Hey yall. As you've seen here - unfortunately a large portion of the ivy road team was laid off today, myself included. We're all looking for work! Gonna do a quick thread about those who were laid off today and why you should hire them:

Got pretty nostalgic tonight. Dug up this cute dance I made back in 2019. 🥹

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Amnesty International released a statement yesterday saying that Israel's genocide in Gaza is still ongoing despite the ceasefire, a calculated move "to bring about their physical destruction, without signalling any change in their intent" But this is the real concern for the West and its allies.

The Terrible Layoff Beast has come for me and I no longer work for Heart Machine. It was a good team, I'm sad I won't get to work with them anymore. If you're looking for a game designer, I'm available for full time gigs and consulting. I'm pretty OK at it. I'll have more info to share in a bit.

After 7.5 years, my time making music & sound at @heartmachine.bsky.social is ending w/ the recent layoffs. I'd love to keep pushing boundaries -- please reach out if you think I can help solve your audio problems, especially if you're doing something artistically wild. RTs appreciated 🙏

My time at Heart Machine has sadly come to a rather abrupt end. I was there for almost 6 years, & had been working on Breaker since summer 2020. It was a pleasure working with them! Now, a new chapter begins.

My heart is heavy & I might have more to say on that later, but I've got news today that my time at Heart Machine will come to an end after POSSESSOR(S) ships. I'm honestly too busy... literally shipping the game to start actively looking for work, but I'll be looking for my next gig in December. 🥲

I just wanted to post, I'm laid off. Just shouting into the void of the internet! It was a beautiful and wonderful team of people to work with at HM.

The layoffs have come for me and time at Heart Machine will be wrapping up at the end of the month. If you're looking for a Technical Artist with experience in Houdini, Unreal, Unity, Python, VEX and C++, lets chat. 🫡 (portfolio updates incoming) randireynolds.artstation.com

Hi friends. Unfortunately, my time at Heart Machine is coming to an end. I’m seeking a new role and would appreciate your support. Saying goodbye to such a talented team is difficult, but I am excited for the next adventure. <3 I'll have more info soon. Thanks everyone. Stay strong out there.

Hey friends - my time at Heart Machine is ending after nearly 6 years. It’s difficult to say goodbye to a studio that has seen so much growth in myself and others. If you know of any studios hiring for audio lead or senior roles, please send them my way. DMs are open! #AudioJobs #OpenToWork

It's that time again, folks. I have been told I will be let go from Heart Machine next week. The people there have been amazing friends and coworkers and anyone else who has been affected deserves all the love and support. I will be updating my portfolio soon; any Env Art leads would be appreciated

Learned that I am being laid off from Heart Machine, and will be leaving the studio later this month. Do you need a contractor? I've got a track record of leading scope-friendly script revisions late in dev. I have also done a lot of consulting on new IPs and pitches/demos. Feel free to DM me!

Can't believe I'm saying this again so soon, but I've been laid off from Heart Machine. Please check out Possessor(s) on Nov 11th, I'm incredibly excited for you all to experience what I've been working so hard on the past year. Gonna just keep on moving forward and makin art mattgraczykart.com

This is how I learn that I can wishlist my own game on PS5 now. You should, too. 🥰 (and Steam, pls do both, kthxbye)

I don't have the proper words to say more than this now but I was just laid off. My role at Giant Squid is being eliminated. If your studio is looking for an environment artist, please let me know ASAP. I have 5+ years of experience. thank you

Arachnophobes beware 🕷️ This spider’s got some nasty new attacks, and if all else fails, he’ll spin to win. These were a blast to animate and are gonna feel nasty in-game. #animation #indiedev #gamedev #fgc

Assortment of animations for the Lethal Company worker! Had a lot of fun with these

Gonna parks this here, it's a pretty good spot to stop. Little dino is feeling neglected. #animation

Haven't uploaded an updated Showreel in a while, so here we go! ~ Still on the lookout for a new challenge and new team to join, so if you're looking for a gameplay animator with plenty of experience digging around in blueprints, state machines and sequencer, please reach out! 🌟 #animation #games

🚨🚨🚨BLUESKY WE ARE LIVE!!!!🚨🚨🚨 Do you like little critters? 🐭 Quaint Victorian-esque English countryside? 🌳🌳Farming, town building... maybe even...dressing them up?🎩 Boy, have I got the Kickstarter for you! PLEASE SUPPORT US! www.kickstarter.com/projects/nea...

The Buried Below update, the first major Early Access update for Hyper Light Breaker, is available now -- download it TODAY! 🙌 📜 Check out a message from the dev team and patch notes here: bit.ly/4iAMjTq 📺 ICYMI check out the trailer: bit.ly/42I50i0

new combo finisher and some dashing mechanics and such ..

What a whirlwind!~ I’m so happy for the world to finally see Marathon! It was apparent from the start that we were making something really special. 1/4

Very cool look inside ASW's internal pitch process automaton-media.com/en/game-deve...

Adobe situation was pretty funny

My favourite by far

Hello ! Here is a little exercise again done during my free time Rig by @pierrick-picaut.bsky.social Thanks @davidtorokofficial.bsky.social for the reference #animation #blender #b3d #p2design #3Danimation #p2design

youtu.be/N17wHsoHiG0?... I made a short video detailing gameplay animation, along with some responsibilities you could expect on the job. The hope is to help shed light on some aspects of the role, as well as help newcomers have insight into how to gear their work for an application. #animation

‘An overwhelmingly negative and demoralizing force’: what it’s like working for a company that’s forcing AI on its developers aftermath.site/ai-video-game-...

Hi, I'm Lukas! I'm a Gameplay Animator with 6 years of professional experience in stylized keyframe animation looking for my next gig in the industry ~ Sounds interesting? 🌟Reach out!🌟 💼: www.lukaslenniger.com 📧: [email protected] #PortfolioDay #animator #games

⭐️My kfMixamoTransfer tool is now Free! ⭐️ 3dfiggins.com/Store/ Now you can stitch together clips to your hearts content! I've also done a video tutorial (along with written and web versions). If you find that sort of long form explanation useful, do let me know.

Here are the animations from the March pose cycle challenge. So many great entries again this month, they all turned out super unique. Thanks for joining me on this! FULL VIDEO: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xtti...

I’m feeling a lot of emotions, but South of Midnight is out into the world to be received however it will be received I spent three years of my life working on this, a game I would’ve loved to have as a kid. It means so much to me and I hope it resonates with folks. Thanks yall.

South of Midnight is now out in the world! It has been a gift to have been able to invest in an experience that aligns with my own creative values as much as this game does. I have endless love for our team and our game. I hope you feel that same love and joy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEZg...

Oh hi! Quick #gameart #gamejobs thing before y'all head into the weekend: we're looking for someone to join our #Towerborne #3dart team on the environment side of things. Yup, yup! airborn-studios.com/jobs/environ... Also... 1/2

Here's a list of impacted employees who are looking are looking for new opportunities and have consented to have their contact information listed ⤵️ docs.google.com/spreadsheets... We sincerely appreciate anyone who is able to provide assistance.

Studying

Hey! Hawthorn showed off another trailer during the Future Games Show. Please keep an eye on our Kickstarter for when it launches soon (tm) We are entirely self-funded so we really need the support of peers and players alike! <3 www.kickstarter.com/projects/nea...

Can finally share what I've been working on for the past several years 👀✨ www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNGs...

This was put on the back burner for a little bit, but I collaborated with @theycallmesal.bsky.social oRPG97 for him to add some 2DFX on this Ganondorf animation I made awhile back and the result came out amazing. Please be sure to check Sal's work guys! Rig by @stoff.bsky.social

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (2002) animation director Steve Dupont on Sam Fisher's critical cycles and facial animation.

The Pose Cycle challenge requirement is to animate a simple cycle based on a pose so Jesse Baumgartner raised the bar as usual and sent me a full animation moveset implemented in Unreal. Great stuff! Check the post below for the March challenge bsky.app/profile/anim...

With the industry in a slump and money even harder to come by we wondered if we could help, in our small but unique way, by offering our services to those in need for FREE! A thread...

I got to do a fair bit of #animation for 11.1 First up is a walk for Chrome King Gallywix. Will be posting more over the coming weeks! #warcraft #undermined #thewarwithin #blizzard

Another one of those animations that I made looking for dynamism, but also weight in the actions.

22 years of animation in 60 seconds ✨ #animation #gamedev #vfx

Nice one @animturnbull.bsky.social for hosting this! Here's my go at the February pose challenge!