AnimationPlayer

Part of the Game Feel section of Coddy's Godot journey. Lesson 20 of 23.

An animation is a motion made ahead of time, like an idle bob or a door that opens. It is kept in an AnimationPlayer node.

An animation holds tracks. Each track changes one property. Its keys are values at set times, like y = 300 at 0 seconds and y = 288 at 0.6 seconds. Godot fills in the moments between the keys.

This robot's AnimationPlayer has two animations: "bob", a hover that loops, and "hop", a jump.

$AnimationPlayer.play("bob")

The name must match exactly, capitals included. A looping animation plays until you play another one or call stop().

Challenge

Easy

When the game starts, play the robot's "bob" animation.

Try it yourself

extends Node2D

func _ready():
	pass

Test yourself

This lesson includes a short quiz. Start the lesson to answer it and track your progress.

All lessons in Game Feel

1Tweens

Your First Tween Tween Any Property Fade Out Ease Out One After Another At the Same Time A Coin That Pops

4Flashes and Feedback

Flash on a Hit Hit Freeze Squash and Stretch Floating Numbers

2Camera

A Camera That Follows Camera Limits A Smooth Camera Screen Shake

5Animation

AnimationPlayerPlay on a Key When It Finishes Play It Backwards

3Particles

Particles A One Shot Burst Color and Amount Break a Crate

Practice on your own: Godot playground