James Arvin

James Arvin is a seasoned animator with extensive experience in the gaming industry, currently serving as a Senior Animator at Bend Studio since December 2021, focusing on AAA content for next-gen titles. Prior to this role, Arvin worked at Twisted Pixel Games from August 2017 to November 2021, where responsibilities included animating cinematic and gameplay content and developing Python tools to enhance animation pipelines. At Seismic Games, involvement included animating AAA characters for Marvel Strike Force and further pipeline improvements. Additional roles include animation work for Activision on Skylanders: Battlecast and several positions at Stardock, contributing to both character and creature animations along with rigging and visual effects. Arvin began the professional journey at PIXO, quickly rising to Senior Animator within three months, and holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Animation from Full Sail University.