GDC 2025 is almost here, returning to San Francisco this week for five days full of invaluable talks, workshops, and networking opportunities, and theres an upcoming presentation that will be particularly exciting for game animation creatives.JALI Research (JALI), the company behind advanced automated lip sync and facial animation software solutions, known for its work with major animation and game studios like CD Projekt Red, Infinity Ward, Dont Nod Montreal, and Obsidian Entertainmentis set to present the Anim Revolution: a collaborative initiative that brings together leading production service providers and software and hardware innovators.Current partner companies include animation creative studio and virtual production partners, Immersive Enterprise Labs (IEL), and House of Moves, along with facial animation and real-time rigging technologies from JALI, Ozone Story Tech (Ozone), and mGear. The partnership also includes tablet displays from Xencelabs, with support from hardware and motion capture companies: Lenovo and Vicon.Through a series of live, interactive demo presentations, Anim Revolution partners will showcase their technological contributions, cinematic tools, and a fully integrated workflow that breaks free from linear production, including everything from concept design and 3D modeling to rigging, facial animation, digital drawing tools, and more, aimed at enhancing creativity in game animation.The idea for the Anim Revolution came to us back in 2024, after Ozone and JALI had collaborated at a couple of other previous trade shows, that there was a better way for friendly companies who complimented each other in a pipeline sense to showcase their capacity at trade shows, said Sarah Watling, CEO of JALI Research.We debuted this collaborative format at Siggraph 2024 in Denver, with Ozone as the presenting partner, plus Jim Hensons Digital Puppets, AMD, and CG Lumberjack. We showcased an entirely different character asset and a similar interactive workflow. We wanted the visual vibe of Anim Revolution to evoke the spirit of a concert tour, and weve carried that through to the creative for GDC. And, in addition to it being great fun, it has created organic trust and support among the partners that has allowed us to open up new business opportunities for one another as well as push each others tech and workflows further than if we were going it alone.GDC attendees are invited to visit the Anim Revolution booth #S341 at Moscone Center. In dynamic mainstage presentations during the conference, partner representatives will interact with exciting new character assets from Outpost, an original mini-game cinematic, created by House of Moves, written and storyboarded by Mark Bristol, and Fate or Fortune: Whims of Destiny, an animation improv experience created by Immersive Enterprise Labs, directed by Mark Andrews.Attendees are also encouraged to explore partner demo stations throughout the booth, where various solutions will be displayed on Xencelabs tablets. These demos will feature original intellectual properties, artwork, and software, showcasing how seamlessly integrated animation technologies can enhance game production from concept design to final execution.Ahead of the conference, we asked the team a couple of questions about the initiative:You mentioned Anim Revolution partners seamlessly integrated workflow, could you please elaborate and explain which stages this workflow includes?Anim Revolution partners will showcase cutting-edge tools and workflows that break free from linear production. By embracing an iterative approach, these innovations, from concept design and 3D modeling to rigging, facial animation, and digital drawing, enable creators to scale content faster, more efficiently, and at lower costs, developing rich IP ecosystems across multiple media platforms.Whats the real problem in game animation that youre aiming to solve with Anim Revolution, and why does it matter?One common trait among Anim Revolution partners is a deep pipeline sensibility and understanding that successful integration of any tool requires awareness of upstream and downstream processes. Many tools exist to solve specific game development pipeline challenges, but true innovation comes from knowing how best to leverage them in concert for maximum payoff. By creating these assets together, as the focal point for these trade shows, we get to showcase our new technologies and workflows in action, on original IP, and not just in isolation This approach highlights how each tool enhances others, offering a clearer picture of the increased capacity a development team can achieve. Its about showcasing results, not just tools.Weve all seen what happens when a studio or developer pulls together a new tech stack and learned that its more than just convenient API connective tissue that makes a pipeline high performance. This approach also allows us to do quick and actionable R&D to address any problems that we discover. This is not a common business practice among technology developers. said Watling.It also helps that we all want to see one another succeed so we can bring increased value to our respective customers and future projects.You can catch live presentations from some of the biggest names in animation at the Anim Revolution booth during GDC 2025 on Wednesday, March 19, and Thursday, March 20, at 11:00 AM and 2:00 PM, and Friday, March 21, at 11:00 AM.Also, join the Anim Revolution Happy Hour at the booth on Wednesday, March 19, from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM, which the team describes as an excellent opportunity to relax and connect with a community of visionary storytellers.Visit the Anim Revolution website for a complete lineup of all partner presentations, which will also be accessible after the conference, and dont forget to join our 80 Level Talent platformand ournew Discord server, follow us onInstagram,Twitter,LinkedIn,Telegram,TikTok, andThreads,where we share breakdowns, the latest news, awesome artworks, and more.Source link The post Witness the Future Of Animation At GDC 2025 With Industry Leaders Collaboration appeared first on CG SHARES.