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| − | '''Mac McCann''' is the |
+ | '''Mac McCann''' is the art director for Animal Jam. |
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==Animal Jam Activity== |
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| − | As part of the Animal Jam team, Mac McCann creates the original [[animal]] animations before they are converted for use in the game. This includes the standard idle animations, running animations, and the special animations activated by users such as dancing, playing, sleeping, and hopping. He also creates the 3D animated shorts dedicated to specific animals. |
+ | As part of the Animal Jam team, Mac McCann creates the original [[animal]] animations before they are converted for use in the game. This includes the standard idle animations, running animations, and the special animations activated by users such as dancing, playing, sleeping, and hopping. He also creates the 3D animated shorts dedicated to specific animals. Mac McCann also works with creating the rigging for the 3D models used in-game and has done additional work in storyboarding animated cinematics for promoting in-game content. |
==Career== |
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| − | Mac McCann |
+ | Mac McCann pursued an animation at Salt Lake Community College from 2005 until November 2007, when he received an Associate of Science Degree in Animation. |
| − | Mac McCann started working at WildWorks as an intern in February 2008. Just a few months later, he secured a job as an animator for WildWorks. By September 2010, he was promoted to be the lead animator |
+ | Mac McCann started working at [[WildWorks]] as an intern in February 2008. Just a few months later, he secured a job as an animator for WildWorks in April 2008. By September 2010, he was promoted to be the lead animator. In November 2019, he was promoted to animation director, until he was promoted to art director at WildWorks in June 2021. |
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| + | Mac McCann previously worked as an adjunct instructor at Salt Lake Community College from August 2016 until December 2019, teaching 2D and 3D animation principles to students at the institute. |
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==Trivia== |
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| − | *He has [https://theanimatedmac.com/animation/ a website showcasing some of his |
+ | *He has [https://theanimatedmac.com/animation/ a website showcasing some of his animation work], including uncompressed animations for several animals including the [[Fox]], [[Horse]], and [[Penguin]], but it has not been updated since 2012. |
| + | *In 2015, Matt McCann helped host a panel at the Salt Lake Gaming Con with other WildWorks employees. The panel revolved around each host's process of finding their place in the entertainment industry, as well as what their average work day at WildWorks is like. |
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Mac McCann is the art director for Animal Jam.
Animal Jam Activity
As part of the Animal Jam team, Mac McCann creates the original animal animations before they are converted for use in the game. This includes the standard idle animations, running animations, and the special animations activated by users such as dancing, playing, sleeping, and hopping. He also creates the 3D animated shorts dedicated to specific animals. Mac McCann also works with creating the rigging for the 3D models used in-game and has done additional work in storyboarding animated cinematics for promoting in-game content.
Career
Mac McCann pursued an animation at Salt Lake Community College from 2005 until November 2007, when he received an Associate of Science Degree in Animation.
Mac McCann started working at WildWorks as an intern in February 2008. Just a few months later, he secured a job as an animator for WildWorks in April 2008. By September 2010, he was promoted to be the lead animator. In November 2019, he was promoted to animation director, until he was promoted to art director at WildWorks in June 2021.
Mac McCann previously worked as an adjunct instructor at Salt Lake Community College from August 2016 until December 2019, teaching 2D and 3D animation principles to students at the institute.
Trivia
- He has a website showcasing some of his animation work, including uncompressed animations for several animals including the Fox, Horse, and Penguin, but it has not been updated since 2012.
- In 2015, Matt McCann helped host a panel at the Salt Lake Gaming Con with other WildWorks employees. The panel revolved around each host's process of finding their place in the entertainment industry, as well as what their average work day at WildWorks is like.