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Tim Harris's Blog   Expert Blogs

Tim is Founder & President of Industrial Toys, an LA-based developer of mobile games for core gamers. Their first title, Morning Star, is a reimagining of the sci-fi shooter for touch and is coming Summer 2013. 

Twitter: @industrialtoys

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Making Action Game Minions Interesting, Part 1: The Art  Featured Blogs
Posted by Tim Harris on Thu, 02 May 2013 01:43:00 EDT in Smartphone/Tablet, Art
Minion characters are often the most numerous in an action game. To keep them from becoming monotonous, there are a number of methods to inject character, variety and excitement. We examine a few of these methods for one of our favorite new characters.
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How an enemy gets made: Art from concept to final model  Featured Blogs
Posted by Tim Harris on Tue, 16 Apr 2013 04:40:00 EDT in Smartphone/Tablet, Art
Industrial Toys' Tim Harris breaks down the visual evolution of one of the enemy characters from the upcoming mobile shooter, Morning Star.
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Comment In: Making Action Game Minions Interesting, Part 1: The Art [Blog - 05/02/2013 - 01:43]

Thanks, Pallav. In Part 2, ...

Thanks, Pallav. In Part 2, I 'll focus on their behaviors. Those have iterated as much as the look of the character. His jumping, attacking, taking cover and decision-making processes have all had their own unique challenges.

Comment In: How an enemy gets made: Art from concept to final model [Blog - 04/16/2013 - 04:40]

Great suggestion, and apologies on ...

Great suggestion, and apologies on leaving that out. In fact, we 're still iterating on the gameplay elements of this character and you 're right about the time spent. I 'm working on a post about the visual evolution of some more minion -ish characters that had a lot of ...

   

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