{"id":2145,"date":"2025-10-21T10:22:52","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T10:22:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/rf2g23\/?p=2145"},"modified":"2025-12-14T23:16:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T23:16:16","slug":"jamie-blacknell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/rf2g23\/2025\/10\/21\/jamie-blacknell\/","title":{"rendered":"Jamie Blacknell"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>About:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Unity developer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3D models in spare time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Uni skills:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Work across whole development pipeline<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Working independently<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Proactive with research, playtesting and prototyping<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Knowledge of tools<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Effective communication across disciplines<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Problem solving in key areas of project<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Networking advice:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Networking more important than ever.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Speak to real people \u2013 in person is best.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Take part in game jams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Be an active member of the community.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Follow the big people in the industry.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Which artists do you like.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ask seniors for portfolio advice, how they started, where their inspiration comes from.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stressed value of communication with different colleagues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>3D artist portfolio tips:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Artistic Ability:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Showcase drawing skills<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sketches, mood boards, photo-bashing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Follow through with a concept<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Show you can work from reference<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Attention to Detail:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Don\u2019t add detail for no reason<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use research to make decisions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Think about context<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Passion Pieces and Presentation:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Avoid work you dislike<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Handful of strong pieces<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Present professionally, and in theme<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Show inspiration<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Show passion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Interview advice:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Excellent communication<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Willingness to try<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Exit comfort zone<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dedication and hard work<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Collaborate with people<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Take criticism<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Show improvement<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Listen!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About: Uni skills: Networking advice: Stressed value of communication with different colleagues. 3D artist portfolio tips: Interview advice:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2145","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/rf2g23\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2145","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/rf2g23\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/rf2g23\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/rf2g23\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/rf2g23\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2145"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/rf2g23\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2145\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2747,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/rf2g23\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2145\/revisions\/2747"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/rf2g23\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2145"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/rf2g23\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2145"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/rf2g23\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2145"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}