Rolling Ball

The next mini task that I did as research was practice making a simple ball shape roll across the screen so that I was able to learn how the general movement would look. I also wanted to do this so that I could get an idea about how fast the ball would need to roll in order to move and also so that I could practice using a simple movement that would apply the easing in and out principle. It was important to apply this principle to this kind of animation as, like the way a car would move, it starts and ends slowly it doesn't just stop and start instantly maintaining the same speed; which also gives the illusion of a real ball rolling.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYs1pi4iNRU