For our next 2023 GDC Scholarship recipient highlight, we have the pleasure of introducing Josh Santiago, a 3D Character animator who recently graduated from San Jose State University.
ADF: Congrats Josh on being part of the 2023 GDC Scholarship cohort! Tell us a bit about yourself.
I’m Josh Santiago! I’m a 3D Character animator. I graduated from San Jose State University with my BFA in Animation last May, looking around for work right now! I absolutely love animating, playing with new rigs and scenes always feels like I’m opening up a new action figure. Outside of animation, I love fighting games, Batman comics, and I’m always looking for new, up and coming musicians to listen to online!
ADF: What was one of the coolest things you learned at GDC?
The coolest thing I learned at GDC was hearing about all of the different ways and approaches professionals had to solve what is essentially the same problem: how to make people keep playing your game. The lengths that everyone goes to keep players immersed and engaged really broadened my perspective on how much thought and consideration goes into just. Every single game.
You can find more of Josh’s work at the following places:
- Portfolio: https://www.joshsantiagoanimation.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-ryan-santiago-53b901201/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/jrysan37
You can find the complete list of ADF GDC Scholarship recipients here.