HEROmation

HEROmation is an independent animation and narrative virtual reality studio based in California. Founded in 2013, it develops original entertainment and provides production services for film, television, games and advertising. Its work spans CGI and 2D animation, interactive storytelling, books and screen development, combining original intellectual property with commissioned creative work.

The studio works through a distributed production model, connecting its central creative team with artists, animators and technical specialists across North America, Europe and Asia. This approach supports collaboration across disciplines and allows production teams to expand around individual projects.

Animation and production services

HEROmation's capabilities extend from early story development through animation and compositing. Services include directing, screenwriting, storyboarding, character design, modeling, rigging and texturing, alongside previsualization, shot layout and camera staging. It also develops pitches and packages intellectual property for film, television and publishing.

Its animation portfolio includes the CGI short The Wrong Rock and the ten-part 2D explainer series Headspace Mindful Eating. Commercial production work includes previs and layout contributions for campaigns associated with Nintendo, Energizer and Target. Feature animation services include previs and layout for Paramount's Under the Boardwalk. These projects sit alongside the studio's original productions, reflecting a business that combines development with specialist production support.

Interactive storytelling

HEROmation expanded into immersive entertainment with The Phoenix Gene, an original narrative-driven VR flight action game developed for Meta Quest and Steam. The project connects interactive entertainment with publishing through a companion six-part science-fiction novel series written by Julie Pifher.

Across its animation and interactive work, the studio brings story development, visual production and software development into the same creative practice. Its supported capabilities encompass both linear films and interactive VR experiences, with projects extending across screen-based entertainment and published fiction.