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During this conversation, there was a lot of discussion around specialized knowledge of making games vs being a generalist. It seems in AAA titles, hyper-specialization is key. Bobby is then asked if being a generalist will ever make a comeback.

Piggy Backing off the question of juniors needing to know programming, Brent asks Bobby what the minimum technical skill set required would be for game animators.

We had a question during our conversation with Bobby Anguelov if Junior Game Animators should know how to program. Bobby didn't think so but then goes on to explain what would be helpful for Junior Game Animators to know when entering the industry.

Bobby and Brent are huge advocates of understanding other departments within the studio. You should listen to this if you want to become a favoured member of your team ;)

There's a lot of good that came from everyone being forced to work remotely. In this clip, Bobby discusses the downside of remote work and his personal experience.

No, We're not talking about parent constraints in Maya. When it comes to animation and video games, giving yourself boundaries to work within can force creativity and imagination, giving you an amazingly artistic finished product. Listen to the team discuss this further.

Bobby Anguelov is a technical architect/principal programmer working in the video game industry. His core areas of expertise are Animation, AI, gameplay, and core engine tech. He’s spent 10 years in the industry working with some big-name studios such as Ubisoft and WB Games Montreal. Bobby also has a Youtube channel where he teaches animation programming basics and Game Engine Entity Models. In t...

Dan has had great success with his videos, and in this clip he answers a question on how he learned what worked when creating content for YouTube, and also some great free resources to use! Happy Creating!

If someone wants to learn game design/game development and make it their career, where's a good place to start? Dan and the gang give their thoughts.

In our Q&A with Dan Root, a member in chat wants to know where can they learn 2DFX and where is a good place to get feedback. Dan tells all!

A lot of our guests talk about learning to scrap your animation and start over. Dan talks about his experiences and why it's so important to be able to learn this lesson early on in your career.

Dan is a freelancer, teacher, and YouTuber! That's a lot of plates to keep spinning. It's a good thing that each of these things fuels one another. If you want to take on a side project, or if you already have one, this is a good motivational boost to keep you going!

In this clip, David, Brent, and Dan talk about the importance of being able to "feel" the animation in games. A very good clip to listen to if you want to get into game animation and stand out above the rest!

In our next "A Conversation With" episode, we'll be sitting down and having a chat with Dan Root. Dan is a 2D animator based in Norwich, England. Being an avid animator and gamer at heart, Dan draws his inspiration from those good old classic 8 & 16-bit gaming eras. He also runs his own Youtube Channel dedicated to studying the craft of animation in video games called "Video Game Animation Stu...

In this clip, Pierre recounts the time he heard Spielberg talk about his fear every time he starts a new project, and also his own experiences when taking on the task of bringing a film from start to finish!

In this clip, the gang talk with Pierre Perifel about becoming a supervisor, and the qualities of being a good one.

In this clip, Pierre and the team talk about how to receive feedback on your work, and how it's not a personal attack.

Being a director, or a supervisor...you have a lot going on at one time. It's easy to forget about the people that are getting the work done. Being a good supervisor means recognising people's actions and telling them that you appreciate it.

Have a listen to Pierre's experiences with imposter syndrome and how he overcomes it.

This is a great clip to listen to if you want to be a lead, but feel your skill level might not quite be there yet. Do you actually need to be a good animator to be a lead?

In this clip with Pierre Perefil, he talks about the transition from 2d to 3d animation, Dreamworks' proprietary software, and how it was quite so easy for a non native English speaker to decipher what the controls were for!

Pierre Perifel is our next guest on 'A Conversation With'. A French filmmaker and animator, best known for his work at DreamWorks Animation, he is the director of The Bad Guys (2022) and the award-winning short films Bilby and Le Building. Pierre moved to the United States in 2008 where he began his career with Dreamworks Animation doing character animation for the 2D short film, Secrets of the Fu...

It's easy to feel like we're just cogs in the wheel of the animation turnstile of life. But this little anecdote from Olivier could help motivate you to keep putting your best foot forward, make suggestions, and try something new!

It's hard, we know, but listen to this clip with Olivier to hear about how he got out of his comfort zone and what it means for your career!

This clip is proof that everyone, even Heads Of Character Animation suffer from the dreaded imposter syndrome. Listen to this clip if you need some re-assurance that you're not alone.