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Senior Art Director Anna Stosik and Senior Game Designer Levi Dodd share the childhood memories that influenced their take on Pixar’s arrival in Disney Lorcana
In the ever-expanding world of the Disney Lorcana trading card game (TCG), few things generate as much excitement as the arrival of new characters. When those characters are drawn from Pixar’s beloved movies for the first time in the game’s almost three-year history, that excitement becomes an adrenaline rush. For the team at Ravensburger, that anticipation hasn’t gone unnoticed – and the enthusiasm runs both ways. “We always listen to our fans,” says Senior Art Director Anna Stosik, “and the team was extremely excited to finally be able to work on these beloved characters!” “Absolutely,” agrees Senior Game Designer
Levi Dodd, reflecting on a steady stream of fan speculation. “Theories from fans about when many of these characters and glimmers were going to be added were all over social media and various content creators. Also, our friends at Pixar themselves were excited to get many of their characters into the game when we could!” It’s a meeting point of audience demand and creative passion – one that feels especially fitting given how deeply rooted these films are in personal memory.
For Stosik, Toy Story taps into a universal childhood wonder. “I remember as a kid always dreaming that my toys would come to life when I wasn’t looking, so I think Toy Story