This lecture is an introduction to character animation as it relates to video games and interactive media. Robert takes you step-by-step through the basics of software: Maya, its animation tools, the graph editor and dynamic character posing. He guides you through the animation of simple, yet expressive game-style assets, demonstrating simple loops and transitions and creating a run cycle. As an added bonus, this lecture also includes a professional quality character rig so you can follow along and get started animating in Maya right away.