tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38966206036737605022024-02-07T19:36:45.898-08:00I put stuff here sometimesAdventures in Game DevelopmentPat Gillettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07384655997733008745noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896620603673760502.post-81555452946085494032016-08-15T22:52:00.001-07:002016-08-15T22:54:02.953-07:00Interviews & Me!<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">
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Pat Gillettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07384655997733008745noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896620603673760502.post-14816634536186330992016-08-15T21:14:00.000-07:002016-08-15T22:58:34.003-07:00Showreels & You!<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 18.6667px; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Thanks for the setup. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 18.6667px; line-height: 30.9121px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I set em up, you knock em down Internet. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 18.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wikipedia says a showreel ‘</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 18.6667px; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">is a short piece of video or film footage showcasing an actor or presenter's previous work’</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 18.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. That sounds about right to me. It’s basically a selection of shots from a project, game, or show.</span></div>
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<a href="https://vimeo.com/162164458">Pat Gillette - Halo 4 Show Reel</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/patgillette">Patrick Gillette</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />
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<br />Pat Gillettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07384655997733008745noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896620603673760502.post-86657024077684652292016-04-04T23:27:00.000-07:002016-04-18T21:32:18.471-07:00Critique & You!<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">This is the part where you’re starting to realize you’ve lost the fight. You feel like the room has turned against you and the barrage of feedback is coming fast and strong. The best thing to do at this point is to frame the feedback you’re getting. Restate the goal of your piece and don’t let the feedback go off the rails.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">“But this pose still works right?” “The timing is still working though….no? </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">This is the part of a critique where even you start to acknowledge something is wrong. Really dig into the feedback here and get clarity where there is none. Found out what about your work is helping you achieve your goal and what isn’t.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">“I wasted so much time!” “I’m a terrible animator.” I don’t know what to do.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">This is the ‘hell on earth’ portion of critique. You know people are right. You know your animation isn’t working but you also haven’t really figured out how to move on. Instead, you just sit there lamenting what could have been. This is the worst. At this point, it’s best to make sure you’ve heard and understood the feedback. Stay focused on the goal and restate the feedback as a plan of action. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Acceptance</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>“I see what you guys were saying!” “Oh man, I have an even better idea!” “You guys might actually know what you are talking about...occasionally.”</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">This is the breakthrough! You’ve found a way to move past defeat and start anew. Full redo? Sure! No problem! Ideally you’ve reached this point knowing more than you did before with a clear vision of what to do next. This can be a high point in the creative process. Newfound knowledge and enthusiasm for the same task/idea. Winning!</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Acceptance seems like a good step. How can I just live in acceptance?</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Unfortunately, I don’t think you can or should live there. If no critique ever made you want to push back a little, you probably weren’t very committed to the idea in the first place. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">So what can I do? How can I make this suck less?</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Surviving this process is about being aware of the steps as you work your way through them. Get the most out of each phase so the pain is worth it. Here are some things to keep in mind while getting a critique that can help guide your path to the awesome work on the other side.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #38761d; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Get clarity. What is working and what isn’t?</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Now that we know and can ‘accept’ that our beloved ideas will die, how do we carry that knowledge to the other side of the process? How do we help others journey through the 5 stages in a compassionate and effective way? </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0b5394; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I don’t know. I didn’t come prepared to answer that question. Should I have?</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">First of all remember that creatives are pouring a lot of themselves into their work so any critique of said work can be seen as a critique of the person. Please be compassionate or just ‘don’t be a dick’. Either works.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Second, make sure you understand the intention of the piece. It doesn’t do anyone any good to assume you understand what they were going for. Find out for sure. What goals are they trying to accomplish? </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Third, target your critique based on the intention of the piece with focused and precise feedback. Don't be that person who says "I don't like it" or "meh". Be clear! "You're timing isn't working because..." "The pose on frame 37 isn't selling your design goal for this reason..." Don't be lazy, be helpful!!</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Lastly, look for ways to fix or improve an idea before inserting your own. We all enjoy being creative and like to think about how we’d approach a shot but throwing a new idea into the mix doesn’t help the person trying to finish a task. Give the first idea a genuine chance before changing it wholesale or encouraging a redo. </span></span></div>
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Pat Gillettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07384655997733008745noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896620603673760502.post-57974079157977306502015-09-12T23:57:00.001-07:002015-09-12T23:58:51.056-07:00Gameplay Animation & You! Part 3 of 3: Player<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large; line-height: 33.1199989318848px;">Well well well. Look who decided to show up. I didn't think you'd show your face around here again. Not after what happened last time.</span><br />
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<i style="color: #0b5394; line-height: 33.1199989318848px;">What happened last time!?!</i></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 33.1199989318848px;">Oh! Internet! Sorry, I was talking to someone else. Just forget you heard anything. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="line-height: 33.1199989318848px;"><i>Ok?</i></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 33.1199989318848px;">I SAID FORGET IT! Because we're here to talk about the third and final element of a gameplay animator!</span></span><br />
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<b style="color: #38761d; line-height: 1.38;">The Player! </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large; line-height: 1.38;">No, you are not right. We've got to know if our animations work and actually fulfill the needs they were created to fill. We can only determine that from the end users point of view, the player. So what’s the best way we can we make that determination?</span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 33.1199989318848px;">No.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large; line-height: 1.38;">You have to see your animations working in the game in a variety of situations to see what works and what doesn’t. So you test and iterate and test and iterate and so on. Lots of 'so on'.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large; line-height: 1.38;">Viewports and playblasts are nice, but they are notorious liars. The game is the game and no matter how painful it can be, it always tells the truth.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; line-height: 1.38;"><i>Like a true friend.</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 1.38;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large; vertical-align: baseline;">Indeed. Thanks for making it through all three posts about gameplay animation (I'm assuming you did. If not, do it now). Hopefully this stuff made sense to you Internet but if it doesn’t or you want to know something else about me or my work feel free to ask in the comments section.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline;">Sounds good! I’ll probably do so as one or more of the unique individuals or entities that form me.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large; vertical-align: baseline;">You’re a real weirdo Internet, but I like the cut of your jib.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline;">Same to you! I think that makes us best friends. Tee hee! See you next time!</span><br />
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Pat Gillettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07384655997733008745noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896620603673760502.post-85888043701134002682015-09-09T21:48:00.001-07:002015-09-10T00:58:09.665-07:00Gameplay Animation & You! Part 2 of 3: Designer<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large; line-height: 1.38;">What!?! Internet, why are you back here? I didn't think I'd ever see you again!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 1.38;"><i>That's weird because you keep telling me to come back. </i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 1.38;">Oh right, because I have MORE to tell you. Follow meeeeee!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 1.38;"><i>What? Where? </i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 1.38;">Oh! Well, nowhere actually. Just stay here so I can tell you about the second element that comprises a gameplay animator.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 1.38;"><i>I remember, it's desig....</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.38;">Designer! Ha! Beat you to it.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 1.38;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 1.38;">Animation IS player feedback. Along with audio and FX animation drives the core of what connects a player to the reality of a game. That connection needs to be handled carefully and deliberately. Hence, gameplay animators are designers and should acknowledge, accept and embrace that role! Gameplay animators must coordinate with with other disciplines to determine the needs of the game and how best to fulfill them. I like to break down those needs by asking a few questions. Some simple, some not.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.38; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Start-Why-Leaders-Inspire-Everyone/dp/1591846447/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1428563355&sr=8-1&keywords=Start+with+why" target="_blank">WHY</a> </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 1.38; vertical-align: baseline;">is this happening?</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 1.38;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 1.38;">Any need should have a clear and explainable reason for why it exists. The why is your purpose, cause or belief. This ‘Why’ drives everything; an animation, a feature, a game, a company. Powerful right? Now we can dig into the nitty gritty of achieving our why.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 20.7000007629395px;">Good! All I want is for you to be happy. </span></span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20.7000007629395px;">See you next time internet. </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20.7000007629395px;">Double Huzzah!</span></span><br />
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<br />Pat Gillettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07384655997733008745noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896620603673760502.post-75545040962510257732015-09-09T21:42:00.002-07:002015-09-10T00:57:57.137-07:00Gameplay Animation & You! Part 1 of 3: Animator<div dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<i><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Thanks! What are we
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I'm glad you asked because today we're talking about tax law!! You see, tax law is an area of legal study dealing with consti...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">STOP! I don't want to know about that! Why would I come here for tax law?! I want to know about gameplay animation.</span></i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Oh right. Sorry internet. As I said last time, I believe a gameplay animator is made up of three elements. The first of which is in the name. </span><br />
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Like the title suggests, we're primarily animators and therefore obsess about
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<i><span style="color: #0b5394;">Credit card points!</span></i></span><br />
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No. Terrible, terrible, terrible guess. We obsess about the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Illusion-Life-Disney-Animation/dp/0786860707/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1428736565&sr=8-1&keywords=the+illusion+of+life" target="_blank">12 principles of animation</a> (Classics!) These
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Although I don't animate boxes all day,
these principles still apply to everything I animate. They are the building
blocks of what I do.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">Fascinating stuff. What else do
animators think about?</span></i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">We also obsess about <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeTukiXerMo" target="_blank">fart jokes</a>. You know, for science.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Yep! That's pretty much it for this post.
If you have any questions about this stuff feel free to ask in the comments
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Pat Gillettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07384655997733008745noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896620603673760502.post-8995688027155250392015-03-18T22:07:00.004-07:002016-04-18T21:12:46.507-07:00Me & You!<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
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</span><span style="font-family: "times" , serif;">Hello
Internet! Thanks for coming to the ‘start’ of my Adventures in Game Development!</span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="background: white; color: #3d85c6; font-family: "times" , serif;">Hi Pat! It’s good to
be here...I think! Unless...it's not good to be here, because of ghouls or
spiders or something. Are there ghouls?</span></i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="background: white; font-family: "times" , serif;"><br />
</span></i><span style="font-family: "times" , serif;">No. That's
a weird question.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="background: white; font-family: "times" , serif;"><br /><span style="color: #3d85c6;">
Wait, is this a scam? Are you trying to get a kidney or something? Do I need my
credit card?</span></span></i><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<i><span style="background: white; font-family: "times" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Just stop. I'll tell you what's happening. My goal
for this space is to explore all areas of game development, but with a focus on gameplay
animation because that’s what I do. My name is Pat
Gillette and I’m the lead gameplay animator at 343 Industries. I spend my days
animating Spartans, Covenant, Prometheans, etc. for Microsoft on the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext;">Halo</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>series.
If you want to know more about my work history you can check out my <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/patgillette" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi6qA-nuC7ufYtRsVyJyywuxqg9in3SlCYa4V7QobSScdL7epVXHcRllddWb84G8s_5O-NplT3ruAuyxICiwQIOY63YZm68eukuKalt7WjCskjCI5nPY301DzBEVu71EJxmHBV-K4rz-sJ/s1600/linkedin_small.jpg" /></a> <span id="goog_359873310"></span><span id="goog_359873311"></span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/"></a>If you want to sell a kidney or<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Ghoul-Hunters-Teenage-Mutant-Turtles/dp/1416900756" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext;">hunt ghouls</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>go somewhere else. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: "times" , serif;">Nah, I'm good. Let's keep talking
about the other thing. Like what is a gameplay animator?</span></i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">That’s a complicated
question Internet but I’ll do my best to break it down for you since you seem
like good people. I believe a gameplay animator should be made up of
three elements; Zirconium, Unobtanium and Vibranium...wait no... that's
not it. Animator, Designer, and
Player. Yep. That sounds right to me now. But Pat you say, what do you mean by
that nonsense? </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , serif;"><br />
</span><i><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: "times" , serif;">I
didn't say that. </span></i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-family: "times" , serif;"><br />
</span></i><span style="font-family: "times" , serif;">I'm pretty
sure you did but no matter, I'll still break each element down for you if you
promise to come back.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , serif;"><br />
</span><i><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: "times" , serif;">Ok.
Yay! Learning!</span></i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></i><span style="font-family: "times" , serif;">Huzzah to
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