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 role on Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Grand Theft Auto Advance, Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories and Grand Theft Auto IV. During this time, he was also credited for motion capture direction on GTA San Andreas, technical direction on GTA Vice City and GTA IV, and as a graffiti artist on GTA IV and The Ballad of Gay Tony.