Visual Effects and Rotoscoping

True fans of the old-school will get a kick out of the original Prince of Persia animation reference video, now posted on GameVideos.com.

Fortunately, some white pajamas, a camcorder and a little brother who was willing to knock himself around a bit in the name of entertainment gave Mechner enough to create the game’s ground-breaking animations through the process of “rotoscoping,” which involves drawing over each frame of a live-action video sequence in order to create realistic animated movement. It may not look like much now, but 18 years ago that kind of smooth, flowing animation was absolutely jaw-dropping. 

Read More >>