Ollie Powell
Principal Animation Programmer
Ollie Powell graduated in 2009 with his first Degree from University of Durham in Physics and again in 2014 with a Degree in Computer Games Programming from University of Teesside. He is now a Principal Animation Programmer for Frontier and specialises in animation, helping to bring smooth, dynamic and reactive animations to Frontier’s games by developing complex locomotion and naturalistic behaviour systems. Working in the industry for six years, Ollie joined Frontier in 2014 and has worked on Elite Dangerous’ virtual reality experience and procedural animation systems for Jurassic World Evolution. Ollie is now currently working on an unannounced project for Frontier.
Events featuring Ollie Powell
Animation Meets Code: Bringing Dinosaurs to Life in Jurassic World Evolution
Frontier’s Principal Animation Programmer, Ollie Powell, and Lead Animator Chris Marsh take a deep dive into the animation systems in 2018’s Jurassic World Evolution. Together, Ollie and Chris will discuss the technical and artistic challenges they encountered, and how Frontier’s Animation and Code teams worked together to create unique solutions that would bring Jurassic World’s iconic dinosaurs to life in an environment where players have total control.
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