Behind the Screens: Meet Our Team!
Behind The Screens is our way of showing you our development process with our first Meet The Team.
Step beyond the flat screens of your phone or computer and into the FlatPonies stables! Here, the only flat thing is our logo and screens — our team is made up of real, 3D-shaped humans. But each team member has a 2D pony mascot, designed to reflect their unique personality.
Giddy up! We’re excited to introduce you to our office culture, what we’re working on, and—because we know you’re curious—why each pony mascot looks the way it does!
Animator
Nanna Lundin
What’s your role at FlatPonies?
I’m an animator! I make sure to make all of the characters full of personality and life with fun movements. In more technical terms I do animation, rigging, and implementation. Making sure the motions look good all the way through!
What makes a great work environment?
For me, a great environment is one where you feel secure with your workplace, at home with your colleagues and you can explore creativity together with other passionate souls.
What excites you most about our current project?
It’s cartoony and fun! Getting to animate for a world inspired by music is super exciting. It’s a game I can see myself enjoying!
What’s been the biggest ‘aha’ moment in development so far?
Allowing myself to stretch the limbs of the characters and make it more cartoony! I’ve tried to make it more realistic, but that’s not our game. It gave the animations much more personality!
What’s a fun or unexpected fact about you that your teammates might not know about you?
I have over 40 plants at home – all alive!
If you could jump back in time, and play your favorite childhood video game, which one would it be and why? OR What’s a gaming moment from your childhood that you’ll never forget?
‘The legend of Zelda Wind Waker’. I got completely lost in the vibrant world, the fun characters, and the great adventure. It was the first game to ever fully captivate me in that way and now I hope to be able to give that same feeling to others.
Tell us about your pony—why is it designed this way?
My pony has a chicken simply because I love them! Growing up we had a chicken coop with my very own chickens. They’re my favorite animal and I think they’re just the cutest! As for what my pony is holding – have you ever heard of the leek-spin? It’s an old internet meme video! The spinning leek is to represent the part of me that still enjoys old internet memes as well as my undying love of Hatsune Miku. As a child I also picked up a leek pretending to be the Pokémon Farfetched so a leek has a great significance for things I love.
The Pony is pink since that is my favorite color and it’s dressed as I would be dressed in my everyday life!
Curious to meet more of our herd? Want to know more about the horsepower behind our pixels? Alright, no more horsin’ around!