Jaron | Animator GameDev looking for Work
@veritonsils.bsky.social
Senior Animator formerly at Crystal Dynamics and now looking for work! I worked on Guild Wars 2, COD WWII, Avengers, Never Alone, and some others. (He/Him/They)
Check out my work at www.jganimations.com
Check out my work at www.jganimations.com
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Jaron Gittleman - Marvel's Avengers Game Animation Showreel
Animation Reel of some of the stuff I did on Marvel's Avengers. Responsible for enemy animation ONLY, with the exception of the final shot with the Iron Man…
vimeo.com
Hi everyone! I'm Jaron, Senior Animator at Crystal Dynamics. I've worked on a wild variety of things from Guild Wars 2, Call of Duty: WWII, a smattering of other small things, and most recently Marvel's Avengers. I do a lot of gameplay stuff. Here's a reel! #Animation #Gamedev
vimeo.com/664052129
vimeo.com/664052129
Fled to the water to escape video games
November 11, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Fled to the water to escape video games
Social media has me feeling a certain kinda way lately.
November 11, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Social media has me feeling a certain kinda way lately.
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Folks, I am looking for some art inspiration. Specifically something more feminine or 'shoujo', but this isn't my area of expertise.
Could you think of any artists or games or projects I could take a look at that might be some good direction? :)
Could you think of any artists or games or projects I could take a look at that might be some good direction? :)
November 11, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Folks, I am looking for some art inspiration. Specifically something more feminine or 'shoujo', but this isn't my area of expertise.
Could you think of any artists or games or projects I could take a look at that might be some good direction? :)
Could you think of any artists or games or projects I could take a look at that might be some good direction? :)
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Just want you to know that when I asked Geoff why he gave the silent treatment to an open letter written by his own "future of games" program (& co-signed by 3000+ industry peers), he replied:
"Because that's my show and nobody gets to tell me how I should use my platform". 💀💀💀
"Because that's my show and nobody gets to tell me how I should use my platform". 💀💀💀
“Don’t gather some of the most brilliant activists in the industry, treat us like crap, and then expect us to do nothing about it.” After the Game Awards cancelled its Future Class programme, @alyssamerc.bsky.social talked to its former honorees
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
“We were effectively props”: young stars of game development feel let down by the ‘gaming Oscars’
Announced in 2020 by the Game Awards as an inclusive programme for the industry’s next generation, the Future Class initiative has now been discontinued. Inductees describe clashes with organisers and...
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Just want you to know that when I asked Geoff why he gave the silent treatment to an open letter written by his own "future of games" program (& co-signed by 3000+ industry peers), he replied:
"Because that's my show and nobody gets to tell me how I should use my platform". 💀💀💀
"Because that's my show and nobody gets to tell me how I should use my platform". 💀💀💀
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Geoduck guy
November 9, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Geoduck guy
Turns out feeling like dogshit is the best time to gym. A lesson I constantly learn and will never remember.
November 11, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Turns out feeling like dogshit is the best time to gym. A lesson I constantly learn and will never remember.
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Hi Friends!
Here is a collection of animation work that I did for Heart Machine's Hyper Light Breaker. All animation is keyframed in Maya and implemented in Unreal Engine 4. ❤️
Thank you very much for your time and interest!
Music by the amazing Troupe Gammage
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wi-...
Here is a collection of animation work that I did for Heart Machine's Hyper Light Breaker. All animation is keyframed in Maya and implemented in Unreal Engine 4. ❤️
Thank you very much for your time and interest!
Music by the amazing Troupe Gammage
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wi-...
Anna Vrieling - Hyper Light Breaker - Animation Reel
YouTube video by Anna Vrieling
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Hi Friends!
Here is a collection of animation work that I did for Heart Machine's Hyper Light Breaker. All animation is keyframed in Maya and implemented in Unreal Engine 4. ❤️
Thank you very much for your time and interest!
Music by the amazing Troupe Gammage
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wi-...
Here is a collection of animation work that I did for Heart Machine's Hyper Light Breaker. All animation is keyframed in Maya and implemented in Unreal Engine 4. ❤️
Thank you very much for your time and interest!
Music by the amazing Troupe Gammage
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wi-...
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it's been a real "what the fuck are we even doin' here" kind of week and it's
*checks notes*
monday night
*checks notes*
monday night
November 10, 2025 at 10:24 PM
it's been a real "what the fuck are we even doin' here" kind of week and it's
*checks notes*
monday night
*checks notes*
monday night
Every morning I open palm slam the phrase "linkedin.com" into my keyboard and inflict incredible amounts of psychic damage to myself.
November 10, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Every morning I open palm slam the phrase "linkedin.com" into my keyboard and inflict incredible amounts of psychic damage to myself.
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Many freelancers in the United States rely on ACA marketplace plans for their health insurance. In an industry that has already been working overtime to turn gamedevs into gig workers, freelance and contract devs are about to get even more squeezed. This is unacceptable.
November 10, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Many freelancers in the United States rely on ACA marketplace plans for their health insurance. In an industry that has already been working overtime to turn gamedevs into gig workers, freelance and contract devs are about to get even more squeezed. This is unacceptable.
Idk man I think Cities Skylines 2 is a pretty game
November 10, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Idk man I think Cities Skylines 2 is a pretty game
Y'all should watch my buddy Mike play games all day and maybe give to a good cause that is Extra Life!
November 8, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Y'all should watch my buddy Mike play games all day and maybe give to a good cause that is Extra Life!
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A note about the TGAs worth remembering as this Future Class story unfolds: it’s a marketing beat, consumer-facing, and voted on by media/influencers. Developers are, by design, not included or considered in the structure. Which feels bad! www.polygon.com/explained/49...
How The Game Awards voting works
It’s the press and fans, not game devs, who vote on The Game Awards
www.polygon.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:51 PM
A note about the TGAs worth remembering as this Future Class story unfolds: it’s a marketing beat, consumer-facing, and voted on by media/influencers. Developers are, by design, not included or considered in the structure. Which feels bad! www.polygon.com/explained/49...
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I'm remembering about the whole gamedevpaidme stuff a few years back. With the current layoff spree and consequential suppression of wages as it becomes highly competitive, I wonder if it's time to bring it back.
November 5, 2025 at 7:31 PM
I'm remembering about the whole gamedevpaidme stuff a few years back. With the current layoff spree and consequential suppression of wages as it becomes highly competitive, I wonder if it's time to bring it back.
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Once more, for old times’ sake
November 5, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Once more, for old times’ sake
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I don't know why people are talking about good/bad writing in video games but i think the one thing we can all agree on is that the director will know whether the writing is good or not when he sees it fully implemented, voiced and polished in-game and not a moment sooner
November 3, 2025 at 1:29 AM
I don't know why people are talking about good/bad writing in video games but i think the one thing we can all agree on is that the director will know whether the writing is good or not when he sees it fully implemented, voiced and polished in-game and not a moment sooner
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can i post this again? is that fair? pls ignore if it's not fair:
jakesteinberg.substack.com/p/gamers-don...
jakesteinberg.substack.com/p/gamers-don...
Gamers Don't Understand Story
Narrative is more than cutscenes and dialogue boxes.
jakesteinberg.substack.com
November 2, 2025 at 8:07 PM
can i post this again? is that fair? pls ignore if it's not fair:
jakesteinberg.substack.com/p/gamers-don...
jakesteinberg.substack.com/p/gamers-don...
Great posting out there tonight y'all, you're the true MVP's. Great hustle. [smacks your ass]
November 2, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Great posting out there tonight y'all, you're the true MVP's. Great hustle. [smacks your ass]
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[guy who hasn’t watched a minute of this entire season] GREATEST CITY IN DA WORLD BAYBEEE
November 2, 2025 at 4:20 AM
[guy who hasn’t watched a minute of this entire season] GREATEST CITY IN DA WORLD BAYBEEE
Dude baseball fucking rules lol what an awesome game
November 2, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Dude baseball fucking rules lol what an awesome game