Category — Sam and Piccolo

+ In this, the first of a series of interviews with the animators and designers of Adam Walker Studio, I talk to 3D animator Aldrich Tangpos about the importance of animating weight convincingly, the methods, and the trials associated with the procedure.
We discuss the evolution of his animation, from his Shadow of the Colossus-inspired second-year art school project, to the professional work he is involved with at Adam Walker Studio today.

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Learn how levels and enemies where designed in part two of The Design of Piccolo’s Adventure and how the player would control Piccolo.
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Another day, another party, here at the Adam Walker Studio. Here are some photos from the launch party we had to celebrate the release of Sam and Piccolo to DVD-video.

Even the Critters had a party

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Today I ran into an old uni lecturer who asked about how the recent (not really) festival trip to China went, so I thought I should share some of the happy snaps of the trip from my phone.

The Bund (the old English area of Shanghai) at night - very pretty.

Cosplay - no wonder I love China!

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Our trophy from the Chinese Gold Panda Animation Awards arrived!

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Today I want to talk a bit about “Piccolo’s Adventure”. You’ve all probably heard of our film “Sam and Piccolo”, which was finalized within the studio a while ago now, however, if you don’t know what I am talking about, jump online and check out the “Sam and Piccolo” trailer at samandpiccolo.com, there are also some very interesting development notes and extra interactive content for you to investigate.

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