Spine is a 2D skeletal animation system designed for game development. It creates animations by attaching images to bones and then manipulating those bones, offering developers greater control and flexibility while providing artists with a more efficient and streamlined workflow.
Compared to traditional frame-by-frame animation, Spine animations offer the following advantages:

• Smaller file size: Traditional animations require every frame of imagery to be provided, while Spine animations store only bone animation data, resulting in significantly reduced file sizes.
• Reduced art requirements: Spine animations require fewer art assets, allowing teams to save time and resources that can be redirected toward game development.
• Smoothness: Spine animations use interpolation algorithms to calculate intermediate frames, ensuring consistently smooth animation playback.
• Attachment slots: Animations are achieved by binding images to bones. You can easily swap equipment (e.g., weapons, accessories) or even modify character appearances to reuse animations for different scenarios.
• Animation blending: Multiple animations can be blended simultaneously. For example, a character can shoot a gun while also walking, running, jumping, or swimming.
• Programmatic animation: Bones can be controlled via code to achieve effects like aiming at the mouse cursor, targeting enemies, or adjusting posture when climbing slopes.

This section will cover:

• How to import Spine assets into the Galacean editor
• How to add and use Spine animations
• Examples and templates
• Version compatibility and performance optimization