Panda Chess Academy

PandaCOMPANION LAB · 01

A little life. A world of possibility.

THE BAMBOO ROOMGetting acquainted
SPEND A MOMENT TOGETHER

Say hello to your panda.

Tap your panda to pet it. Tap the floor to explore.

ONE PERSONALITY, FOUR EXPRESSIONS

Find your panda.

Pixel walking uses eight drawn frames. Switch styles to compare how the same mechanics feel.

Open the animation workshop Keys, poses & frame inspection
loading the panda...
Move
walk (A and D work too)
walk away, walk closer (W, S)
hold to run, with dust
jump. Again in the air: flip
roll
twirl on the spot
Poses and feelings
sit
wave
nap
bow
cheer
think
curl up
look back
a heart
surprise
stand up again
The animator's desk
pause and play
while paused: one frame forward
slower, faster
onion skin (ghosts of the last frames)
smaller, bigger panda
back to the middle

Keys do nothing? Click the stage once. Click or tap anywhere on the floor and the panda walks there. Leave it alone and it gets bored, sits, then falls asleep.