Louise O'Connor
aka:
Louise Ridgeway
Moby ID: 724576
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Having spent three years studying Classical Animation at Ballyfermot Senior College in Dublin, Louise crossed the waters, in 1999, to come to England to work for the games company Rare ltd. Having spent the first couple of years at Rare figuring out how to use a computer, she eventually discovered the advantages of applying her classical knowledge of animation to 3d animation and making it work within a game environment.
Louise has worked on numerous projects over the years, including Conker's Bad Fur Day, Conker: Live & Reloaded and most recently has helped animate the Avatar for the new dashboard on the Xbox 360, and is responsible for many of the female voices that can be found in Rare games. This culminated in her winning an AIAS award for best female vocal performance for her portrayal of Leafos in Viva Piñata.
Louise's is currently the Head of Animation at Rare.
Credited on 15 games
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| Battletoads (2020, Windows Apps) | Rare Special Thanks |
| Sea of Thieves (2018, Xbox One) | Special Thanks |
| Rare Replay (2015, Xbox One) | Rare Team |
| Kinect Sports: Rivals (2014, Xbox One) | Art |
| Kinect Sports: Season Two (2011, Xbox 360) | Art |
| Kinect Sports (2010, Xbox 360) | Animation |
| Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts (2008, Xbox 360) | More Doodling and Other Artistic Things (Banjo) |
| Viva Piñata: Pocket Paradise (2008, Nintendo DS) | Rare Family |
| Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise (2008, Xbox 360) | Art Asset Group |
| Diddy Kong Racing DS (2007, Nintendo DS) | Additional Content |
| Viva Piñata (2006, Xbox 360) | Voices |
| Kameo: Elements of Power (2005, Xbox 360) | Animators |
| Conker: Live & Reloaded (2005, Xbox) | Lead Animator |
| Star Fox Adventures (2002, GameCube) | Rare Special Thanks |
| Conker's Bad Fur Day (2001, Nintendo 64) | Cutscene Artists |
[ full credits ]
circa 2010's
source: LinkedIn profile picture
Frequent Collaborators
People- 14 games with Leigh Loveday
- 14 games with Huw Ward
- 14 games with David Wong
- 13 games with Robin Beanland
- 13 games with Gregg Mayles
- 13 games with Richard Cousins
- 12 games with Jamie Hughes
- 11 games with Luke Munton
- 11 games with Paul Cunningham
- 11 games with Tom Grove
Companies
- 15 games with Rare Limited
- 11 games with Xbox Game Studios
- 11 games with Microsoft Corporation
- 4 games with Volt Information Services, Inc.
- 4 games with Excell Data Corporation
- 3 games with Audiokinetic Inc.
- 3 games with Nintendo of America Inc.
- 3 games with Microsoft S. de R.L. de C.V.
- 2 games with Nintendo Co., Ltd.
- 2 games with Nintendo of Europe GmbH
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