Animation on GS_Play Gameplay Framework

Locomotion

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

The Velocity Locomotion Hook automatically drives animation blend parameters from an entity’s velocity. Instead of manually scripting animation state transitions, you attach this component and it reads the entity’s physics velocity each frame, writing the appropriate blend values to the animation system.

For component properties, see the Framework API reference.

How It Works
When to Use
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How It Works

The VelocityLocomotionHookComponent runs on the tick bus. Each frame it:

UI Animation

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

UI Animation extends the GS_Motion system with 8 LyShine-specific animation tracks. Animations are authored as .uiam (UI Animation Motion) assets in the O3DE Asset Editor and can be used for page transitions, button hover effects, and standalone component animation.

For track type details, the domain extension pattern, and component internals, see the Framework API reference.

Available Tracks
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Available Tracks

Each track animates a single LyShine property over time:

Motion System

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

GS_Motion is a track-based animation engine built into GS_Core. It drives timed property changes — position, rotation, scale, color, opacity — through authored data assets rather than hand-coded interpolation scripts. Domain gems extend GS_Motion with their own track types: GS_UI adds 8 LyShine-specific tracks for UI animation, and GS_Juice adds transform and material tracks for game feel feedback.

For architecture details, the domain extension pattern, and all track types, see the Framework API reference.

GS_Performer

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

GS_Performer is the character presentation layer for GS_Play. It handles the visual side of any entity that needs to look like a character — whether that is a fully-rigged 3D mesh swapping equipment, a sprite-based billboard character, or an animated unit whose blend parameters track real movement velocity. GS_Performer sits above GS_Unit and GS_Core, consuming movement and game state events to keep visual output in sync with gameplay.

For architecture details, component properties, and extending the system in C++, see the GS_Performer API.

Animation on GS_Play Gameplay Framework

Locomotion

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How It Works

UI Animation

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Available Tracks

Motion System

GS_Performer