Social games are becoming increasingly popular. Recently, the creative team at Zynga invited Autodesk to its San Francisco headquarters to interview the development team behind Farmville 2, the sequel to the popular casual 2D game Farmville. The group discussed the studio’s new 3D pipeline, which it credits for the new look of Farmville 2. The behind-the-scenes video details how the Zynga team easily modeled, animated and rigged 3D characters and environments to build an engrossing universe for gamers. On-camera interviews feature insights and opinions from the following Farmville 2 team members: Director of Design Wright Bagwell, Lead Animator Ryan Hood, Art Director Daryl Anselmo, Sr. Technical Artist Brian Huffman and General Manager of Shared Technology Richard Rabbit. Read more about Social Gaming