Chapter 9. Time, Part II: Nonlinear Motion

Topics in This Chapter

• 9.1 Understand Time and Its Derivatives

• 9.2 Use Animation Timers and Easing Functions to Implement Nonlinear Jumping

• 9.3 Implement Animation Timers

• 9.4 Implement Easing Functions

• 9.5 Fine-tune Easing Functions

• 9.6 Implement a Realistic Bounce Behavior

• 9.7 Randomize Behaviors

• 9.8 Implement Nonlinear Color Changes with Animation Timers and Easing Functions

• 9.9 Conclusion

• 9.10 Exercises

From sprinting gazelles on the plains of Africa to someone reaching for a cup of coffee in a high-rise office building in Tokyo, natural motion is predominantly nonlinear, meaning it involves acceleration. In Snail Bait, the runner’s jumping motion is nonlinear because gravity slows ...

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