{"id":3215,"date":"2019-11-08T15:14:41","date_gmt":"2019-11-08T19:14:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubisoftquebec.flywheelsites.com\/?p=3215"},"modified":"2022-05-27T14:14:06","modified_gmt":"2022-05-27T18:14:06","slug":"a-day-in-the-life-of-pablo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quebec.ubisoft.com\/en\/a-day-in-the-life-of-pablo\/","title":{"rendered":"A Day in the Life of Pablo"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week, we launched the last part of a series of episodes<\/a> showing our employees\u2019 life in Quebec City. Today, Animation Technical Director Pablo Toscano is giving a unique access to a day in his life. Enjoy!<\/p>\n

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I have the chance to wake up every morning full of energy, ready to accomplish new challenges in a job that motivates me. As much as my days are super busy, I love a calm morning and that\u2019s why I usually start my day slowly, knowing that the rest of my day will be really fast paced. And that is one of the things I really love about my job. We never get bored! The video game industry is so dynamic and the projects we\u2019re working on at Ubisoft are so innovative that we\u2019re never running out of opportunities to find new solutions to improve our way of doing things. A perfect combination of technological and artistic creativity where people around us are making a big difference. At Ubi, we\u2019re never alone. We face challenges together. We always try to communicate in a better way. We progress and grow in a healthy and efficient environment. That\u2019s the environment I\u2019ve been working in for the past 14 years and that\u2019s what I like about my job; a perfect mix of humans, challenges and creation.<\/p>\n

5:00 AM \u2013 COLD SHOWER AND YOGA<\/strong><\/h3>\n

I love starting off my day with a boost of energy. In my opinion, there\u2019s nothing better than a cold shower to activate my system. When it’s done (and I guarantee that there\u2019s nothing like the cold water of Qu\u00e9bec to wake you up), I\u2019m ready for my morning yoga practice. Usually, I do 75 minutes of yoga. It\u2019s really good for me and it helps me keep a nice smile for the whole day.<\/p>\n

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6:30 AM \u2013 WAKING UP THE KIDS<\/strong><\/h3>\n

I really like waking up the kids slowly, it\u2019s a magical moment for me. Since we need to be ready to leave at 7:30 and we like having breakfast together, we got to get ready fast. In our breakfast, there\u2019s always some maple syrup! I even put some in my mate (traditional tea of South America). That\u2019s crazy! What a nice discovery I made back when I moved to Qu\u00e9bec.<\/p>\n

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7:28 AM – LEAVING FOR SCHOOL<\/h3>\n

Yes, we\u2019re still sitting at the table! We\u2019re on the panic mode, we run and jump in the car to get to school on time! By chance, we always get to school before the bell rings.<\/p>\n

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\u00a08:30 AM \u2013 READY TO START MY DAY!<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The start of my day at work is going slowly. I really love being at the studio in the morning, it\u2019s really calm. I make a quick stop at the Atrium to grab some fruits and I then I go to my work space to start reading my emails and looking at my task of the day. I have a cool desk that allows me to work standing up and I adore it!<\/p>\n

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9<\/strong>:00 AM TO NOON \u2013 THE MORNING<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Normally, in the morning, we take advantage of the time to chat with our colleagues from Europe. In the animation department, we work a lot with people from the Montpellier and Bucharest studios. Collaborating with other studios is something I really enjoy at work. There\u2019s a nice culture diversity at work that makes us feel like we\u2019re constantly travelling. In our teams, we have people from all around the world!<\/p>\n

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NOON \u2013 IT’S NOW TIME TO TRAIN, MEDITATE AND EAT<\/strong><\/h3>\n

My lunch time is never the same and it depends on my day. One of my favourite activities during the lunch break is going outside to run, whether it\u2019s summer or winter! The Parc lin\u00e9aire de la rivi\u00e8re St-Charles<\/a> is offering us a wonderful place to go running during lunch.<\/p>\n

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On Wednesday, it\u2019s poutine day! That\u2019s a tradition I have with ten of my work friends. It\u2019s good for the soul to eat some junk food sometimes. Poutine, another nice discovery I made when I arrived in Qu\u00e9bec.<\/p>\n

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On Thursday, we stop time during the lunch break. It\u2019s time to breathe slowly and meditate. Since I\u2019m soon going to get my yoga teaching licence, what\u2019s better than practising and sharing different breathing and meditation technic with my friends. The perfect occasion to relax a little bit and to give a break to the hamster that never stops running in our head.<\/p>\n

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1<\/strong>:30 PM \u2013 IT’S TIME TO DRINK MY MATE<\/strong><\/h3>\n

After lunch break, there\u2019s nothing better for me than to drink my mate. I love that drink, even if the way of drinking it is a little bit exotic. That proves, once again that I really feel like home when I\u2019m at Ubisoft.<\/p>\n

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1<\/strong>:00 PM TO 5<\/strong>:30 PM \u2013 MY AFTERNOON<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The afternoon is the most intense time of day for me. I have multiple meetings in my agenda, I need to reply to my emails and support the production team. I also have a lot of fun training production team members. Here at Ubi, we are constantly evolving. We are always developping new technologies or trying to improve our production pipelines. There is always an opportunity to share our ideas and knowledge. It’s one of the part of my job I love the most.<\/p>\n

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5<\/strong>:30 PM \u2013 TIME TO PICK UP THE KIDS AT SCHOOL<\/strong><\/h3>\n

It\u2019s time to pick up the kids. Usually I take the bus, but today I have a little bit of shopping to do so I took the car this morning. A few minutes of driving on the street of Qu\u00e9bec and I\u2019m there. That\u2019s another thing I adore about my city. You can get anywhere within 20 minutes. Compared to Buenos Aires in Argentina, the city I grew up in with more than 10 million citizens, when I\u2019m in Qu\u00e9bec, I feel like I\u2019m in a village with big town infrastructure. Even if there are still some changes that need to be made with the public transportation, the trafic is far from being as dramatic as it is in the metropolis.<\/p>\n

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6:00 PM \u2013 DINNER WITH THE FAMILY<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Everyone is hungry and we need to hurry making the food. To calm everyone\u2019s hunger, we snack a little bit and we cook together. It another nice moment of my day.<\/p>\n

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7:00 PM \u2013 TIME TO RELAX WITH THE KIDS<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Our dog, Max, is excited because it\u2019s time for his walk! It feels good for the whole family to go outside.<\/p>\n

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7:15 PM \u2013 PIANO BREAK<\/strong><\/h3>\n

While walking Max, our dog, my son Manu (who knows where all the public pianos are in the city) asks me to make a stop to the one he really likes. There\u2019s no way I\u2019m saying no to this. It\u2019s so beautiful to share this passion with my son.<\/p>\n

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8<\/strong>:00 PM \u2013 IT’S TIME TO RELAX<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The kids are in their bedroom. Not too sure they\u2019re sleeping but it\u2019s super quiet in the house. It\u2019s now time to read a good book, listen to good music or a good game to end the night<\/p>\n

(photo \/ Pr\u00e9sentement, je jeu \u00e0 Red Dead Redemption II)<\/em><\/p>\n

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10<\/strong>:00 PM \u2013 IT’S NOW TIME TO GO TO BED<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Yes, we don\u2019t go to bed late here. My battery is low. Another beautiful page of my book of life has been filled!<\/p>\n

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