Simon Unger

Lead Animator at @SonySantaMonica. Direction and leadership in games since 2001. @animstate

[Simon Unger @Simonunger]

@clongmire42 Looks great! Some of the planted turns are better in the SM version even. (not that that couldn't be addressed in the MM solve but shows how you sometimes have to force the results you want even if the data shows otherwise)

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@locust9 I keep hoping this industry will finally understand the value of team over IP but it seems unwilling to learn.

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I haven't personally rigged a character for a while. What are people's recommendations for tools or auto-riggers lately? (Maya please)

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@kiaran_ritchie I agree. creating believable NPC and enemy behavior would go such a long way towards truly immersive experiences. I want us to create worlds where folks talk about them in experiential terms and not how to game the roombas we interact with currently.

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It's annual review season in game dev! May you all "meet expectations" and live true to your corporate values!

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Watching a lot of animation reels lately and I'm begging all of you to please, PLEASE, annotate your videos. Leaving us to guess what you did in a shot will not work in your favor I promise you.

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@bclark_cgchar @jeandenishaas not the first person to charge on the back of Dan's work but likely the highest price I've seen yet?

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@salaarkohari Congrats Salaar!

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@isosmrt I mean, just making eye contact with it is ill advised.

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Animators not using unreal watching the GDC showcase

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Finally got my hands on @lightbombmike new book!

There isn’t another person in this industry who is more conscientious, thoughtful, or puts more heart into this role. If you are in or around animation in games you will find tremendous value here. Get it!!

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@joshscherr You are a bad person for putting this jingle in my head now. You should feel bad.

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First day of Xmas break let’s goooo

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@SlappaDeBass It was such a quick turnaround. Next time we’re doing foods!

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Hanging out with the boss today.

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Anyone have a link to some free, simple maya environment models? Looking for things like rocks, trees/foliage, buildings, props, etc.

Not having a lot of luck via google.

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@Art_of_Oakley Why do you hate us Canadians Stephen?!?! WHY?!?

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@locust9 @corybarlog These are the takes that make me feel the exact same way.

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My first job as an animator was working on the Action Man series. (To be fair, EVERY animator's first job in Vancouver at that time was at Mainframe😆)

[Mainframe Studios @MainframeAnim]

Check it out, dial it in, amp it up! Who remembers the awesome adventures of Action Man? Alex Mann and his extreme sports crew battled the evil Doctor X in this epic series.

#TBT #actionman #wearemainframe

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@danlowlows I could not agree more. The creative culture in games is still too focused on creating fodder for their reels and not the contribution and impact to the experience they're making with a team.