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80LV talked with Ran Manolov (Visual Effects Supervisor, Sculptor & Character Art Director), who worked on such projects as Diablo II, Love Death + Robots and many more. Ran shares his journey from being a classically trained artist to the digital realm and provides insights into the art industry. He also discusses the impact of technology on creativity, and the importance of developing skills & staying curious.

Check out Ran’s portfolio: https://www.ranmanolov.art/
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80LV talked with Vadim Kraevoy, Head of Room 8 Studio. Vadim discusses how the company adapted to the new post-pandemic work style and the importance of flexibility and organizational structure in a complex, changing environment. He also offers insights into the current state of the gaming industry and predicts trends that may shape its future, specifically the potential impact of AI.

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On the new podcast episode, 80LV talked to Matthew Board (developer, artist, Unreal authorized instructor partner for Epic Games). We discuss how evolving technologies, myriad tools, and students’ backgrounds turn gamedev courses creation & teaching into a real puzzle. Matthew also shared an insight, uncovering the most lucrative skills and specialties in the modern market that everybody should look into!

Sign up for Unreal Engine Gamedev Program: https://www.vertexschool.com/game-development-program  

Learn more about Vertex School: https://www.vertexschool.com/ 

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80LV talked with Jacob Claussen, Lead Environment Artist at Fall Damage & Environment Art Teacher at Vertex School. Jacob and Kirill make predictions on how new technologies will change development workflows in 2023, discuss the best ways to learn gamedev, and what crucial skills every environment artist should have. Jacob also explains the phenomena of Sweden’s game industry and how a relatively small country became a hub for many great studios.

Learn more about Vertex School: https://www.vertexschool.com/  

Sign up for Game Artist Program: https://www.vertexschool.com/game-arts-program 

Sign up for Unreal Engine Gamedev Program: https://www.vertexschool.com/game-development-program 

Check out Jacob’s works: https://www.artstation.com/jacobclaussen 

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Laura Gallagher and Kirill Tokarev discuss how to use your artistic value as a way to stand out in the age of AI tools, the current state of the game industry, and the importance of keeping track of your emotional and physical state as a developer. Laura has 13 years of experience in gamedev: she was Lead Character Artist on games like Deus Ex and Horizon. She’s also creating courses and YT tutorials on character art, helping 3D artists improve their skills.

Check out Laura’s tutorials on Outgang YT channel: https://www.youtube.com/@outgang 

Visit Outgang website and browse classes: https://outgang.studio/

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Greg Teegarden, Emmy-nominated VFX Artist from Digital Domain takes us behind the scene of producing high-quality visual effects for DC’s Black Adam and other big-budget movies. Greg also talks about the future of VFX and the place of AI & real-time rendering tools in it.

Greg Teegarden is a Digital Effects Supervisor for Black Adam movie
Visit Digital Domain’s website: https://digitaldomain.com/
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The founder of Synodic Arc Michael Pulis talked about his experience working on mixed reality titles and the future of the metaverse. 

Check out Synodic Arc’s new Mixed Reality game Zombies Noir: https://www.oculus.com/experiences/quest/4745920782133500/

Visit Synodic Arc website: https://synodicarc.com/

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Together with Jason Keyser from VFX Apprentice we've talked about stylized VFX production and the importance of learning visual effects for game developers these days. We’ve also dived into Jason’s experience at Riot Games and he shared what is it like to work for a big studio.

Check out VFX Apprentice website and learn from professionals: https://www.vfxapprentice.com/

Check out VFX Apprentice YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@VFX_Apprentice/featured

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Simon Racioppa, one of the screenwriters and executive producers behind Emmy-Nominated animated anthology, The Boys Presents: Diabolical, talked with 80 Level about scriptwriting, making it in Hollywood, and building your career in this tough business we call show.

Watch a full trailer of The Boys Presents: Diabolical on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LO8mSkbppE4&ab_channel=PrimeVideo

Stream The Boys Presents: Diabolical on Amazon Prime:
https://www.amazon.com/Boys-Presents-Diabolical-Season/dp/B09KKHYXMN

Check out other Simon’s projects: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1115022/

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Melissa Lee, President of Massive Black (one of the leading art outsourcing studios) has joined the 80 Level Podcast. We’ve talked about the creative challenges, the changes visual art in video games has undergone throughout the years, and its influence on the game’s perception.

Massive Black Website: https://massiveblack.com/

Melissa Lee is a President at Massive Black
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissalee3/

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