Ben Formaker-Olivas
@b4olivas.bsky.social
Content Implementer on Fortnite @ Epic Games. Previously: Sony Santa Monica, Riot Games, Nickelodeon Animation.
🏳️🌈 • Latinx (he/him)
🏳️🌈 • Latinx (he/him)
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Kinda wild but @nextplayau.bsky.social got offered a preview card for the next Riftbound set! 😱 #Riftbound
November 18, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Kinda wild but @nextplayau.bsky.social got offered a preview card for the next Riftbound set! 😱 #Riftbound
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Massive shoutout to @riotgames.com for sending this incredible horde of goodies to celebrate the launch of Riftbound: Origins!✨
Very excited to dive into the game and hopefully pull some epic champ cards👀 #RiftboundOrigins #Gifted
Very excited to dive into the game and hopefully pull some epic champ cards👀 #RiftboundOrigins #Gifted
November 14, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Massive shoutout to @riotgames.com for sending this incredible horde of goodies to celebrate the launch of Riftbound: Origins!✨
Very excited to dive into the game and hopefully pull some epic champ cards👀 #RiftboundOrigins #Gifted
Very excited to dive into the game and hopefully pull some epic champ cards👀 #RiftboundOrigins #Gifted
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🌱 Announcement!
Next Gamedev PerkUp will be September 13th, 10am - 2pm @ Good People Coffee's gorgeous venue in Santa Monica! ☕
✨As always, RSVP is required for attendance/name badge! We'll be doing some quick check-ins when folks arrive.
We'll see u there! 🌞
🎊 tinyurl.com/GamedevPerkU...
Next Gamedev PerkUp will be September 13th, 10am - 2pm @ Good People Coffee's gorgeous venue in Santa Monica! ☕
✨As always, RSVP is required for attendance/name badge! We'll be doing some quick check-ins when folks arrive.
We'll see u there! 🌞
🎊 tinyurl.com/GamedevPerkU...
August 9, 2025 at 9:59 PM
🌱 Announcement!
Next Gamedev PerkUp will be September 13th, 10am - 2pm @ Good People Coffee's gorgeous venue in Santa Monica! ☕
✨As always, RSVP is required for attendance/name badge! We'll be doing some quick check-ins when folks arrive.
We'll see u there! 🌞
🎊 tinyurl.com/GamedevPerkU...
Next Gamedev PerkUp will be September 13th, 10am - 2pm @ Good People Coffee's gorgeous venue in Santa Monica! ☕
✨As always, RSVP is required for attendance/name badge! We'll be doing some quick check-ins when folks arrive.
We'll see u there! 🌞
🎊 tinyurl.com/GamedevPerkU...
Who am I gonna see there? 🤠
🌱 Announcement!
Next Gamedev PerkUp will be June 28th, 10am - 2pm @ Good People Coffee's gorgeous venue in Santa Monica! ☕
✨As always, RSVP is required for attendance/name badge! We'll be doing some quick check-ins when folks arrive.
Happy Pride! 🌈
We'll see u there!
🎊 tinyurl.com/Gamedev-PerkUp
Next Gamedev PerkUp will be June 28th, 10am - 2pm @ Good People Coffee's gorgeous venue in Santa Monica! ☕
✨As always, RSVP is required for attendance/name badge! We'll be doing some quick check-ins when folks arrive.
Happy Pride! 🌈
We'll see u there!
🎊 tinyurl.com/Gamedev-PerkUp
June 27, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Who am I gonna see there? 🤠
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A new rules update for Commander coming with #MTGEternities: Mike Turian shares that starting with the set, Legendary Spacecraft and Legendary Vehicles will be eligible to be played as your Commander!
June 20, 2025 at 8:32 PM
A new rules update for Commander coming with #MTGEternities: Mike Turian shares that starting with the set, Legendary Spacecraft and Legendary Vehicles will be eligible to be played as your Commander!
Had so much seeing @dimension20.bsky.social at the Hollywood Bowl last night! Met folks that flew across the country to come see this. Great way to kick off pride month 🏳️🌈
June 3, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Had so much seeing @dimension20.bsky.social at the Hollywood Bowl last night! Met folks that flew across the country to come see this. Great way to kick off pride month 🏳️🌈
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Heroes of the Storm is 10 years old today! I started one year later as an Associate Environment Artist. My first assignment was to redesign the "King's Crest" healing fountain to be more in-line with the game's final art style.
June 2, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Heroes of the Storm is 10 years old today! I started one year later as an Associate Environment Artist. My first assignment was to redesign the "King's Crest" healing fountain to be more in-line with the game's final art style.
Blocking out the first half of this assignment. Gonna have Omega (awesome rig from Agora) roll forward and bounce up the barrels and crates to reach a door that it’ll open with a button press using the tail 🦝
April 9, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Blocking out the first half of this assignment. Gonna have Omega (awesome rig from Agora) roll forward and bounce up the barrels and crates to reach a door that it’ll open with a button press using the tail 🦝
Had fun being on Team Turtles, even if just in a small way 🐢🍕
April 1, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Had fun being on Team Turtles, even if just in a small way 🐢🍕
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I like to think of Blueprinting as Orc Speak.
"You have thing?"
"YOU HAVE THING!"
"Thing valid?"
"THING VALID!"
"Okay now destroy thing and make NEW THING."
"You have thing?"
"YOU HAVE THING!"
"Thing valid?"
"THING VALID!"
"Okay now destroy thing and make NEW THING."
March 26, 2025 at 11:33 PM
I like to think of Blueprinting as Orc Speak.
"You have thing?"
"YOU HAVE THING!"
"Thing valid?"
"THING VALID!"
"Okay now destroy thing and make NEW THING."
"You have thing?"
"YOU HAVE THING!"
"Thing valid?"
"THING VALID!"
"Okay now destroy thing and make NEW THING."
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*taps the sign with incomprehensible force*
Any video game can bring back their FULL voice cast IMMEDIATELY during the strike, once they agree to enforceable AI protections via a SAG interim agreement, and the game CAN still keep its non-union actors after doing so.
Any video game can bring back their FULL voice cast IMMEDIATELY during the strike, once they agree to enforceable AI protections via a SAG interim agreement, and the game CAN still keep its non-union actors after doing so.
If you’re just learnin about the video game strike, I wanna clarify a key detail I’ve seen get distorted a lot: Generally, the *developer* decides whether to sign an interim agreement, not the recording studio. Often, the studio is only a middleman. They do not set this term.
March 26, 2025 at 7:19 PM
*taps the sign with incomprehensible force*
Any video game can bring back their FULL voice cast IMMEDIATELY during the strike, once they agree to enforceable AI protections via a SAG interim agreement, and the game CAN still keep its non-union actors after doing so.
Any video game can bring back their FULL voice cast IMMEDIATELY during the strike, once they agree to enforceable AI protections via a SAG interim agreement, and the game CAN still keep its non-union actors after doing so.
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Out on my birthday, "Perrenation" for #mtg and it feels right.
"In botany, perennation is the ability of organisms, particularly plants, to survive from one germinating season to another, especially under unfavourable conditions such as drought or winter cold." Thanks to AD Forrest Schehl!
"In botany, perennation is the ability of organisms, particularly plants, to survive from one germinating season to another, especially under unfavourable conditions such as drought or winter cold." Thanks to AD Forrest Schehl!
March 20, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Out on my birthday, "Perrenation" for #mtg and it feels right.
"In botany, perennation is the ability of organisms, particularly plants, to survive from one germinating season to another, especially under unfavourable conditions such as drought or winter cold." Thanks to AD Forrest Schehl!
"In botany, perennation is the ability of organisms, particularly plants, to survive from one germinating season to another, especially under unfavourable conditions such as drought or winter cold." Thanks to AD Forrest Schehl!
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My "Tragic Romance" Secret Lair deck previews dropped! I'm so glad these have finally been released 🖤
March 23, 2025 at 2:54 AM
My "Tragic Romance" Secret Lair deck previews dropped! I'm so glad these have finally been released 🖤
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wait-- we can post gifs now!!!!!!!!!
March 22, 2025 at 12:11 AM
wait-- we can post gifs now!!!!!!!!!
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Yes, I've been playing Monster Hunter! How did you know?
Here's a little work in progress I started last week! He's just too adorable not to make! 😭
Here's a little work in progress I started last week! He's just too adorable not to make! 😭
March 16, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Yes, I've been playing Monster Hunter! How did you know?
Here's a little work in progress I started last week! He's just too adorable not to make! 😭
Here's a little work in progress I started last week! He's just too adorable not to make! 😭
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Hey Bluesky, here's my "obligatory reel post that's gonna be pinned" later!
I'm a 3D Animator in Vancouver who loves animating dynamic stuff.
I'm a 3D Animator in Vancouver who loves animating dynamic stuff.
October 18, 2024 at 5:31 AM
Hey Bluesky, here's my "obligatory reel post that's gonna be pinned" later!
I'm a 3D Animator in Vancouver who loves animating dynamic stuff.
I'm a 3D Animator in Vancouver who loves animating dynamic stuff.
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90’s/Y2K themed party vibes were immaculate
March 16, 2025 at 5:32 AM
90’s/Y2K themed party vibes were immaculate
Part 2 of the assignment. We were told to add motion along the X and Y axes. I also remixed some audio in Audacity to pan and follow the saucer from left to right across the screen.
March 14, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Part 2 of the assignment. We were told to add motion along the X and Y axes. I also remixed some audio in Audacity to pan and follow the saucer from left to right across the screen.
Never thought I’d be so excited to animate a pendulum swing, but here we are 😌
March 14, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Never thought I’d be so excited to animate a pendulum swing, but here we are 😌
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I've been quiet on here because I have my head down job-hunting and also because the world is on fire, but I've been tweaking some of my animations and did a more extensive overhaul on this one. I think it's a big improvement!
March 6, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I've been quiet on here because I have my head down job-hunting and also because the world is on fire, but I've been tweaking some of my animations and did a more extensive overhaul on this one. I think it's a big improvement!
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Bari being released in Smite 2 means I can start sharing some of my work that I did one her!
This jump is one of the most satisfying things I've ever gotten to animate. If you jump once it cycles back to the run, but if spammed it is a perfectly looping spin!
This jump is one of the most satisfying things I've ever gotten to animate. If you jump once it cycles back to the run, but if spammed it is a perfectly looping spin!
March 10, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Bari being released in Smite 2 means I can start sharing some of my work that I did one her!
This jump is one of the most satisfying things I've ever gotten to animate. If you jump once it cycles back to the run, but if spammed it is a perfectly looping spin!
This jump is one of the most satisfying things I've ever gotten to animate. If you jump once it cycles back to the run, but if spammed it is a perfectly looping spin!
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This was put on the back burner for a little bit, but I collaborated with
@theycallmesal.bsky.social oRPG97
for him to add some 2DFX on this Ganondorf animation I made awhile back and the result came out amazing. Please be sure to check Sal's work guys!
Rig by
@stoff.bsky.social
@theycallmesal.bsky.social oRPG97
for him to add some 2DFX on this Ganondorf animation I made awhile back and the result came out amazing. Please be sure to check Sal's work guys!
Rig by
@stoff.bsky.social
March 8, 2025 at 7:23 PM
This was put on the back burner for a little bit, but I collaborated with
@theycallmesal.bsky.social oRPG97
for him to add some 2DFX on this Ganondorf animation I made awhile back and the result came out amazing. Please be sure to check Sal's work guys!
Rig by
@stoff.bsky.social
@theycallmesal.bsky.social oRPG97
for him to add some 2DFX on this Ganondorf animation I made awhile back and the result came out amazing. Please be sure to check Sal's work guys!
Rig by
@stoff.bsky.social
