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I’m an MFA (Animation) thesis candidate at UCLA. Watch me try to make a game.

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Back. After a couple of months off, I've returned to this blog. These theses aren't making themselves, after all. I've put together a couple of TVPaint panels from the forums and called it the "timing panel." Everyone should get it here. ...
FTV488B Midterm Check it out. So...he walks through three screens, he ducks, and he jumps. Immediate to-do's: - display the "duck-release" animation (and other "recovery" animations) to smooth out the return to an idle state. - idling animation - figure out how to reposition him on the stage depending up on whether he's...
FTB488b Midterm Mission Statement I'll present a mocked-up level. Al (that's his name) will be able to walk right and left, from screen to screen (three screens total). He'll also jump, exhibiting some preliminary form of jump animation. Al will be able to stick to a ground plane that slopes up and down. Extra credit: the character will...
2008.01.29 Simple sprite simulation in Flash. Click here to see it. Click the movie clip to gain focus, and then use the arrow keys to move around. This demonstration shows that the "sprite" can be repositioned with the arrow keys. The shadow shrink as the "sprite" floats up, but then the scale drops below zero...
2008.01.28 Mission: Flexible The tentative destination is a cinematic platform game with a screenable opening film. I would like to find a novel visual style through an unorthodox process. For visual hints, see some short animations at the root directory. Goals: Coherent and focused color design Satisfactory compromise between responsiveness and...