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Revenge of the Links

Ninja Dodo — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 20:55:10 +0000

A few more links for general education and enjoyment:

More good advice from Games Industry Mentor

Carlos Baena does a recap of some of his animation writings,

how to animate a 2D platform game with Earthworm Jim,

and Temple of the Seven Camels still golden.

Links Again

Ninja Dodo — Sun, 30 May 2010 15:36:25 +0000

Worth checking out:

Shaylyn Hamm creates a female cast for TF2

Ken Robinson talks about creativity and education,

and Batman likes videogames.

Website redesign!

Ninja Dodo — Sun, 16 May 2010 08:21:04 +0000

Gave my website a long overdue overhaul. Gels a bit better with the blog now. See if you can spot the not especially well-hidden animation references.

Three

Ninja Dodo — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 22:27:55 +0000

Three years since I moved to France this month! Also, more nifty links:

Good animation advice from Bobby Pontillas on breathing

some wonderful art of pixels and Wild Things,

moving drawings at the Pencil Test Depot,

… and notes, slides, and other materials from GDC…

Bits of 8

Ninja Dodo — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 22:09:44 +0000

And the Oscar for best use of gaming nostalgia goes to… P I X E L S

Linked

Ninja Dodo — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 13:28:28 +0000

It’s been a while since I posted a random selection of links:

A look at the progression of colour through Pixar’s UP

Better Off Undead: a wonderful short film by Bobby Pontillas,

a short piece on subtractive game design as seen in Ico and Portal

… and stylish mockups of collectors edition game cover art.

I especially like the Donkey Kong Country and Grim Fandango ones. And Atari Tennis is pretty funny…

Seven Camels

Ninja Dodo — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 09:45:24 +0000

There’s a great post at Temple of the Seven Golden Camels on how posture can be used to say different things, and how effects can lead the eye… I don’t have to tell you how this could apply as much to games as it does to drawing.

Read

Ninja Dodo — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:03:53 +0000

The intertubes of course are a never-ending supply of interesting things to read, so here’s a selection of the intriguing persuasion:

Splinedoctors walk three ways…

Jordan Mechner has an epiphany about player motivation

… and expands on the development of Sands of Time.

Hans Bacher makes an interesting point about restraint

and 10 things are learned in making a short film.

Enjoy.

The making of Teddy

Ninja Dodo — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 22:20:06 +0000

I’ve finished writing the “post mortem” on my short film. It feels like saying a long goodbye to the project, sad but satisfying. I tried to cover what I would find interesting if it were someone else’s film:

Main – Research – Story – Production – Thoughts

Linksies

Ninja Dodo — Mon, 12 May 2008 10:19:27 +0000

Some various links of interest:

CarlosBaena.com – great stuff on acting, composition and storytelling.

The Art of Braid – an interesting look into the process behind getting art and gameplay to work together.

Sounds of the Snow – an interesting article on capturing the sound of winter.

Nice crunchy-sounding snow has always been a pet peeve of mine… very few games get it right. When they do (Outcast, Little Big Adventure) it really adds to the atmosphere…