What was my time at Polyarc like? Well... youtu.be/NzKtyhI6xUg
Farewell, Quill
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Game Developer / Animator Co-founder of CorAnimus Rex Owner of www.AnimationSherpa.com Mom of three She/Her
From September 8th, 2015. One of my animation tests for Quill’s first-pass rig. Seems fitting for today. 😢 Goodbye, little girl.
The day I hoped would never come, has arrived. Polyarc is over. I posted my thoughts on LinkedIn: lnkd.in/p/grJdtvmP
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Damn… I knew this was coming, but I'm sitting here in tears. I left Polyarc in 2024, and the years I spent there were the highlight of my career. This isn't just another sad studio closure for me… It’...
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youtube.com/shorts/wRfvb... I love Anne Hathaway. What a concise and accurate description of a society built around privilege. I’m with you, Anne.
Anne Hathaway's Speech Has MAGA Furious Again 😳🔥 #AnneHathaway #LGBTQ #Politics
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youtu.be/R-0bqE1wl00?... NO VR! Yup! Both Moss games under one new, fancy subtitle. On console and PC. Say hi to Quill for me. ☺️
Moss: The Forgotten Relic – Official Announcement Trailer
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The news recently had me feeling terrible. From the FDA petition to the 4th district ruling and various other hate-laws. I’m choosing defiance and staying strong. Staying true to myself. Carry on, all you wonderful, caring, empathetic and loving people!
I think we need to take a step back and acknowledge the absurdity of House Republicans targeting their Epstein investigation on HILLARY CLINTON (who says she never met him!) while ignoring DONALD TRUMP (who Epstein described as his best friend!) These are not serious people or good faith actors.
Couldn’t warm up today so I washed my bedding. After drying the blankets, I got cozy-wrapped. Sooo warm. 💚
Anyone who knows me well, knows my, ummm… Strong… Very strong feelings about religion. Despite those feelings, I like what this man has to say: youtu.be/oiTJ7Pz_59A?...
Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Days In The Texas Legislature
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More of my concept character animation for Glassbreakers at Polyarc. This is the proxy mesh for the male starthing. He's a gambler with irreverent sensibility. Everything is funny to him. Gameplay: His attacks start with a C shape, moving to an S shape, ending in reverse C for visual progression.
More of my prototype character exploration from Polyarc's Glassbreakers. This is concept anim on a proxy mesh. She felt like a twisted ballerina to me. Wanted to really sell the contrast between timid, graceful and vicious. Mesh by Chris Alderson of Polyarc. Music by Geoff Harvey.
This is a concept animation I created on a proxy mesh back when I was with Polyarc. We were exploring sci-fi ideas for potential new projects that never materialized. Think of this like a rough animation sketch. Character concept by Mike Jensen. Audio by kornevmusic: #animation #polyarc
youtu.be/NVd8zmjPGrg?... It’s hard to imagine what our nation could look like after anti-pluralists lose leverage. It’s a key oversight born of our founders well-intent, and will be a very difficult pill to swallow. Here’s a fantastic, empathetic dissertation on the topic.
How Do You Share a Country With People Who Reject Reality?
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Become the light you want to carry into 2026. Happy New Year, everyone! 💚
From: A newly minted (trans) woman. To: All women I’m so sorry. I had no idea. Even though I was never an aggressor, my prior complicity is no excuse. I’m immensely grateful to the incredible doctors, scientists and advocates that enable me to be myself, and broaden my understanding. 💚
www.credential.net/e067b1cf-d4a... Had the distinct pleasure to participate in Epic’s Unreal Rigging workshop as a non-employee. I can’t believe how amazing the rigging pipeline is, and I’m excited to fully implement my animation process end-to-end in Unreal. This course was an incredible start!
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Another clip from Glassbreakers! This is a 4 hit attack chain with dice. The games characters auto attack when within range. The speed of the attacks is a bit slower than I was used to, so I used that time to show a little personality and attack progression.
Glassbreakers: Champions of Moss by Polyarc will be out November 13th. It’s a game I helped prototype WAY back in 2016, put on hold at the time. Resurrected in 2021, I helped the team a little bit after Moss 2 was released, prior to my departure from Polyarc. My good friend Jason is anim director!
Seriously, LinkedIn? Given my animation career, I’d be good as the president of victims of torture and/or an auto museum? Think it’s the same algorithm that decides names for Japanese fighting games and conservative conspiracy theories.
Pritzker: "In any other country, if federal agents fired upon journalists & protesters when unprovoked what would we call it? If officials marched down streets harassing civilians & demanding their papers, what would we say? I don't think we'd have trouble calling it what it is: authoritarianism"
One of our cats, Opal, used to avoid me. In the last few months, she won’t let me sit alone. Rubbing her face in my neck and hair. It’s adorable.
In the last 12 years, only 5 out of 5,729 mass shootings involved transgender perpetrators (Gun Violence Archive). That’s 0.087%. And yet, some choose to ignore facts and amplify hate. Hate was involved in 100% of these shootings. Don’t join the cause. So where does this hate come from?
I’m traveling through Dodge city today, and got to thinking about this old animation of mine.
Everyone tests their rig differently. This is how I tested ours right before we remade the mesh and changed her skeleton. 😆 Had fun with this test clip anyway.
Spoiler: Moss 2 had a climatic ending where Quill escapes being crushed far too many times. I had to plan and execute the scene in just a few weeks, so there was no time for trial and error. Here are the three Maya scenes stitched together with final animation. Play #Moss2 to see it in-game!
