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Source: hitrecord.org/records/2912975

         Walter (WallyTheWaffle) Ruyeras is a designer and animator who has been associated with commercial productions involving News, TV series, and short films with experience in game development and visual novel production.

         Specializing in graphic design and character animations, Walter has been requested in various projects as Lead Animator and Key Illustrator. With the drive for innovation and breaking the limits of visual and technical animation, he became a founding member of the indie game company Roarigami Games and was credited for 4 game projects, 2 of which won awards and 1 released for the mobile market. Some additional achievements include associated credits to Emmy-Award Nominee productions from WLS-TV and HitRECord on TV, as well as multiple game awards during his academia.
 
         When Walter is not contributing to the production of a collaborative project, he spends his time producing his 25-book comic and constantly studying storytelling and animation techniques. He currently lives in Chicago working for ABC-Owned TV Stations. For any inquiries, you can email him at WalterRuyeras@gmail.com. 
 

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Areas of Specialty
 

  • Key Animation

  • Character Creation and Rigging

  • Digital Graphic Layout and Design

  • User-Experience Design

  • Icon and Logo Design

  • Photo and Image Retouching

  • Compositing

  • Template Creation For Streamlined Production

  • Software: Photoshop, After Effects, Premier, Adobe Suite CC

  • Bilingual: English, Tagalog/Visayan

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Project Experience

 

Contributing Artist for HITRECORD.ORG (2014-2017)

Animation Demo Reel: hitrecord.org/users/WallyTheWaffle

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Project: BEYOND GOOD AND EVIL 2 - RPG Videogame production by Ubisoft

  • Puzzle and Graphic Designer (Geoglyphs, Context)

  • Vocal Character Performer (Radio Cheeta Songs)

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Project: USAI - Animated Political Satire Series

  • Resident Director of Animation

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Project: REC THE VOTE - Short Film in partnership with the ACLU

  • Lead Character Animator

  • 2017 Emmy Nomination for Outstanding Original Interactive Program

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Project: ASK A RANGER SERIES - Informational animated series for the National Parks Foundation

  • Lead Character Animator

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Project: TAKING THE STAGE - Promotional Short for "THE WALK" feature film

  • Key Animator

  • Key Illustrator

 

HIT RECORD ON TV SEASON 2

 

Project: YO' MAMA AND SHAKESPEARE - Promotional Short RE: YOUR MOM

  • Resident Director of Animation

 

Project: CURIOUS (MUSIC VIDEO) - EPISODE 7 RE: SECRETS

  • Lead Character Animator

  • Key Illustrator

 

Project: SIDEKICKS - EPISODE 2 RE: THE NUMBER TWO 

  • Key Animator

  • Illustrator

 

Project: PORT ARTHUR - EPISODE 5 RE: GUNS

  • Key Animator

 

Project: SELF-DRIVING CAR - EPISODE 8 RE: THE FUTURE

  • Animator

  • Actor

  • Compositor

 

Project: ACT 2 BUMPERS - EPISODE 6 RE: YOUR MOM

  • Illustrator

  • Animator

  • Compositor

 

Project: FIRE FLIES - EPISODE 4 RE: FIRE

  • Key Animator

 

Project: ACT 2 BUMPERS - EPISODE 3 RE: SCHOOL

  • Animator

  • Compositor

 

Project: DARKNESS (TINY FILM) - EPISODE 1 RE: THE DARK

  • Animator

  • Illustrator

  • Compositor

 

Project: RAINBOW CROW - Promotional Short RE: FIRE

  • Animated background assets

 

Project: TUNE IN RE: SECRETS - Promotional Material for Pivot.TV

  • Key Animator

  • Key Illustrator

 

 

​Co-founder and Art Lead of Roarigami Games, LLC. (2010 - 2011)

Project: 9 FEET UNDER- 2D Game Title released on IPhone market

  • Animation Lead for creature characters

  • Produced animation spritesheets

  • Designed user-interface assets

 

Project: MANGLED - Videogame Title for Xbox Live Arcade and PC

  • Designed character and environment concept art

  • Lead character animator

  • Produced animation spritesheets

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Project: DUALITY - 2D Puzzle Platformer Videogame for PC

  • Duality made Top 5 Finalists for Activision Independent Games Competition 2011

  • Art Lead managing 2 artists

  • Designed creature character animations

  • Voice-acted in a recording studio

  • Recieved award for hardest working team member​

 

Intern for Brandyl, INC. (2011)

Project: UNTITLED - Social IPhone Game

  • Designed hybrid creature concept art

  • Designed user-interface assets

  • Created level design assets

 

 

Education

 

Tribeca Flashpoint Media Arts Academy - Chicago, IL. (2009 - 2011)

  • Associates of Applied Science in Game Development, focusing in Game Art

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University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Architecture and Arts - Chicago, IL. (2007 - 2009)

  • Electronic Visualization Major

 

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