Animation

Animation in computer graphics can be viewed as controlled mutation of attributes of objects over time, using a predefined function. Examples of this are:

• Changing coordinates of vertices — movement, scaling up or down
• Changing the hue of a texture — for a "power up" effect

To determine the values each attribute should have at a particular point in time, we define a set of known values at certain points in the animation — called key frames — and a function to interpolate the value for the attribute.

This section will guide you in learning how to make use of the animation functionality in Amethyst.