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Animation Naming Conventions and Folder Structures for Game Development

Some tips I’ve picked up along the way to keep your work tidy

May 14, 2020

Animation Naming Conventions and Folder Structures for Game Development

May 14, 2020

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Creating a G-Force Analysis Tool for Flat Ride Animations in Planet Coaster

The term ‘flat rides’ describes every ride in a theme park that isn’t a roller coaster and includes large attractions like the Ferris wheel…

Dec 23, 2018

Creating a G-Force Analysis Tool for Flat Ride Animations in Planet Coaster

Dec 23, 2018

Nick Rodgers

Making a Time-Tracking Tool in Maya

A study in writing a time-logging tool before a friend has to go to dinner

Jul 14, 2017

Making a Time-Tracking Tool in Maya

Jul 14, 2017

Nick Rodgers

New Tools Showeel

Well I’ve never done a tools showreel before, but I thought I’d do one now!

Apr 24, 2017

Apr 24, 2017

Nick Rodgers

Applied Matrix Maths for Complex Locomotion Scenarios in Planet Coaster

During the development of Planet Coaster, my very talented colleague Owen Mc Carthy developed a crowd system that allowed our park to be…

Dec 16, 2016

Applied Matrix Maths for Complex Locomotion Scenarios in Planet Coaster

Dec 16, 2016

Nick Rodgers

Sidestepping Python’s reload() Function without Restarting Maya

The more complicated my tools get, the more modules I end up spreading them across. The tool that I’m working on currently consists of…

Dec 9, 2016

Dec 9, 2016

Nick Rodgers

Handling Legacy Tools in Maya 2017 / Pyside2

My week started with a fresh copy of Maya 2017 installed on my machine at work for me to evaluate. I’d been really impressed with the new…

Dec 6, 2016

Dec 6, 2016

Nick Rodgers

Nick Rodgers

Head of Animation at Frontier Developments. Recently worked on Jurassic World: Evolution, Planet Coaster and Elite: Dangerous

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