My name is Shane MacPherson and I love video games. Like most kids, my childhood was spent in my room playing video games. Didn’t matter the system or the game. I just wanted to play. I knew pretty early on, I wanted to work in games. I even wrote a paper on how making video games was my dream job when I was in middle school. Making games was something I wanted to be a part of, I just didn’t know at the time what an amazing ride this decision was going to take me on.Once I finished my animation degree at Full Sail, I moved out to California to get into the gaming industry. After some hard work and a few internships, I landed a job as a Motion Capture Artist working one of my favorite things growing up, pro wrestling. This was a dream job and something I continued to work on for many years with the WWE.This role on the WWE games also granted me access to the wonderful world of Motion Capture. Watching animation shot on a mocap stage come to life in the game was amazing and I was instantly hooked. I wanted to make motion capture animation my career and I have had the opportunity on over twelve shipped games as an Animator as well as Motion Capture Director and Designer. During my many years in the gaming industry, I have had the privilege of training and managing some amazing animators. Working side by side with my team to complete a game is some of the best moments of my career. Many of these animators I trained right out of school and now have moved on to managing their teams using the same knowledge and core values that I was able to teach them. It is a great feeling knowing that you have helped put good hard-working people into the industry.Today I continue to expand my knowledge of motion capture as the manager of the mocap stage here at Gearbox Software. This role has introduced me to such amazing and crazy opportunities. Every day is an adventure working with my amazing team here and I truly enjoy going to work. I still play games daily but I see them now as more of a collection of hard-working and dedicated people working to put their passion and ideas into a player’s hands to enjoy. It’s been an honor to be part of these amazing games and I look forward to doing this for many years to come.My Skills/Interests include Cinematic Creation & Design, Team Leadership, Problem Solving, Project Management, Motion Capture Director, Animation Supervisor, Cinematic Pipeline Creation and Implementation, Game Engine Knowledge, 3D Animation, Shotgun and Confluence management.