

Cathy Nichols
Animation


Senior Animator
2017 - 2019



Awards
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2019 Game Critics Awards - Best Original Game
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2020 23rd Annual D.I.C.E. Awards - Role Playing Game of the Year
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2020 SXSW Gaming Awards - Most Promising New Intellectual Property
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2020 GLAAD Media Awards - Outstanding Video Game
Nominations
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2019 The Game Awards - Game of the Year
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2019 Golden Joystick Awards - Ultimate Game of the Year
Metacritic
85

Responsibilities
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Launched the Animation Department on the project using a new engine, establishing the animation style and pipelines for the team, creating a rapid-iteration workflow, and developing an animation pipeline to share animations efficiently across multiple characters.
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Animated and implemented first and third person player, companions, NPC’s, and creature assets for gameplay.
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Collaborated with the Project and Art Directors on key cutscenes and conversations, animating gestures and emotional performances to bring characters to life and support the narrative.
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Created and maintained project documentation on Confluence to share workflows and “tribal knowledge” across multiple departments.
Cinematics
Gameplay
Ambient

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