We’re taking a break from work and blogging to have a good, long holiday and celebrate Christmas.
Before we start the new year, let’s do a quick recap of the highlights from 2013:
All posts by Shadow Puppeteer Team
Favourite game: RollerCoaster Tycoon
This week we continue our series of posts where each member of the team write about one of their favourite games. Today’s post is by Karianne.
One of my favorite games is the first Roller Coaster Tycoon. The game is about building and operating your own amusement park, and there are many things you need you need to take care of to succeed. I got the game for the first time when I was around 12 years old, and was one of the first games that made me sit for hours in front of the screen.
Favourite game: Jak & Daxter
We’re working on a series of posts where each member of the team write about one of their favourite games. Today’s post is by Marianne.
Jak & Daxter: The Precursor Legacy
It’s so hard to pick a favourite game, but my choice is a game that has been with me for a long time. I got Jak & Daxter as a Confirmation gift from one of my brothers May 2002. Traditional gifts often include a bunad (traditional norwegian folk dress), but this game is the one gift that has been almost as important.
Animating the Shadow Cat
Today’s post is by Marianne and Philip and will be about 2D animations in Shadow Puppeteer. Animation is essential in Shadow Puppeteer. Part of the reason why Philip was brought onto the team in the first place was because of his 2D animation skills.
Idea
When we talk about 2D in Shadow Puppeteer we’re almost always talking about the shadows. While real shadows have shapes similar to their objects, we wanted to create weird- looking and unnatural shadows in our world. Since the shadows have come alive we wanted the world to feel unfamiliar and strange.
This is perhaps most evident in the shadow monsters, like the cat.
Morning Stretch Routine
Today is about health. Because in order to work you need to function. At least, that has been our experience. So, to get a fresh start every day and feel ready to start working, we end our morning meetings with a stretch session.
We started with a few simple exercises. Since then we have added and removed some of them, and change the program slightly to fit how we’re feeling that day.
Below we’ve made an instructional poster detailing the most common exercises we do, in case any of you want to try it as well. We highly recommend it! Of course it’s important to take into account your current physical situation. If any exercises are painful or feel wrong you shouldn’t do them.