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From lighting artist to app developer, I've had a few people ask me why I made LightworQ. The short answer is, I made it for the junior artist version of myself trying to break into this industry, who found it so frustrating that the recruiting process didn't allow me to show off ALL of what I brought to the table. The frustrations of knowing that my demo reel doesn't tell my whole story. We're bringing together the strong community of CG artists, from students to veterans, with the goal to provide a platform for us to showcase all of who we are to those who are seeking our talent. On LightworQ, I've built hiring tools that make managing and tracking go to freelancers and contractors a much more intuitive process, from the experience of freelancing for so many years myself. We have a feed where you can post job opportunities and instantly notify everyone of the relevant discipline so they can show interest. Looking for more talent managers to join and give it a try. We've been slowly growing and the feedback from artists has been outstanding so far! If you like this platform please share! And leave your feedback in the app. Share with a recruiter or talent coordinator you'd like to see post job opportunities on the LightworQ feed. If you are hiring CG talent, I built this platform for the VFX/Animation/Game Design/Graphic Design talent pool, and for the confidence of our artists, we are only accepting those hiring from organizations within the industry. Recruiters, please reach out to me if you are interested in learning more. I need your continued feedback. I'd love to know what's working for you or any other features you would like to see. Very excited to see this growing! Check it out at https://lightworq.com #recruiting #vfxindustry #cg #gameindustry

The Ultimate Guide to Hiring Exceptional Game Artists for Your Team Building a world-class game development team starts with hiring exceptional artistic talent. But in a rush to fill an open role, many studios end up making costly hiring mistakes. The wrong artist can drag down project timelines, damage team morale, and inflate budgets. Here, we will talk about the costs of wrong hiring, having an impactful interview, steps before and after the interview, crafting the best job post, identifying great resumes and portfolios, managing freelancer game artists, and re-hiring former employees. Follow these best practices to attract and retain top game artists perfectly matched to your studio. https://lnkd.in/dUupv3Nr

LF enthusiastic storyteller with a dark sense of humor.

💠 Game Design Exercise: You have 1 Large Boomerang & 10ft of Rope. What designs/mechanics can you make? 🔻 List as many designs as you can think of! I added a comment below with different areas of design to consider, if you need help getting the creativity flowing. (Share so we can spread the creativity that's about to happen. Follow for more RAW content) ⚡ #game #gamedev #gamedevelopment #gamedesign #gamedesigner #leveldesign #art #artdigital #3d #3dmodeling #networking #graduate #college #aspiring  #goals #goalsetting #design #marketing #communication #culture #recruiters #recruiter #collegegraduate #job #work #opportunities #connections #jobseekers #jobhunt #interview #layoffs #developer #content #resume #audio #it #software #animation #artist #qa #production

Gonna flex the Game Designer mindset here. Honestly, I immediately thought of Ty the Tasmanian Tiger and how in that game you could switch your boomerangs for different effects. I think having different boomerang types such as fire, ice, and explosive can be used to add a lot of depth to player combat and exploration. Combat: An enemy blocking your path? But its frozen? Just throw you flame 'rang and wrap it around it and melt the ice, just be ready for the battle that'll ensue after though. Exploration: Use explosive 'rangs on destructible objects, fire to melt ice/armor or to set things on fire to maybe also deal DoT, ice to freeze enemies or freeze certain objects or paths for traversal. Use the rope as a tight rope! Yes you can swing, and tie things up, but you can also tie the rope down and throw the boomerang to latch it onto something across the river, and walk across, or take that same interaction and apply to crossing an incredibly deep chasm. Don't worry, Its still one boomerang ;) . It just swaps between different variants depending on upgrades you get throughout the game. fire gem, gun power, snow ball as possible slot-ins for this unassuming (yet very dangerous) boomerang. kind of like Kingdom Hearts with its keychains

Lost Words: Beyond the Page is an atmospheric narrative adventure developed by Sketchbook Games, is hiring a "Technical Game Designer”… details in original post. #gamejobs #gamedevjobs #Indiedev #gamedesign #gamedesigner #unrealengine #UE5 #gameindustry #hiring #jobs #wfh #workfromhome #workfromanywhere #remote #remotework #remotejobs #remotegamejobs

I recently received a take-home test from a hiring manager, which involved designing an app based on a Dribbble shot. The task was animation-heavy and had a tight 3-day deadline, starting mid-week. I submitted my progress before the deadline, but I was rejected. After receiving the rejection, I decided to complete the task as I would have if I had more time. I realized there was no way I could have met the deadline given my other commitments. I believe it likely took the original designer at least 48 hours to create the design, and a developer would reasonably need a week to build it from scratch without any design artifacts (images, icons, etc.). I was penalized for using the Flutter Animate package for 25% of the animations. So, I removed the package and rewrote all animations using only Flutter’s implicit and explicit animations. What you see below is accomplished entirely with Flutter’s native animation capabilities. I understand the challenges hiring managers face in finding the right candidate among hundreds of applicants. However, in the rush to move quickly, there’s a risk of overlooking the potential and effort of candidates. A better approach would be to send take-home assignments to a manageable number of candidates, ensuring you can thoroughly review their work and provide feedback. If a candidate spends days on a take-home test, you should dedicate 10 to 15 minutes to discuss their work and provide constructive feedback. Additionally, take-home assignments should not be the first stage of the hiring process. They are time-consuming and should be reserved for the final few candidates. Asking 50 candidates to complete a 3-day take-home test equates to 150 days of collective effort. Please have some humanity in your hiring process. The Dribble shot: https://lnkd.in/duqqfsWh

Game Designers, UXers, Character Artists, Environment Artists, 3D & Texture Artists... share your work to feature in our live chat. My next Online English Teacher Feature is with Jade A. (this Friday). Jade specialises in English for Video Game Building & Marketing. Expect the usual talk on what language skills this work most needs and how she gets results, but can you help make things VISUAL? Game Designers, UXers, Character Artists, Environment Artists, 3D & Texture Artists... I love seeing your work on this platform. Share what you are currently working on in the comments. Drop a screenshot in the comments here – and/or describe your brief/project (say if you are looking for work/work experience). Jade & I will talk about as much as we can – LIVE. We'll also be chatting in the comments and helping you get your English ready for your career. In one way or another, everyone who participates will get the language you need to describe this creative work. And join us for the live chat to ask your questions too! #GameDesign #CharacterArtist #EnvironmentArtist #Opportunity

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