Alex Horton

Biography

Alexander Horton was the lead animator at Rockstar North until 2002 and art director at Rockstar Games until 2008. He joined Rockstar North in May 2000, initially as lead animator. At Rockstar North, he was credited for animation on Grand Theft Auto III and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and for technical direction of motion capture on the latter. While lead animator, Horton "devised methods of shooting motion capture for high volumes of cutscenes that are still used by Rockstar to this day". He also helped design the iconic Grand Theft Auto logo and title sequences, and co-produced the theme to GTA Vice City. After becoming art director at Rockstar Games in January 2003, he was credited in the...