After seeing all these game dev layoffs the last year and this month; mandated RTO seems like a hell'va gamble for someone moving cities, states, or even counties. Uproot your life for a job that might be pulled ftom you the next week.
@Shade_Koopa
@emperryspl
@overallnoprob
@OatmealDome
We want people to play our games. That makes us willing and excited to cater to people who need accessibility options to experience the thing we make.
A person deserves the chance to play a video game and not let a physical or other type of limitation hamper them.
Ahsoka uploaded to my Gumroad!
Like the Asari model, feel free to use her for rigging, animation and reels as long as it's strictly non-commercial. Also try to keep it somewhat PG.
She's free due to being fanart but tips are always appreciated โบ๏ธ
I'm extremely excited to announce that early next month I'll be joining the incredible team over at
@HighMoonStudios
as an Associate Animator. I'm beyond overjoyed (one might say over the moon) to get this opportunity to join a studio I've been a fan of for over a decade.
โผ๏ธStep inside High Moon Studios to hear our team share their experience developing for the Call of Duty franchise and get a behind-the-scenes look at all that makes High Moon a unique and special place.๐
Hey everyone! Wanted to show off my latest Motion Capture assignment over at
@AnimSchoolTweet
! Was a lot of fun to work on and get it rendered in Unreal too! Would love to know your thoughts!
High Res:
I will always appreciate my time at High Moon Studios. We made some really awesome stuff there. I am thankful for the opportunity, I learned a lot and met some amazing people there.
Here's to the next thing (eventually).
On Tuesday night we had to say our final goodbyes to my dad. While I'm extremely saddened by the void that is left behind. I'm forever appreciative and grateful of the person he was; a kind, generous man.
Love you Dad, thanks for everything.
Loved this episode of
@PWL_Podcast
! Thanks for chatting about these layoffs,
@Charalanahzard
and
@mikeBithell
. Lot of mixed emotions listening to this, but glad people are chatting about it.
-Microsoft lays off 1,900 Activision Blizzard and Xbox employees
-Blizzard president Mike Ybarra leaves the company
-Blizzard chief design officer Allen Adham leaves the company
-Blizzard's previously announced survival game is cancelled
Had the honor of being able to sit in and assist with
@AnimSchoolTweet
's "Intro to Animation Blueprints in Unreal Engine 5" free workshop today. It was a lot of fun, here's a recording if anyone is interested!
Can't believe that today marks my two year anniversary at High Moon Studios. It's been such a privilege to get the chance to on CoD for this long. I've learned so much and met so many incredible people.
Wouldn't have changed it for anything.
Annnnd my school beat me to the punch on uploading my demo reel. Thank you so much to everyone at
@AnimSchoolTweet
for being so supportive in my animation journey!
If there isn't constant reminders at this year's Game Awards of how this year has impacted the thousands of developers who were laid off. We can stop calling it an event to celebrate the people making games.
No one deserves to go through this over a fucking video game.
My heart goes to Laura, her family, and everyone who has had to deal with this type of abuse.
Had the privilege to visit the studio this past week and got to meet a lot of my coworkers in person!!! Was awesome seeing some of the amazing people that I help make games with!
Another term at
@AnimSchoolTweet
finished! Here's my Body Acting shot! I still want to polish up some things, but overall really proud of it! Want to thank all the people who took a look at this shot and gave me amazing feedback!
#Animation
#3Danimation
#art
#student
#maya
I was today years old that I learned that you can easily move windows across monitors with Windows+Shift+ArrowKey. I've always just dragged things around with my mouse.
I don't have the words to describe how appreciative I am from the support I've received. Y'all are the best.
Thank you each one of you who has reached out to me.
Damn... I'm so sorry for everyone who got laid off today. My heart goes out to all of you. I know it's a cold comfort, but you aren't alone. If anyone affected needs someone to reach out and chat with. Please feel free to reach out.
Activision Blizzard and Microsoft continued the lay offs todays, laying off a majority of the esports team. Thereโs about 12 people left on the esports team now.
Microsoft waited till the CDL staff came back from Boston Major this past weekend before informing them.
Studios that turned me down when looking for my first job:
Bungie
Hi-Rez
Insomniac
High Moon Studios
The studio that hired me:
High Moon Studios
Sometimes a "No", is just a "Not right now".
These Xbox layoffs are such a mess that staff across Activision Blizzard are texting *me* to try to find out if they might be impacted. Nearly 2,000 job cuts and people now just have to wait around to see if they're part of the bloodbath
Is now the time I bring up that I had a doctor's recommendation to keep me full remote with a formal ADA request and then Blizzard said "it's not a reasonable accommodation" even though we were:
A) Already remote
B) Were actively giving people full remote?
@kd8qdz
@BeauTFC
President of Tripwire games came out on Twitter today saying he supports Texas new abortion law. It got one of Tripwire's partner studios to publicly cut all ties.
Credits rolled on
#JediSurvivor
. Wow... what a fantastic game. To everyone who worked on it; You all made something really special (and you gave us more BD-1, which is something I can't thank you all enough for). Loved every minute of it.
Super honored to be part of this franchise and work with some of the best in the business. If you're playing
#MW3
's campaign I hope you enjoy it! We really put our hearts into it.
In a media landscape where the actions of our fictional heroes lead to the deaths of hundreds if not thousands of innocent people *cough Man of Steel*. Having one hold a hard "let's not kill people" rule doesn't make them irrelevant, it's the back bone of the character's mythos.
@theRazbuten
How much personality the machines had. They each felt like they had their own purpose in the world, that meshed so well with their gameplay niche. There were many other things, but that one stood out to me the most.
@nil_sanctuary
I have friends who are in your spot, starting out in the animation field in their late 20s/early 30s. Want to know what happened to them? They were able to break into the industry and start their careers. It's never too late to start. โค๏ธ
The cool thing about releasing a game is seeing all the content creators (reviewers, musicians, or wholesome memers) you've followed for years, play the game you worked on and enjoy it. โค๏ธ
New COD campaign is a good time. Big silly fun. Nice to hang out with Ghost & Soap & Gaz & Captain Price again.
You couldn't pay me to go near the multiplayer though ๐
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@HiddenXperia
Those hitmakers were a deal killer for me. (It sounds small, but I find them just to distracting). I always preferred using the visual cues from the enemies to know if I shots landed.
A little collage of my
#Artof2019
. It's the first year I started taking learning animation really intensely. I'm proud of the progress I've made and excited to see what comes next!!!
#animation
#student
#art
So many good memories watching Rooster Teeth content over the years. A lot of the jokes from RT shows are still referenced by my friends to this day. I wish everyone at the studio the best, thanks for the good times.