Animation in Game Development: Career Advice with Riot Games' Josiah Haworth

Josiah Haworth is a Principal Animator with over a decade of experience shipping some of the most beloved games in the industry. He's contributed to titles like World of Warcraft, Overwatch, and Valorant across stints at Blizzard Entertainment and Riot Games, where he is currently working on an unannounced project.

Josiah has spent his career striving to push the quality bar on character animation and gameplay while helping teams grow and find their footing. His work spans everything from cinematic polish to real-time gameplay animation, with a deep passion for the systems and pipelines that make great animation in games possible.