A little disclaimer about my opinions during the sponsored segment - I was speaking from my honest, and *highly personal* experience but don't forget a degree course is of course not the only route you can take. There are lots of resources online and whether or not you decide to go for a degree I recommend giving those a look anyway. If you do decide to go the college route then a Computer Science/Programming Degrees are another route for learning game dev. Remember to research everything thoroughly yourself to find out what is best for you 👍

@Mark_Rober

Жыл бұрын

How did you make those animations that look like you just moved some pictures around with your mouse? I know I probably sound like a fool but i cant find an app that does that. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

@RobertThomsonDev

Жыл бұрын

@@Mark_Rober it's the motion sketch feature in after effects! Of course you could always just screen record and move something around with the mouse in any art software

@Mark_Rober

Жыл бұрын

@@RobertThomsonDev thank you so much! I just like the unfinished look and how quick it must be to get your ideas out. Love the content btw

@iiioiia4206

Жыл бұрын

20:22 music? Can u tell name pls

@Mark_Rober

Жыл бұрын

@@iiioiia4206 bruh, he literally says in the description, if you have the time to leave a comment, you have the time to read the description.

As a fellow animator I can attest that all the facts he gave are 100% accurate

@antonsimkin

Жыл бұрын

where are your videos?

@mrpizzacat8273

Жыл бұрын

@@antonsimkin not on KZread, studying animation at University and am largely keeping my stuff to myself until I graduate. I do have an Instagram but I’m not gonna advertise in a creators comment section

@tbhandrew5857

Жыл бұрын

@@antonsimkin Not everyone has videos they wanna show

@Quilou

Жыл бұрын

100%

@wilkconman

Жыл бұрын

Agreed, also a fellow animitator...

It was an honor to have my game spruced up by you! The inverse kinematics look AMAZING and the shooting and reloads feel so much snappier. I recently had to take a little break from game dev to work on my KZread channel but I'll be coming back to SlotShot very soon! 🔥🔥 The other games look great too! I'm shocked how well you handled 3 very different projects.

@RobertThomsonDev

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for sending it to me! I really loved working on it and was sad I couldn't get a shotgun animation done at least. Sorry for being so secretive with it til now ;D Will be sending you the update soon!

@Persontheguyman

Жыл бұрын

@@RobertThomsonDev gigachad

@alex.g7317

Жыл бұрын

amazing idea for a game btw

@alex.g7317

Жыл бұрын

I just checked ur youtube channel, and noticed that I have apparently watched your latest video lmao! I didn't know u were making a game! You never even announced it on your youtube channel... at least I don't think you have... i am quite knew to it, but I'm just shocked that your the same guy who rightfully scolded Elmaxo for using the phlogstinator!

@HeyGrouch

Жыл бұрын

@@alex.g7317 Haha, thanks! Yeah it's been a while since I've picked up the ol' game dev hammer, but I need to get back to it!

Hi there, I’m one of the devs on “Video Game”. Thank you so much for the feature! Seeing the new animations makes me want to start working on it again! We might post on itch for free if people are interested

@RobertThomsonDev

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for sending it in! I really hope you do continue it, I would love to see it develop. I'll get those updated assets to you soon!

@Hutchyy

Жыл бұрын

Yes post on itch plz

@LetHerWar

Жыл бұрын

It looks hella cool, how long have you been working on it?

@aidanerickson182

Жыл бұрын

We worked on it for a few months, then moved on to other projects. I will definitely finish it up and post when I get the chance, but my pc broke recently… so it may be a little bit before that happens

@alangregoryvitek

Жыл бұрын

Loves seeing your game! Love the pixel art style and would def play it if you release on itch

Yooo, so happy my game got in the video, the new animations look amazing, it's like a whole new game now! I'm glad you enjoyed working on it! And of course, it's an honor to have my player character in the thumbnail as well ;)

@truestbluu

Жыл бұрын

beebo

@llh1043

Жыл бұрын

What is the your game

@hederlunden

Жыл бұрын

@@llh1043 The platfomer

@llh1043

Жыл бұрын

@@hederlunden ok thanks but whats the name

@hederlunden

Жыл бұрын

​@@llh1043 I don't have one yet, it's still very early in development

The change on the pixel art game animation is huuuuge, it adds a lot to the game

@verified_tinker1818

Жыл бұрын

It's the other way around for me. I adore the changes he made for the other games, but the run animation for the pixel art one went from roguish to ridiculous.

0:20 The fact that the word timing was a nearly a second after all of the other phrases just shows the attention to detail!

I absolutely LOVE how you use the animation facts and light humor to break up the video and help "reset" the viewer for such a long video

while I'm a bit sad that you've halted the development of your game, I absolutely adore your videos. I was so happy when this popped in my recommended

@413.X

Жыл бұрын

same, man

@RADkate

Жыл бұрын

unity updates claim another soul

incredible how the animation skill was represented in all these different game styles. felt like i learned a lot and was entertained the whole time.

The king retakes his throne once again

I think abstraction in general is a really important concept to understand, and I'm glad you really highlighted it

Such a well structured video, loved the timing joke

This video was an absolute treat. Such ridiculously appealing motions from start to finish - and so cool that you honored the style of each respective game. I'm sure animating that sponsored bit was more work than you expected after doing all three games - but it was well worth it - totally made me pay attention. Fantastic work.

@RobertThomsonDev

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

You should make a whole show with your animation style!

@vermazz7354

Жыл бұрын

@Nooberz I did not know that, cool!

It's crazy how just adding better animation to characters makes the game feel that much more polished and fun to play.

It's incredible how much you can immediately notice and know what to change just by looking at the old animations, this is really inspiring!

One thing that I’d also throw in if I were working on the third is animating the face a little. I’d personally add in a open mouth smile on the jump

And here we are again, with another one year break.

The slot machine gun idea is really cool.

That sponsor segment was so good ahahah!

Hooray! Hooray, hooray, hooray! A new Robert Thompson video! I missed you're videos so much! I must commend you're animation. It looks FAR better than most famous youtube animators! Seriously! The style, the fluidity, it's like sugar being dripped directly into my eyeballs! If you uploaded a bit more frequently then you would by far be my favourite Dev KZreadr! Keep up the good work and I look forward to your next video!

@jn99231

Жыл бұрын

Oh, and I forgot to mention: your jokes are genuinely hilarious!

@RobertThomsonDev

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Monke

Wow you worked on Sarah & Duck! That’s so cool

I love watching these animation videos. They are not only relaxing and interesting, but they keep me working and focused on my own animations! ᵗʰᵃⁿᵏ ʸᵒᵘ

The slot machine gun thing is really cool

The walk combined with the music at 19:30 got me giggling like a child. Really nice work!

Dude that animation at the very beginning where he fell over is like one if my favorite ever. It has that same satisfying feeling, that like pulling plastic off a new screen has.

Was searching for the game at 11:19, its called Eastward if you are looking for it :)

@VectorBatesta

Жыл бұрын

ty bro, thanks for pointing me out!

@LawrenceAaronLuther

20 күн бұрын

thank you this was the comment I was scrolling for

Criminally Underrated channel right here

Randomly got this video recommended and honestly had to watch the whole thing through. I really love the vibes and all the fundamentals and semi-obscure info he goes about with a comedic twist. I’m studying illustration at Uni atm but I’ve done some animations and this channel is a goldmine with its humor and teachings. Thank you for this content Robs! 😄

all the little animations you drew in between scenes are so satisfying to watch for some reason. I even rewind and watch them twice

21:48 that kermit animation is so funny to me It's amazing

30 seconds in and you're already one of my favourite channels in this platform

12:23 "It looks like it might have been inspired by Celeste". Understatement of the year there...

3:25 the code is writing itself lmao I love your videos!

For anyone looking to start learning or improve upon their current knowledge of animation I highly recommend watching the "21 Foundations of Animation" by @angryanimator Although 21 might sound a lot scarier than 12 (The 12 principles are obviously part of the video) I promise the video is only 9 minutes and somehow still conveys all the information in a very digestible and understandable way, and remember, even when you've learnt something you're going to need a refresher every now and then, and for me this is really the only video I recommend at this point! Also I hate how skilled your are Robert, Even though I understand that you have been doing this for years and in a professional setting, and even knowing that I don't do animation and am really just a programmer, I still envy your skill so so much, I'll probably never put in the time and effort that you have, but I still like to tell myself I'll get there someday, I hope your youtube journey and gamedevelopment journey are good ones!

Would've liked to see a side by side comparison of the before and after at 8:32. Other than that, thanks for the free content dad.

I love your animation style and artwork, it's very unique while also having lots of character to it.

Bro you’re telling me you worked on Sarah & Duck? I love that show!

Your thought process throughout this video is enlightening and applies abstractly to so many other facets completely unrelated to animation. Instant subscribe dude

Super fun to watch real life examples and how your trained eye can detect the specific tweaks that would make them better & more realistic. Good stuff!

Robert I love you content. I think it's the mix of humor and useful information or something but everything you make is so fun and charming and it's definitely my favorite game dev content out there. Keep up the good work man :)

I love your Stick figure animations, they feel so full of life and make me smile a lot :D and the made animations for the games Look really cool, too. It's cool to see your workflow :)

This is the first video I saw of urs and I loved it and it was really funny :D so yeah! Also your argument at 0:42 is actually SO fucking interesting cuz like. I guess just any sort of discussion about the nitty-gritty elements that must make up a thing is always going to feel like this tricky balance between the honest thing you're trying to convey (like a particular emotion / experience, which technically doesn't require animation at all), and the physical... real... execution of the thing. Like we all have IDEAS about stuff that would be cool to make (whether game development, animation, art, photography, cooking, conversation, whatever). But the moment we are confronted with the vast technical difficulties of actually enacting those impressions of ideas, we either run away or make something that's kinda crap or study technique so hard we forget the thing we wanted to make in the first place. But like, we also can't FORGET technique. If I'm trying to convey happiness, I can DO that with a grilled cheese sandwich, but like, if I want to convey happiness *and make an animation*, ok, shit, I AM actually gonna have to experiment with my craft (which can be intimidating and humbling, because we actually need to fail to learn, dats why it's called practice). So like. Yeah. We don't need animation in video games. But we've been spoiled by the fact that animation happens to be an INCREDIBLY ubiquitous aspect of all the games we PLAY. I'm rambling but uhhh thank u 4 reading tanks Edit: Hoooly shit and ur comments about limitations and stuff, YES. I forgot to mention u are actually a GOOD ANIMATOR like your animations are very GOOD and they are very HONEST and humor is a brilliant foundational goal that you execute very well, and yeah

Absolutely love your structure of making videos, keep it up! :D

Your videos are really entertaining and imformative, keep up the amazing work man

@A1Animator

4 ай бұрын

how kind of this guy to let sony add a few scenes to his animation

This video is comedic gold, thank you for everything you do!

@RobertThomsonDev

4 ай бұрын

Wow! thank you so much, truly!! :) I'm really glad you liked the video and very thankful for your support!

holy shit that run really popped !! you are crazy talented man, and great sense of humor too

this is my favorite video you posted by far! Please make a part two or more videos about animation, it was a treat to watch!

8:50 this looks phenomenal

Whoa. Wasn't expecting to see anyone using Wings3D in 2022 @5:48

Wow, the professional touch to the amateurish animations made a huge difference.

My wee pig assassin 😍 thanks for the shout-out, and great video !

@RobertThomsonDev

Жыл бұрын

Dude of course! I love the little guy so much! Those animations are super clean, I'm inspired to try more pixel art 😁

the amount of time and effort you put into this video must have been insane! animations turned out great for all the games!!

You are amazing men. I just found your channel and im already in love with your work. Im not worthy of you making better my games on unity but i shurely follow your path on youtube. Thank you for the excelent content. I will learn a lot with your videos!

Nice work! So cool that you are making some touch here and there and game start to shine! Love it.

animations are the bane of my game dev. it was really nice of you to do this and thanks for the tips

Man, this is so fun to watch and as a fellow dev I also learn a bunch. Thanks for the great content!

It's crazy how much of a difference even small changes can make. You can tell how skilled you are in every tweak you make and how much life you add to each game.

@20:41 cracked me the heck up, thanks for the laughs. Love your skills. Please go all in KZread..

The 13th animation principle reveal made me subscribe I couldn't resist, I relate so much. Amazing upgrades on these games 🙌🙌

this was an absolutely fascinating watch! and great fun. you did excellent work!

@RobertThomsonDev

Жыл бұрын

Thanks mate! :D

The quality of these videos are just exponentially getting better

I think this is my favourite video of yours so far, really informative and interesting!

you make great vids glad to have been here since 300 subs

Can't believe you worked on Sarah and duck, that show was one of my favs when I was little

I like that rap part at 19:43

Watching you clean up the animation controller for the 3d platformer has to be one of the most satisfying things I've watched on youtube

Rip Robert 1835-2022

@Skel150

8 ай бұрын

I cant believe its been 2 months since he died 😔

Roberts videos are always super fun and relaxing. Idk y, but there’s just something so relaxing about watching people make games. And the animations (2d and 3d) are amazing. Super awesome.

I haven't seen a video from you in a while! Glad you came back!

The most amazing part of this, Is that you got ARP to rig hands properly

"This stuff takes a long time, and I always forget how long it takes" pretty much sums up the entire gamedev industry.

This video was amazing from start to finish. You've got a new subscriber, mate

If this becomes a regular series, I will watch all of them! This is quality content!

Amazing video, as usual! And a lot of good advices ☺ I love looking at your animations, they've got so much appeal and personality

@RobertThomsonDev

Жыл бұрын

Thanks muchly Doc!! 🤩

it'd be so great to get a video from you about a bunch of tips for 3d animation for characters and whatever else, a quick overview of the key parts of your workflow, and like 10 minutes of showing us you putting those tips into practice whipping up a couple quick animations like walk cycles

this is incredible wtf your videos are so high quality

Man, what an amazing video. Entretaining and educational at the same time

The isolated "timing" is genius.

This was amazing! I learned so much watching this.

I love how this is a fun video but also really educational to anyone wanting to become an artist

Animations are so fluent , Love it!

Hey everyone. Dev of "Video Game". The game is now called SAMAIA and is out on itch for free!

Your models and animations look soooo good

His little characters animations are so charming

Really love the vibe of this video.

Omg you animated Sera and duck that was a childhood show

Yo that double jump animation came out SUPER nice!

After you recommended me the Animation Book (great that I can't remember the name) my animations have stepped up a bit and it's made rigging (I don't use Blender Rigging, I do it all manually) a lot easier to understand as I'm now working towards a more animate-able rig than a movie rig with a million widgets

The last game is so cool wtf

@WeegeepieYT

Жыл бұрын

I want it to play around, sounds fun

@astupidrandomperson7215

Жыл бұрын

Yeah

@ItzAudreyii

Жыл бұрын

@@WeegeepieYT WEEGEE

@Nicanor2051

Жыл бұрын

yeah

@jazzygiabao5560

Жыл бұрын

It kinda reminds me of Robot 64 (it's on roblox tho)

Fun fact: when the reuse thing popped ups they actually reused something from the start of the video. Clever Robert, clever.

the cartoony run animation in the last game is very cute and nostalgic, it makes me think of those third person Lego games and it's super charming

Fantastic video idea👍 genuinely unique and I would love to see more of these types of videos

I didn’t even realize till afterwards but the background music is awsome

Just wanted to give some encouragement and say thanks for bringing so much enjoyment from watching your videos! I think they are very witty and funny!

@RobertThomsonDev

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much 😊

its great to see you are back man. Loved the video was very entertaining.

The 13th principle of animation section alone is incredibly valuable

Great humour as always mate! Loved the video!

you are such a good animator my man its crazy you can show your talent so well with them goofy blob boi animations