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Fort Solis

Fort Solis Technical Animation Showcase 2023


Fort Solis is a PS5 title created by Fallen Leaf Studio.

Unreal Engine 5.2, Autodesk Maya, Python 3.

I was the Lead Technical Animator and Animation Manager for Solis, responsible for all things character and animation; animation pipelines & tools, all character rigging, gameplay motion capture direction, character integration, player state machines, motion matching locomotion, cinematics, and gameplay logic.



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Game Developers Conference 2024

I was very lucky to be able to present a talk at GDC 2024 covering the Technical Animation Pipeline of Fort Solis.

The talk is available for viewing on the GDC Vault here.




Features / Interviews

Unreal Interview - Fort Solis uses Unreal Engine 5.2 to deliver an immersive martian experience.

Edge Magazine - Fort Solis: How an indie studio fulfilled its plan to deliver a TV-quality sci-fi thriller.

World-renowned experts to headline Animex Festival

Interview - Celebrating the magic of games and animation at Animex

NVIDIA Omniverse Accelerates Game Content Creation With Generative AI Services and Game Engine Connectors.




Additional Trailers & Media




Teaser Trailer - Summer Games Fest 2022
Launch Trailer - Opening Night Live 2023

Fort Solis is a single player third person thriller set over one long night on Mars. Engineer Jack Leary responds to a alarm where events unravel and escalate out of control in a way he could never have imagined.

Featuring performances from Julia Brown, Roger Clark, and Troy Baker.

Playstation Store | Steam




Edge Magazine #385 - Fort Solis Cover & Alternate