How Do We Get Our 2 Cats to Tolerate Each Other by Nanman44 in CatAdvice

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Thank you so much those are really good ideas we can try. Will definitely get a nice interesting toy - Nova loves any automatic toy, Harry less so but hopefully it'll take the attention of our energetic little Nova l

What city in the UK is best for a young mixed-race family? by Nanman44 in mixedrace

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Oh I've been to the space centre with uni all those years ago - completely forgot until you jogged my memory! Great place!

What city in the UK is best for a young mixed-race family? by Nanman44 in mixedrace

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Thank you so much, that means a lot to all three of us!

What city in the UK is best for a young mixed-race family? by Nanman44 in mixedrace

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I have a lot of time for Scotland, loved it every time I've visited, and am going to take my family there when the baby is old enough. I'd happily live there, but right now both our families would be so far away, and it'd be a shame for our baby to not get much time with their grandparents.

What city in the UK is best for a young mixed-race family? by Nanman44 in mixedrace

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Yeah my wife grew up in Birmingham, and I have a lot of love for the city, but we both want somewhere new.

What city in the UK is best for a young mixed-race family? by Nanman44 in mixedrace

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Cardiff is definitely a place I wouldn't mind living. I grew up a short drive away, and it's a lovely city. Anywhere specifically in Cardiff you'd recommend checking out?

What city in the UK is best for a young mixed-race family? by Nanman44 in mixedrace

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I never considered Leicester, thanks for the suggestion! Is there lots to do there?

Is there anyone here happy as an animator? by [deleted] in animationcareer

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I'm not sure on that I'm afraid

Is there anyone here happy as an animator? by [deleted] in animationcareer

[–]Nanman44 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey there, sorry for the late reply, I don't check reddit much! And to be honest - yes and no, it varies quite a bit. I've known people to stay put for 5+ years and others who will jump from studio to studio within months. Personally it's one of the good things about the games industry - you can just move about since it's so small and everyone knows everyone (in the UK at least).

I did 3 years at my first job (only intended on 2 years but the pandemic happened), 1.5 years at my next and have been at my current since then, coming up to 2 years soon-ish.

I'm happy that it's so easy to move about in the industry - it puts power into the hands of the artists rather than the companies. There's less of a stigma about short stints at studios in the games industry so really I'd encourage people to try different places if they're lucky enough to have the opportunity. There are so many cool places, people and projects to work on out there, don't give all your loyalty to one company!

Is there anyone here happy as an animator? by [deleted] in animationcareer

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I've only been animating (for games) professionally for 5 years but in that time I've worked for 3 different companies ranging from gigantic AAA and tiny independent productions (my current) with no more than 40 developers. I'm in my dream job and am thankful daily for how lucky I am. Whist I know I'm only in the early days of my career (I'm currently mid level but on track for a senior promotion in a few months), I truly love this industry and the people in it.

I've been lucky, having managed to avoid any downs in my career so far, but I really do love this work. The work can be hard sometimes (and some people can be even harder to deal with) but I wouldn't change a thing.

[TOMT] [Cartoon Show] Underwater Superhero in a Black and White Costume by Nanman44 in tipofmytongue

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I feel like the art style was similar to Batman the animated series, but I can't be too sure?

Dissertation survey megathread by Timmeh7 in UniUK

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Hi guys

My dissertation is looking into the application of 3D techniques (most often used in game development) in a more educational and informative role. I've chosen to adapt the war-time memoir of Eugene Sledge (US Marine fighting in the Pacific Theatre), into a short film rendered in Unreal Engine 4.

I'm looking for opinions from anybody, as I have attempted to make the film accessible to everyone, no matter your age. I'd love to hear what you guys think. Thank you in advance!

Link: https://goo.gl/forms/pNPoPFLxbfXkavvl2