Linked In Post

A Job In Animation:

While search both the reading and Linked In for this post i found that the Job Melee/Game play animator at Naughty Dogs has a lot of points that relate to the book. One main point that i saw was that the job will require you to work with custom Tools and scripting. This relates to the book discussion of technical ability when it says "only through understanding tools,processes, and existing animation systems will new creative opportunities open up"(Cooper, 2019, p.g 2). I also found it interesting that the job says to have an understanding of basic script showing that only knowing animation and nothing else about game design can harm you when looking for jobs.

Animators:

while searching for people on linked that are animators I found Almudena Soria the lead animator at Naughty dogs. While searching through her profile i found a lot about teamwork and how social she is while working. this relates to the books idea of team work especially when it says " A finished game is always more than just the sum of its parts"(Cooper 2019,pg 2). 

Also whole i was going over her Profile i found that she studied not just animation but also about how humans move and react in order to better understand how to animate movement in games. I found this interesting because it shows that even if you know how to animate something its always best to learn more about how that object or person should move in order to make it more life like or realistic.

Sources:

Cooper, J. (2019). The Video Game Animator. In Game Anim Video Game Animation Explained. CRC Press

Almudena Soria (2020) Almudena Soria / Linkedin. Linkedin https://sstewartgamanim.blogspot.com/2020/08/forum-1.html

Naughty Dogs/ Linked In (2020) Animator jobs / Linkedin. Linkedin. https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/1961973082/?eBP=NotAvailableFromMidTier&recommendedFlavor=SCHOOL_RECRUIT&refId=328a2275-07d4-438f-9993-7ef7a5cdac88&trk=flagship3_search_srp_jobs