How we foster happy and productive remote teamsPhoto by Surface on UnsplashAt Mighty Bear Games, we want to create the best possible games as well as the best possible culture and work environment. With more people working from all over the world, we want to make sure we create a great environment for everyone — no matter

Play Butter Royale on Apple Arcade!As a generalist artist there are two things that have served me well throughout my career:Being able to do a bit of everything (2D, 3D, animation, etc.)Creating systems to automate repetitive tasksIn Butter Royale we have over 50 characters. Each of them has a Contestant Reveal animation to show off

Ever wanted to start level design, but not sure how to start? Or maybe you’re a beginner looking to improve on it? For this article, I’ll be walking you through the process of how I design maps, referencing Disney Melee Mania as an example.Establishing parameters and metricsBefore even starting to design, you’ll need to gather

When you instantiate 1 object in Unity, it’s as easy as a breeze. But what happens when you try doing the same for 1000 objects? Notice that slight pause?Photo by Mulyadi on UnsplashIt’s not going to be a pleasant experience if every time you enter a room, the game freezes and NPCs start popping out

Photo by Brett Jordan on UnsplashIt’s easy to be comfortable with what we know. Being proficient in our day-to-day, routinely handling the same tasks — it’s easy to feel settled. Starting on a new task that you’re unfamiliar with can feel very daunting after a while. You may feel like you lack the required knowledge to

Photo by Malvestida on UnsplashOnce an application starts running in production, we typically hope that everything will run smoothly. After all, the team did their best, so what could go wrong?However, the moment you are confident about your product is also the time that you have to be the most vigilant. After all, we have

Photo by Heidi Fin on UnsplashFinding Your BearingsI joined Mighty Bear Games in February as its finance manager. After deciding to move from Ireland to Singapore, I was unsure what to expect from the business scene in this city-state, especially the work culture. Mighty Bear Games stood out immediately. From the name to the website

We’ve been heads down in stealth mode for a bit, but it’s finally time to announce our new game, Mighty Action Heroes & our latest fundraise!Our US$10m fundraising round has been led by Framework Ventures, and includes additional investment from Mirana, Sfermion, Spartan, Dune Ventures, Sanctor Capital, Folius Ventures, Polygon, Play Future Fund,

Photo by goxy bgd on UnsplashNo two minds are alike, but there are some experiences that we as human beings can all relate to. Graduating from university would be one of those things. Some feel a sense of excitement and wonder at the possibilities ahead, others a sense of trepidation towards the looming unknown.My personal

Photo by Glenn Carstens-Peters on UnsplashDoing animation is fun but finding an animation job is so hard.This is true. But there is also an art to building your demo reel so it works for applying to jobs. Here’s how I built mine to successfully land my current role at Mighty Bear Games!Photo by Ameer Basheer on UnsplashTip