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Lua for Game Development — Chapter 8: Animation Systems, Cameras, Cutscenes & Timeline Scripting

Animation and cinematic systems transform raw gameplay into a polished, emotional experience.
Lua is ideal for sequencing, orchestration, animation management, and camera scripting because:

  • Coroutine syntax is perfect for timelines.
  • Hot reload accelerates iteration.
  • Data-driven tables make timelines readable.
  • Engines expose animation/camera APIs easily.

In this chapter we build:

  1. Animation state machines
  2. Sprite animation system
  3. Camera follow/zoom/lerp
  4. Timeline scripting engine
  5. Dialogue system
  6. Cutscenes (with coroutines)
  7. Screen/camera effects (shake, flash, fade)
  8. Sequencers for complex cinematic flows

1. Animation State Machines (ASM)

Most games rely on an animation finite-state-machine:

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