw the Evidence
YouTube video by People Make Games
www.youtube.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:54 PM
We traveled back up to Edinburgh to be there as Rockstar Games and its fired union members took their case to court:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnui...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnui...
TIL Flash Gordon’s opening scene was shot on an airstrip on the Isle of Skye and they were helped on the plane by Robbie Coltrane 🤯
January 10, 2026 at 10:47 PM
TIL Flash Gordon’s opening scene was shot on an airstrip on the Isle of Skye and they were helped on the plane by Robbie Coltrane 🤯
Timeline cleanse - this adorable stop motion BTS from Just Dance 2026
Just Dance 2026 - Born to Be Alive (Behind The Scenes Full)
YouTube video by Inspira Stop Motion
www.youtube.com
January 10, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Timeline cleanse - this adorable stop motion BTS from Just Dance 2026