2D Sci-fi Animator Needed Immediately – Gamification Project for AI Org

These are for an event. Visitors will have the option to spawn a pet of their own (hatching), and then lightly customize their pet before setting it loose in a lab and/or a battle arena. The client here is an AI firm whose name is probably familiar. This is one of their developer initiaives so it's kind of a vanity project. The main display will show a master view of an environment with all previously hatched pets interacting within the environment. Once the user has selected the pet, they will have the option of battling in the arena. There is a character queue where the user’s pet waits until they’re ready for battle. There are two ways to deliver the sprite behavior. The first is to generate individual state machines. The second is more realistic, and involves using Morphic to create a library of actions and then map that for the developer. Prior to hatching, the user will be asked a series of questions to determine which pet they most connect with, and to select a color option. This is for a gamification project involving cool-looking 2d characters in a 2D environment . All characters are familiar animals and shapes, but we want to pump them up a little as a little bit tongue-in-cheek. There are 10 pets in total, and each one will have a small number of state animations (excited, frustrated, etc.). There are also two environments here. We want the characters' interactions to be fluid within the environment. The animator will be responsible for the 2D assets only. All the actual controlling of the characters will be done by the AI engineers. You are allowed to use AI in the animation and the rendering process. In fact, we expect it. EX: scan a character into Morphic and do all the animating there. 1/3 up front. A hiring decision will be made on 8/3. This is a rush project with all assets due no later than 8/23 there are a few checkpoints in there we'll need to adhere to, but given the AI, this shouldn't be too hard. I'm reasonable and easy to work with; no wishy washy stuff. You will be allowed to use the final art to promote yourself.