Animators use "2.5D" animation techniques to make flat images appear 3D and even mix 2D and 3D elements in the same film. "Wolfwalkers" used 3D models and virtual reality to help create immersive, ...

Natalie (She/Her) is a writer and game design enthusiast hailing from way-too-sunny Los Angeles. She loves to dissect game narrative and analyze mechanics, but she doesn’t even want to think about how ...

While Arc System Works are experts at making stylish 2.5D fighting games, it was Battle Fantasia that made the Yokohama based developer shift from 2D artwork to the third dimension. Siliconera caught ...

In this modern era of video games, in which studios and publishes wish to keep pushing forward with new technologies, there's space for the clock to be turned back a few years. With current remakes ...

This is when a variety of techniques are used to make an otherwise flat 2D film feel 3D, with depth, but also with a unique hand-drawn style. Animators might use illustration tricks like shading, ...