"A place where people live." Animation; Establishing a Sense of Place

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In this extra big, beefy, and somewhat late episode, your nice hosts talk about recent events and share some personal thoughts on anti-black racism, police violence, and white privilege. Also, Mark is a smart animator, Stephen makes us feel the space and the place, and Ellen doesn’t want to live on the planet Zebes.Special: George Floyd, police violence, protestsOfficial George Floyd Memorial FundWe Love Lake StreetBlack Visions CollectiveBlack Table ArtsReclaim the BlockSince we recorded this episode, Itch launched a massive bundle of over 1500 titles (including Widget Satchel and other Minneapolis-made games), whose proceeds will be donated to the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund and Community Bail Fund.MetaWidget Satchel is out in Japan! Well, technically it's Widget Satchel ~Ferret's Treasure~.Keep an eye on igdatc for upcoming virtual playtesting sessions using Parsec.0:27:00AnimationRealtime Procedurally Animated SpidersYouTubeResearch: How Virtual Reality Can Help Train SurgeonsGideon BlumsteinHarvard Business ReviewThe Animator's Survival Kit (Expanded Edition)Richard E. Williams1:02:00Establishing a Sense of PlaceDoes Russia have McDonald’s? Yes, McD's has been there for 30 years.What Spider-Man PS4 gets right (and wrong) about New York CitySimone de RochefortPolygon