It started as a tiny local-multiplayer-only game and has grown and grown and grown. But why a sequel?Īmong Us 1 has been out over two years. If Among Us 1 servers shut down, I will open source the code so players can run servers instead. ![]() We'd be crazy to shut off the servers on you in 2021! And even if Among Us 2 gets lots of players, we'll just run both at the same time. When we first started, we found that players couldn't really play when the servers had fewer than 30 - 50 players per hour. First and Most ImportantĪmong Us 1 servers will stay alive for as long as it has enough players to start games. This post is all about what that means and why we're doing it. It's been crazy to see how much more popular Among Us could be than we ever imagined. One in particular plays homage to the memes that have been created about Among Us.First of all, thanks so much for playing and enjoying Among Us. McChesney did include some Easter eggs, or hidden references, clues or inside jokes for fans of Among Us in the video. There are not a whole lot of artists who are given that chance.” “I declined a lot of work because I have schoolwork to do. “This just looks great on my portfolio,” she said. Since the video has been released, McChesney has had so many offers for animation work she turned some down. Having an animated video with millions of hits is humbling, and McChesney is thankful to have had such an opportunity and feedback on her work. “I figured going to UW-Stout would hone my skills more.” Humbling and thankful for experience “I heard it was one of the top schools for its art program and art animation major,” she said. McChesney wanted to study animation and UW-Stout was the closest university with the major. She uses Luximus for her social media name, a combination of two Pokémon characters, Maximus and Luxray. McChesney creates many different types of artwork and does freelance work. “I just kept working on animation and doing comics on the side.” “I was part of a fandom called ‘My Little Pony Fandom,’ ” McChesney recalled. McChesney created her first animation when she was 12. With this animation project, Chloe has shown the possibilities and inspires others to get out there and create something awesome.” “I encourage my students to work outside of class and develop their own animation and projects. ![]() “As a polytechnic university, we strive to collaborate with the industry, bringing students and professionals together with hands-on experience,” he added. Woodward said McChesney’s work was professional. “As the collaborators are given a lot of artistic freedom, this was a great opportunity for Chloe to develop a creative story while pushing her style and animation skills.” Jesse Woodward, UW-Stout lecturer of animation in the design department, said McChesney is passionate about animation and eager to learn more about it.ĬG5 has become a unique channel, hiring and showcasing work from emerging artists, Woodward said. “There are no straight lines in any of my art. “In terms of my part in it, people like the style,” she said. The video has caught on because of the popularity of the game and CG5 has more than two million followers, McChesney said. It could be Yellow, or he could just be happy and oblivious to what’s going on.” ‘Passionate about animation’ We were kind of playing off the idea sometimes in the game when you have too many people, you can have two impostors. “I enjoy the comments,” McChesney said of the YouTube site. When it came to creating the video, which follows a yellow character, it was pretty much up to McChesney to create and interpret based on the song. The crew must find the impostor to win.Ĭhloe McChesney / Photo courtesy Chloe McChesney ![]() One crewmate is an impostor with the sole goal of eliminating the rest of the crew before the ship reaches home. In the game, crewmates on a spaceship work to hold the ship together and return to civilization. McChesney, of Chippewa Falls who graduated from McDonnell High School, said it took about 100 hours to create the nearly three-minute video, which is based on characters from the hit multiplayer game Among Us. The video already has more than 10 million plays. ![]() The senior majoring in entertainment design-animation, which has been renamed animation and digital media, recently created an animated video for the song “Good to Be Alive” by CG5. McChesney’s animation has created quite a following. The video already has more than 10 million plays.Ĭhloe McChesney loves to use color and avoid straight lines, creating soft and visually effective animation. UW-Stout student Chloe McChesney created an animated video for the song “Good to Be Alive” by CG5.
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