Table Tennis Rally — Animal Crossing Animation Study
This project explores high-speed motion, character interaction, and camera staging using motion-captured animation retargeted to stylized characters.
Base body motion was generated using QuickMagicAI, then retargeted to Animal Crossing character rigs using Blender and Auto-Rig Pro. Scene layout, lighting, camera work, and ball animation were created and animated manually in Blender.
The ping pong ball trajectory was fully keyframed to match the action using curve-based animation and manual adjustments for timing and height.
This was my first multi-character animation project and took approximately two weeks to complete, including learning workflow, lighting, rendering, and scene organization.
🔹 Tools Used
Blender
Auto-Rig Pro
QuickMagicAI
Eevee
DaVinci Resolve
🔹 Animation Notes
Motion retargeted from AI-assisted motion extraction
Paddle models parented to hand bones
Ball animation fully hand-keyed
Facial expressions applied via texture swaps
Motion blur used for speed and impact emphasis
🔹 Asset Credits
Characters:
Animal Crossing models sourced from The Spriters Resource
https://models.spriters-resource.com/wii/accityfolk/
Arcade Environment:
Sketchfab — “Arcade Final Scene”
https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/arcade-finalscene-37d9782a382f4460a71a53f5d80a8677
Ping Pong Table & Ball:
Sketchfab — “Ping Pong Table Low Poly”
https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/ping-pong-table-low-poly-e6f1333eb8ee4bedb84110a38f79bc40
🔹 Disclaimer
All characters and original designs belong to their respective owners.
This project is a non-commercial fan work created for portfolio purposes.