--- title: Designing and Animating a Cute Robot for a Game Prototype description: Paul Thureau and Adiyar Aidarbekov walk through their workflow for creating a cute robot character for a game prototype inspired by 2000s platformers. Paul... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/designing-and-animating-a-cute-robot-for-a-game-prototype-7sqw1xfbi twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Designing and Animating a Cute Robot for a Game Prototype | daily.dev og:description: Paul Thureau and Adiyar Aidarbekov walk through their workflow for creating a cute robot character for a game prototype inspired by 2000s platformers. 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Adiyar details the locomotion setup using Unreal Engine's Locomotor plugin with FullBodyIK nodes, Niagara-based VFX smoke puffs tied to fuel state, MetaSounds integration, and Gameplay Ability System (GAS) for gameplay mechanics. The post concludes with career and technical advice including learning source control with Perforce for Unreal projects. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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