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Animator Game - the Interview

After creating two hit videos based on a stick figure who rebels against his animator, Alan Becker took the next logical step -- he collaborated with the talented game developer Charles Yeh to turn his concept into an interactive experience. After all, you can only watch someone else abuse a stick figure for so long; pretty soon, you'll want in on the action too.

We sat down with Charles to get an inside look at what it takes to turn a hit vid into a kick ass game.

What's it like working with the stick figure? Has his ego spun out of control now that he's a bona fide internet sensation?
My experience with the stick figure was amazing. I had lots of fun playing around with the little guy. He has a life of his own, so sometimes he just doesn't listen to me, but after much time devoted to him, he'll do what I tell him to.

What was your greatest challenge while developing the game?
The greatest challenge may have been coming up with tons and tons of ideas to turn the many tools of Flash into weapons. One of the most annoying tools to bring to life might have been the Lasso. I tamed it, of course. The result is amazing.

Where/how did you learn to develop Flash games?
I taught myself magically... Yeah, right, if only learning was that easy... I'm actually still not sure how. I poked around in Flash and mostly learned by doing projects. As I made each game, I figured out how to deal with the problems and learned a few things during the process. I also picked up a few tricks in the book Flash Hacks. I learned a lot when I developed the game Space Skirmish 2. It's a simple arcade game but I gained a lot of experience making it.

Got any gameplay tips you can offer?
Going through the tutorial and practicing against the victim should help. The Brush and Pencil tools are your friends. Drawing with the brush can shield the timeline and any new guns you're in the process of creating with the pencil.

What's cool about the game is that (as the animator) you're given a lot of creative freedom in choosing ways to destroy the stick figure. Did you discover techniques for beating the stick dude during gameplay that you didn't even consider while creating the game?
Yup. Don't you love picking your own method of torture? Even after the game was launched, I kept finding really cheap ways that completely render the Animation powerless. I mean, who knew you could... wait, oops, sorry, that's my secret. One last change I did before launching the game was the Hand tool. When my mom played it, she got a rather high score using only the Hand tool because it sent the victim flying, making him harmless. Yes, I fixed that and reduced the damage.

Play the game here!

As August comes to a close, it's time to peel yourselves off your parents' couch, grab your protractors and get back to school.

Sadly, not all kids maximize their potential in school. Many adolescents regard school as little more than a gathering place to engage in ritualistic mating patterns (when did the joys of science and reading take a back seat to necking and hickies?).

To gain further insight into the troubled lives of hormonally-charged teens, we recommend watching the following short films:

Consent
You can never be too safe when it comes to sex.

Jack's Big Night
Losing your virginity should be a sacred act.

Virtual Date 3.0
How sexual frustration can tear friendships apart.

Love Child
Neve Campbell stars in this story about boyhood obsession.

Bite
Yet another tragic tale of a boy's preoccupation with the female form. This time, the object of desire is an older woman. Scandalous!

I Heart Billy
A shocking tale of pre-teen passion.

Stick Figure Porno 1
Hard to tell, but I think these are college-age stick figures.

Rabbit and Mouse: Moviestime
Maybe movies are to blame for misguiding our youth. Films like, oh, I dunno... Bikini University.

I Do Nothing All Day
Idle hands are the Devil's tools.

Watch video confessions, then upload your own. Check out Confessions:

Ashley

Ashley has a dark obsession to share.

Daisy
Daisy kisses… and tells.

Grover

You won't believe what little Grover is capable of.

Jerry

Jerry has a terrible confession to make.

Stick Figures Are All the Rage

And I do mean fierce, unhinged, unstoppable rage.

When you've got a few minutes to kill!!, be sure to check out our new Animator vs. Animation Game based on the hit series. More than just a click-and-shoot concept, the game is surprisingly diverse, challenging, and totally fun. You will not be disappointed.

And while we're on the subject of socially malcontent stick figures, have you watched Battlefield IV? Sheesh. Who knew stick figures bled so much?

Are you looking for that special kind of companionship that only a dog can provide, but you don't want the hassle of a lifetime commitment? FlexPetz to the rescue!

FlexPetz is a dog rental service with locations in San Diego, Los Angeles and New York (opening next month). Now folks can enjoy all the benefits of a canine's unconditional love, without, you know, loving the dog back.

To all of you dog lovers out there (and even you, uh, dog dabblers?), here's a rocking tribute to "man's best friend"... Or "man's best casual acquaintance," whichever you prefer.

If you have yet to discover the awesome that is the Upload Showdown, well, please allow me to introduce you...

Our dedicated staff of hilarity experts scour the sea of submissions on AtomUploads for contenders to compete in a clip-on-clip battle royale known as the Upload Showdown (if you use an echo effect when saying it, it sounds much cooler). Each week, we pit two of these selections against each other and invite you, the discriminating public, to vote for your favorite. The winner gets a shot at fame and money on AtomFilms.

Check out a few recent winners...

Mastermind
"I use telekinesis to move Reese's Pieces."

Standups in Love
Date a comic, and your penis becomes a punch line.

Bathroom News
Hot news. Even hotter chicks.

Spankhaus: Hateline
Need to vent? Call the Hateline now!

Police in Seattle arrested a movie theater employee over the weekend after discovering he had set up a secret camera in the women's bathroom. How did cops know they had their man? Because the dude accidentally videotaped himself installing the hidden camera.

Listen, kids, voyeurism is not only illegal, it's a terrible infringement on someone's right to privacy. But if you really need to get your peeping-tom on, I suggest abating those desires by watching the AtomFilms classic, A Long Day, which features the incredible story of one curvaceous woman and her bathtub.

And if you still need a fix, well, turns out we've got quite a few voyeur-themed flicks:

Reflexus
Voyeurism meets sci-fi spookiness.

Bathroom News
Get your latest news from totally hot babes in a bathroom.

Home Video
A perverted nightmare caught on tape.
Trapped
When two women realize they're being watched, the tables turn.

No offense to Florida natives, but it seems your state is wee bit sexually confused.

On the one hand, Florida legislators have passed laws that make it illegal for people to have sex with porcupines and for men to be seen in public in strapless gowns; and the only legal sexual position is the missionary.

Yet, on the other hand, the city of Tampa Bay is hosting the seventh annual Fetish Con this weekend -- a massive gathering of every kind of fetish freak from all over the world.

Porcupines, consider yourselves warned.

As a special tribute to Fetish Con, we've got two great fetish flicks to share:

Tender Words
Who knew the corporate boardroom could get so hot?

One Night With You
It's good to be the King.

Without an arch-nemesis, a superhero is just some dude in pantyhose. That's the dilemma Super Sam finds himself in; and his story is featured as one of the four finalists in Comedy Central's Test Pilots contest. Check it out. Hilarity abounds like Hawk-Man caught in a hurricane.

If you've ever wondered what it's like to have an arch-enemy, I recommend sampling the interactive game The Day The Office Melted. You play the role of Mr. Heatbuster, who must do battle with the evil (but busty) Ms. Dee Hydration.