Elias Figueroa

About Elias Figueroa

Manages/Critiques/Edits of \"The City\" Animations using Maya, Proprietary Software, a Web Database, and Perforce (P4)- Work along side the Producers of each feature to establish a smooth pipeline - Lead Animator in multiple Titles- Directed and Participated in Motion Capture Shoots - Began working in the Game Industry since 2002[Games I\'ve worked on][Visual Concepts/2K]-NBA 2K26 XSX/PS5 (Lead 2K World)(New City, Great Improvements, Everyone Shooting = Shooters Delight!)-NBA 2K25 XSX/PS5 (Lead 2K World) ProPLAY Anims)-NBA 2K24 XSX/PS5 (Lead 2K World) ProPLAY-NBA 2K23 XSX/PS5 (Lead 2K World) True Jordan -NBA 2K22 XSX/PS5 (Lead 2K World)-NBA 2K21 XSX/PS5 (Lead 2K World)-NBA 2K21 X1/PS4 (Lead 2K World)-NBA 2K20 X1/PS4 (Lead 2K World)-NBA 2K19 X1/PS4 (Lead 2K World)-NBA 2K18 X1/PS4 (Lead Gameplay/2K World)Park-NBA 2K17 X1/PS4 (Lead Gameplay)-NBA 2K16 X1/PS4 (Lead Gameplay)-NBA 2K15 X1/PS4 (Lead Gameplay)-NBA 2K14 X1/PS4 (Lead Gameplay) True NexGen-NBA 2K14 Xbox360/PS3 (Lead)-NBA 2K13 Xbox360/PS3 (Lead)-NBA 2K12 Xbox360/PS3 (Lead)-NBA 2K11 Xbox360/PS3 (Lead) Jordan-NBA 2K10 Xbox360/PS3 (Sr. Animator)[Midway Games]-MKvsDC (Sr. Animator)-NBA Ballers: Chosen One (Lead)-Game Party 2 for the Wii (Lead)-Jon Woo Presents: Stranglehold (Sr. Animator)-MK: Armageddon (Sr. Animator)-The Suffering (Animator)-Psi Ops: Mind Conspiracy (Jr. Animator)-Blitz: The League (Jr. Animator)-NBA Ballers (1st game)Specialties- Motion Capture Animation (if needed, performance actor as well)- Utilizing Maya for clean-up (also knowledgeable in Motionbuilder)- Problem solver- Produces High Quality / Quantity of Animations as a Lead- Key Framing Props, Cameras, Vehicles, etc- Create \"How To\" videos of our process for new Animators joining our team and the tools provided to us that allow us to speed up the editing process

Experience

1. Lead Animator (2k World)

   Visual Concepts

   Apr 2009 — Present · Novato, CA, US

   Visual Concepts/2K]-NBA 2K26 XSX/PS5 (Lead 2K World) Shooters Delight -NBA 2K25 XSX/PS5 (Lead 2K World) ProPLAY anims)-NBA 2K24 XSX/PS5 (Lead 2K World) ProPLAY-NBA 2K23 XSX/PS5 (Lead 2K World) True Jordan -NBA 2K22 XSX/PS5 (Lead 2K World)-NBA 2K21 XSX/PS5 (Lead 2K World)-NBA 2K20 X1/PS4 (Lead 2K World)-NBA 2K19 X1/PS4 (Lead 2K World)-NBA 2K18 X1/PS4 (Lead Gameplay/2K World) Park -NBA 2K17 X1/PS4 (Lead Gameplay)-NBA 2K16 X1/PS4 (Lead Gameplay)-NBA 2K15 X1/PS4 (Lead Gameplay)-NBA 2K14 X1/PS4 (Lead Gameplay) True NexGen-NBA 2K14 Xbox360/PS3 (Lead)-NBA 2K13 Xbox360/PS3 (Lead)-NBA 2K12 Xbox360/PS3 (Lead)-NBA 2K11 Xbox360/PS3 (Lead) Jordan-NBA 2K10 Xbox360/PS3 (Sr. Animator)TASKS- Editing/Creating Animations for the 2K World (NPC\'s, Vehicles, My Player walks, runs, dances, taunts, Rep Ups, Got Next Intros, MyTeam Card Reveals, etc)- work directly with Engineers, FX Artists, and Producers managing the 2K World- maintain a high quality of our animations - work with our Technical Animators for Tool Support for a smoother and faster pipeline- efficient in Maya (as well as Motionbuilder)- assist the Animation Team editing gameplay/story files- create \"How To\" videos for contractors and our pipeline library

Education

• Illinois Institute of Art

  BS, Media Arts and Animation

  1998 — 2001

Skills

• Environment Art
• Game Design
• Character Animation
• Xbox 360
• Video Games
• Film
• Gameplay
• Maya
• Wii
• Leadership
• Art Direction
• Motion Capture
• Game Development
• Animation
• Ps3
• Autodesk Motionbuilder
• Texturing