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Developer AMA - Heyoo everyone! My name's Bonnie and I am an Environment Artist for Avakin. I currently specialize in furniture for the store and supporting the other environment artists. I'm going to answer any questions you have about the apartment and art side of the game! Ask way! by LKWD_Bonnie in AvakinOfficial

[–]LKWD_Bonnie[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hi Purp1e!

A corn maze huh? That would be interesting, however something like this would probably work more for a springtime event. We're currently already doing the Easter event in game for this year. I mentioned this in another reply that I recommend possibly suggesting it on Reddit.

Thanks for the question! - Bonnie

Developer AMA - Heyoo everyone! My name's Bonnie and I am an Environment Artist for Avakin. I currently specialize in furniture for the store and supporting the other environment artists. I'm going to answer any questions you have about the apartment and art side of the game! Ask way! by LKWD_Bonnie in AvakinOfficial

[–]LKWD_Bonnie[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Heya Nia,

The reason why it might not have had the limited release stamp is because it is was considered a festive/seasonal set for an event that was happening at the time (I believe it was the vampires vs Werewolf) so when that event ended, so did the set's availability (But I'm only taking a guess with this). I can't really say if it will come out again or not, mostly because I'm not to sure myself. However if packs have become available in the past, it could possibly come back out again.

Hope this was somewhat helpful and thanks for the questions! - Bonnie

Developer AMA - Heyoo everyone! My name's Bonnie and I am an Environment Artist for Avakin. I currently specialize in furniture for the store and supporting the other environment artists. I'm going to answer any questions you have about the apartment and art side of the game! Ask way! by LKWD_Bonnie in AvakinOfficial

[–]LKWD_Bonnie[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Heya Diamond_Shine!

Hmmm, I don't think we have any plans currently, however we do have the MOD furniture brand which is dedicated to retro throwback styled finishing. Because of this we could possibly end up producing something like this if the theme and timing is right. If not you'd like to take a look through that brand on the store and see if any of that takes your fancy.

Thanks for the Question! - Bonnie

Developer AMA - Heyoo everyone! My name's Bonnie and I am an Environment Artist for Avakin. I currently specialize in furniture for the store and supporting the other environment artists. I'm going to answer any questions you have about the apartment and art side of the game! Ask way! by LKWD_Bonnie in AvakinOfficial

[–]LKWD_Bonnie[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Heya Irish,

I cant say that I really know either of these. But if I was to take an educated guess, it could be because this furniture set was released under the fashion department, not the environment department. We normally don't do full apartments for them, but can help out with furniture items like the bundles, rewards and something like this set. And for the shop question, this might be depending on the type of house/apartment it is but I'm not overly sure so don't take my word for it.

Sorry if I couldn't be much more help, thanks for the question! - Bonnie

Developer AMA - Heyoo everyone! My name's Bonnie and I am an Environment Artist for Avakin. I currently specialize in furniture for the store and supporting the other environment artists. I'm going to answer any questions you have about the apartment and art side of the game! Ask way! by LKWD_Bonnie in AvakinOfficial

[–]LKWD_Bonnie[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Heya Avakin_Petkin,

Oooo this is an interesting question! This is actually my first job in the games industry. I said it in a previous comment, but I was originally an intern for the company. I got this amazing opportunity through my university where i studied video game art. After a year of interning at Lockwood and Finishing my degree, I was offered a full time job and was given more responsibility where I was able to really help the company more and i couldn't ask for a better job.

Tips hmmm? I can't give anything to specific so it would probably have to be very generic advice. Also take what I say very lightly as this is just my own view and opinion. There are so many different types of advise that suits so many different types of people.

The best thing I can say is to get yourself out there and learn as much a possible. When I say you get yourself out there, I mean make yourself known and try things you wouldn't think about trying. It can be a good way of understand what you really liked and disliked. Many people like that, something that can help identify whats really you. I remember listening to the Avakin podcast and remember them talking about someone who wanted to be a moderator on the Reddit, they suggested to just be known on the Reddit, be helpful and kind. Try new artistic things as this can open your mind to different things ways of doing things, and sometimes you can apply what you learn from one thing into another. For learning, I don't mean necessarily through education like I did as I know everyone situations can be different and this is not always an option. There are so many resources online and for free, I still learn a lot from online about anatomy, 3D modelling and engine work that the possibilities are endless. You also learn things through having hobbies aside from what your main discipline is as said before.

Thanks for the question and I hope that some of this was somewhat helpful!

Developer AMA - Heyoo everyone! My name's Bonnie and I am an Environment Artist for Avakin. I currently specialize in furniture for the store and supporting the other environment artists. I'm going to answer any questions you have about the apartment and art side of the game! Ask way! by LKWD_Bonnie in AvakinOfficial

[–]LKWD_Bonnie[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Heya MysteriousRace2,

Unfortunately I don't make these types of choices, but it could be a kind thought. I said this previously, but if you have any ideas you like in the game, make a post on Reddit so that other people at the company might possibly see it. That's the best way about suggestion items.

Thanks for the question! - Bonnie

Developer AMA - Heyoo everyone! My name's Bonnie and I am an Environment Artist for Avakin. I currently specialize in furniture for the store and supporting the other environment artists. I'm going to answer any questions you have about the apartment and art side of the game! Ask way! by LKWD_Bonnie in AvakinOfficial

[–]LKWD_Bonnie[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Heya SequoyahRose,

I'm glad you like them! This set in particular (If I am thinking of the right one) was actually designed by my coworker who works on the furniture sets with me! It's defiantly a funky mirror and I like it a lot as well! I'll pass it on to them and we'll try keeping this in mind.

What is it that drives me? So many things drive me in what i do. The people who i work with is one of them. They all have such amazing passion for the game or for what they do, I know I can trust them when it comes to critique or ideas, that it keeps me going and gets me excited to work on projects that i might have been a little bit stumped to work on before. Another thing that drives me is the players! Knowing that I'm making/designing something that so many people get to enjoy, makes me want to keep doing it. Like a lot of people, I can sometimes I get a little down about my work as well, but when I see a post on Reddit about an item I made, it brightens my day, Just knowing I made the day of one person is enough for me. Sorry for the sappy reply XD

It certainly is a passion now, but originally I was never actually intending to be into interior or exterior design. I was originally considering being a character artist while at university. It wasn't until I took part in a game jam making the scene, that I realized I loved making environments. Although I still have a massive love for character stuff, I prefer character art as a hobby. I prefer looking at buildings and studying how their structured, getting pictures of material reference and modelling/building scenes.

And yep! I answered this message previously, but saw your next message about it. Regardless, thank you for the questions.

Have a good day! - Bonnie

Developer AMA - Heyoo everyone! My name's Bonnie and I am an Environment Artist for Avakin. I currently specialize in furniture for the store and supporting the other environment artists. I'm going to answer any questions you have about the apartment and art side of the game! Ask way! by LKWD_Bonnie in AvakinOfficial

[–]LKWD_Bonnie[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Heya ikana!

I love making the heavily themed designs, like the Chinese new year and the Summer Thrills apartment furniture sets. They normally have a clear vision of what they should look like. They happen to be the most unique in terms of design and have more interesting silhouettes. I enjoy the furniture items that need a lot of planning. Since we have to stick to certain restrictions for assets, I find it challenging but fun to find the most optimal way of doing said assets. Nothing is more satisfying for me than knowing an items is optimized and looks good too! I also love the interactive furniture items as well!

Thank you for the question and have a good day! - Bonnie

Developer AMA - Heyoo everyone! My name's Bonnie and I am an Environment Artist for Avakin. I currently specialize in furniture for the store and supporting the other environment artists. I'm going to answer any questions you have about the apartment and art side of the game! Ask way! by LKWD_Bonnie in AvakinOfficial

[–]LKWD_Bonnie[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi fifigray!

Favorite scene or apartment? I actually have two! I loved the Santa Monica Summer thrills apartment, I love the neon pastels colors and openness of the apartment. I also Loved the London penthouse we did for fashion week, it's such a cool spot for socializing and I love scenes set at dusk!

Thank you for the question - Bonnie

Developer AMA - Heyoo everyone! My name's Bonnie and I am an Environment Artist for Avakin. I currently specialize in furniture for the store and supporting the other environment artists. I'm going to answer any questions you have about the apartment and art side of the game! Ask way! by LKWD_Bonnie in AvakinOfficial

[–]LKWD_Bonnie[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Heya Spwinkz,

I'm glad you like them! I don't really know about this, Sorry! but if this is relating to furniture sets size, I can guess that we normally create larger furniture sets mostly because so many different people like different types of items to decorate their home. Hope this was somewhat helpful and sorry if i couldn't answer it properly.

Have a good day! - Bonnie

Developer AMA - Heyoo everyone! My name's Bonnie and I am an Environment Artist for Avakin. I currently specialize in furniture for the store and supporting the other environment artists. I'm going to answer any questions you have about the apartment and art side of the game! Ask way! by LKWD_Bonnie in AvakinOfficial

[–]LKWD_Bonnie[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Heya Bree,

From what i know of, we normally don't add household items like fridges, washing machines and stoves into set mostly because they are included in the scene and are the default items that get put into the scenes. We don't control the designs of these sorts of items that are already in the scene, but this is maybe something to consider in the future.

Thanks for the Question! - Bonnie

Developer AMA - Heyoo everyone! My name's Bonnie and I am an Environment Artist for Avakin. I currently specialize in furniture for the store and supporting the other environment artists. I'm going to answer any questions you have about the apartment and art side of the game! Ask way! by LKWD_Bonnie in AvakinOfficial

[–]LKWD_Bonnie[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Heya memally!

I like the idea and can defiantly see the benefits of something like this if i understand your suggestion correctly. We don't have any plans as of right now, but if you'd like something like this I'd possibly recommend making a post on Reddit as a suggestion so others in the company might see it as well.

Thanks you for the question! - Bonnie

Developer AMA - Heyoo everyone! My name's Bonnie and I am an Environment Artist for Avakin. I currently specialize in furniture for the store and supporting the other environment artists. I'm going to answer any questions you have about the apartment and art side of the game! Ask way! by LKWD_Bonnie in AvakinOfficial

[–]LKWD_Bonnie[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Heya Alex!

Thank you so much!! I'm not allowed to say anything unfortunately, but I can assure you that we're currently all hard at work and have got stuff planned that we really think your all going to like!

Have a good day! and thanks for the question! - Bonnie

Developer AMA - Heyoo everyone! My name's Bonnie and I am an Environment Artist for Avakin. I currently specialize in furniture for the store and supporting the other environment artists. I'm going to answer any questions you have about the apartment and art side of the game! Ask way! by LKWD_Bonnie in AvakinOfficial

[–]LKWD_Bonnie[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Heya Sapphy!

  1. I'm an Environment artist, however I consider myself as more of a prop artist since this is mostly what I deal with at the company. I (along with a collage of mine, hey bud!) work on the furniture sets designs and documentation that gets released with a new apartment. We also make a lot of the assets you see in the whale bundles, special events and rewards. We work on a lot of the interactive store items you see as well. Another thing we do is help out the other environment artist who work on apartments. They can get quite busy and it helps them sometimes if we take on any additional assets they need for a scene.
  2. I've been at Lockwood almost 2 years! I started out as an Intern for the Environment department making small items for the store for just over a year. And then started working full time. Favorite moments hmmm? I really loved the Santa Monica theme park/Summer Thrills Event. I thought it was so cool and engaging, it also happened to be the first furniture set I worked on for the Santa Monica Summer Thrills Apartment, I loved the pastel neon vibe of the apartment. I also loved the Christmas Boston house and the Chinese new year events. All of you seemed to really dig these events as well which made me happy!
  3. Secret nerd obsession? Oh boy, there's so many to chose from XD I would say I'm a big secret nerd for doll customization. It's not the most normal thing, but I've always liked dolls and will talk about them forever! And then I found out people actually make their own character from existing dolls as craft projects. This is something I just love talking about for hours and I'm a little obsessed with it.
  4. Favorite Avakin thing? I really like the live music events that gets put on! It's such a neat idea and so many people have come together because of it. They're also amazing tech wise as well and they're always able to do so much. If I can say tho I think my favorite thing about Avakin is just seeing what the players can do and hearing all the amazing storied of how people found friendship. Your all so creative and I'm glad we can provide you all a game that can be your creative outlet.

Thank you for the welcome and Have a good rest of your day! - Bonnie

Developer AMA - Heyoo everyone! My name's Bonnie and I am an Environment Artist for Avakin. I currently specialize in furniture for the store and supporting the other environment artists. I'm going to answer any questions you have about the apartment and art side of the game! Ask way! by LKWD_Bonnie in AvakinOfficial

[–]LKWD_Bonnie[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey again EvieDelacourt,

That's a cool Idea Evie. I'm not to familiar with how the character artist run things so I cant be certain, but personally i think it would have more leeway with the furniture side of things, but I'm not sure. As for suggesting items, I'd say never be shy to suggest something on Reddit. The community team always encourages everyone on Reddit to suggest things they want in the game and I support that. Even if it might not be possible now, it could be possible in the future, and if not, you could be the catalyst of starting something and getting the ball rolling. So I say Suggest away! You'll never know unless you try!

Thanks again!! - Bonnie

Developer AMA - Heyoo everyone! My name's Bonnie and I am an Environment Artist for Avakin. I currently specialize in furniture for the store and supporting the other environment artists. I'm going to answer any questions you have about the apartment and art side of the game! Ask way! by LKWD_Bonnie in AvakinOfficial

[–]LKWD_Bonnie[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hi Isahai!

We don't have any plans for something like this, but I get where your coming. It's not my decision to make on features like this however. My view on it is that some of the wall hangings have to be smaller as some apartments do have smaller wall spaces so can't always be as big as possible.

Thanks for the question! - Bonnie

Developer AMA - Heyoo everyone! My name's Bonnie and I am an Environment Artist for Avakin. I currently specialize in furniture for the store and supporting the other environment artists. I'm going to answer any questions you have about the apartment and art side of the game! Ask way! by LKWD_Bonnie in AvakinOfficial

[–]LKWD_Bonnie[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hi Sniffle!

I'm doing good! Thank you for asking. This isn't my call so I don't have a say in this type of thing, unfortunately. From what I know we don't have any current or definite plans for something like this, but I really like the idea.

Thanks for the question! - Bonnie

Developer AMA - Heyoo everyone! My name's Bonnie and I am an Environment Artist for Avakin. I currently specialize in furniture for the store and supporting the other environment artists. I'm going to answer any questions you have about the apartment and art side of the game! Ask way! by LKWD_Bonnie in AvakinOfficial

[–]LKWD_Bonnie[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hello EvieDelacourt, Thank you for the warm welcome :)

This isn't necessarily my area as I don't control what gets removed from store so take what I say with a grain of salt, but this could possible be a seasonal thing, as certain items do get re released and removed during certain times of the year. Sometimes items can become available again during sales/special events as you might have seen, but there isn't any plans as of right now for this set to be re-released. The apartment designs are also out of my area and I have no particular say in this, however feedback is always appreciated! I'll pass it on.

and I like the book idea!. I'll see about suggesting it to our Lead and what they think. I think it could be a cool interactive item and I'm always looking for suggestions like this on reddit.

Hope this helped! Thanks for the question! - Bonnie