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Robot Dance Finale
Posted in games, 3D on December 30th, 2008 by annamationsSo finally here it is, a first sample from the Ultimate I Spy game. The game, made by Gusto Games, is published by Elastic (the games-involvement name for well-known american publishers Scholastic) and includes 10 levels of object finding riddles and minigames. Although primarily aimed at children I feel that it visually makes full advantage of the Wii graphics capacity and can be addictive and enjoyed by anyone. It was definitely great fun to work on.
This clip is a rendered version of the final payoff animation of the front end machine when all levels are completed - sorry to ruin the surprise finale..! It was particularly requested to be made longer and faster - hence the repetition and somewhat awkward music tempo - I’m not really fond of the music track but this is what we had to work with. Looking back at it now I can see a lot of room for improvement, but still it was great to animate the only rigged and complicated character of the game.
My involvement in the particular sequence was animating the robot and camera. Modelling and texturing of the environment done by Lucy Axworthy, modelling, lighting and rigging the robot done by James Roadley-Battin. This rendered version of the sequence is slightly different from what it look in game, with the robots eyes flashing and the lighting done programmatically.
More clips from my involvement in the game coming soon!