https://www.daveryley.com/authors/john-okane/ Recent content in John-Okane on Dave Ryley | Game Developer Hugo -- gohugo.io en © 2026 Dave Ryley Fri, 27 Mar 2026 13:27:07 +0000 https://www.daveryley.com/posts/dev-roles-08-animation-programmer/ Fri, 27 Mar 2026 13:27:07 +0000 https://www.daveryley.com/posts/dev-roles-08-animation-programmer/ <p><em>The following is primarily input and advice from John O&rsquo;Kane, a principal software engineer with years of animation programming experience, with my contributions sprinkled throughout. Enjoy.</em></p> <h2 class="relative group">Overview <div id="overview" class="anchor"></div> <span class="absolute top-0 w-6 transition-opacity opacity-0 -start-6 not-prose group-hover:opacity-100 select-none"> <a class="text-primary-300 dark:text-neutral-700 !no-underline" href="#overview" aria-label="Anchor">#</a> </span> </h2> <p>An animation programmer&rsquo;s primary role is to take a character (or object) design and provide the code and systems that will bring it to life.</p> <p>This means a lot of talking with everyone involved:</p>