Adam Cohen

Past

• Character Rigger at 8monkey Labs
• QA Lead & Analyst at Artix Entertainment, LLC
• TD / Character Rigging & Setup at Group Hug Productions

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Education

• Full Sail Real World Education
• Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
• The College of William and Mary

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Recommended

3 people have recommended Adam

Connections

45 connections

Industry

Computer Games

Websites

• My Website
• 8monkey Labs

Adam Cohen’s Summary

Experienced character rigger/setup artist with two years of game industry experience and two published titles: "Darkest of Days," AAA FPS by 8monkey Labs, and "Everything Obsolete," short animation for PBS by Group Hug Productions. Looking for additional experience in the VFX, animation, or game industries.

Adam Cohen’s Specialties:

Character Setup/Rigging
Environment & Prop Setup/Rigging
MEL Scripting
Character Animation
Visual Effects
Game Design & Development
QA Testing and Analysis

Adam Cohen’s Experience

• Character Rigger

  8monkey Labs

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Games industry)

  May 2007 — December 2008 (1 year 8 months)

  Rigged and skinned models for animation, props, and environment pieces for "Darkest of Days", AAA FPS by 8monkey Labs due for release in 2008.

• QA Lead & Analyst

  Artix Entertainment, LLC

  (Computer Games industry)

  March 2005 — November 2008 (3 years 9 months)

  * Co-managed QA team for “AdventureQuest,” Flash-based online game
  * Tested, debugged and recoded for “AdventureQuest,” Flash-based online game
  * Designed and implemented adjustments to gameplay for playability and balance
  * Designed, wrote, and developed new content
  * Provided customer service through online message boards

• TD / Character Rigging & Setup

  Group Hug Productions

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Animation industry)

  March 2007 — April 2007 (2 months)

  Rigged and skinned models for short animated film "Everything Obsolete," to be aired on PBS.

Adam Cohen’s Education

• Full Sail Real World Education

  AS , Computer Animation , 2005 — 2006

• Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

  MS , Physics , 2001 — 2003

• The College of William and Mary

  BS , Physics , 1996 — 2000

Additional Information

Adam Cohen’s Websites:

• My Website
• 8monkey Labs

Adam Cohen’s Interests:

animation, gaming, writing, roleplaying games, physics, astronomy, cinema

Adam Cohen’s Groups:

•    Full Sail Game Development Industry, Students and Alumni
•    VideoGame Professionals

Adam Cohen’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
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