Activision asked Y Studios to work with Toys for Bob to develop a new centerpiece for the Skylanders franchise: the Trap Team. A player can trap baddies and make them work for them, and the trapped character can talk to the player through the portal. A huge expansion in the gameplay experience.
We did hundreds of sketches, because this was so much fun.
Quoting the program Manager at Activision:
Hey ... a small personal thank you for being such an amazing team to work with. The outstanding quality of your work was matched only by superb and responsive support and a wonderfully welcome open communication style. The results you delivered were fantastic and how you delivered them…equally fantastic.
Here’s to you and thanks again.
Cheers,
Kern
I led the design, handled the client relationships, managed the project, got to do some fun sketches, worked through production issues, and directed the digital sculpting team.
