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Soon after the first post on Art-Bot Central, the art department thought it would be a good idea to have some themes to help focus some content so we could post on a more regular basis. Bart Tiongson (who did the previous post on A.B.C.), came up with the idea for our 'Clash of the Titans' theme. Coming up with these challenges is nothing new for Bart since he helps out as a forum moderator at CGHub where they have a regular Drawing Jam thread with a wide variety of different subject matters. READ MORE

Hi, I’m Rob “Xemu” Fermier, the lead Code-Bot (ie, programmer) on one of our game projects here at Robot.  While a lot of my day-to-day job involves actually writing code, fixing bugs, and the like, the most important responsibility I have is just fostering communication – both within the programmers on the project but also among the various people on the team and in the company as a whole.  There are a million reasons why good communications are important, but one of the most basic is that we want to make sure we are all headed in the same direction in our day-to-day tasks. READ MORE

Joe Gillum sits directly across from me in the blue pod. He’s an easy-going guy and a talented designer, and he’s been my friend for over seven years. But what he said to me on that particular Monday morning sent a cold shiver down my spine. “I reinstalled Eve this weekend.” Robot’s designers are a quirky bunch. We’ve got an ex-Navy man, an ex-rock singer, and an ex-molecular biologist. We’ve all been working together for a long time and know each other’s temperments, quirks, and skills. READ MORE

Hey all!  I wanted to take some time to post some artwork on here that hopefully you’ll dig.  For now I’m going to post some older artwork that I did for Halo Wars and some just for fun.  I’m going to try and update on a regular basis so stay tuned. READ MORE

The pictures of the finished Lego sign are really the star of this episode.  As such, I’ll do my best not to bore you with too many words.  Conveniently, as any of my fellow Robots can attest, I’m well known for my brevity:) Anyhow, after two cautious drives into work, both halves of the sign made it to the office without issue.  They spent a couple of days on the table in the Biergarten.  They look somehow ominous in this picture. READ MORE

Before we dive into today’s scintillating and titillating discourse on the finer points of haphazard Lego sign construction, let’s look at a few more Robot logos that have popped up at, er, Robot.  You might recall that I foretold of 19 more logos back in the first blog.  Alas, only two more so far… One on the drink machine. READ MORE

Okay, so we’ve got some epic base plates.  As Wayne would say, “Excellent!”  Or Bill & Ted.  Or Mr. Burns.  Take your pick. Anyhow, the base plates flexed too much when I picked them up.  Despite the prodigious amount of glue I’ll be using to permanently protect them from prying hands, I don’t want any Legos popping off as the panels get moved around during the rest of the construction.  I need to add some strength to the panels. READ MORE