saw this a few days ago. looks to be more than just a zombie story in his collection from Asherr's second link. those seem to be of more legitamite concern, like trying to 'recruit' students into an 'army'.... Winchester is about 40 - 45 miles from me. just outside of Lexington, probably the biggest city in KY. so this…
A few weeks ago I delivered my Road to Rebellion talk to Coventry University game students about breaking into the industry. For most, it's a long journey from graduation to a game studio. Portfolios, job applications, online learning- the whole ordeal. It was a great experience shedding some light on how I broke in and…
I'm re working one of my first ever characters from when I was a student. I can't believe how awful my topology was.... well actually I can. Nice to see how far I've progressed since 2003, and to see how I fared compared to my students. I'm also rusty, so I needs some new work for my portfolio. Still working out the final…
http://health.usnews.com/health-news/family-health/brain-and-behavior/articles/2010/05/28/todays-college-students-more-likely-to-lack-empathy.html I have a loose theory, considering empathy to be a key trait in great animators. To some extent great artists, often seem to be pretty empathetic. So are we looking at a dry…
I'm going to be teaching an intro class using Maya for the first time in a while, and looking for suggestions on good current books for beginners. Everything on my shelf from the last time I taught this with a book is hopelessly out of date. The class focuses on poly modeling, texturing, and lighting, with a little bit…
Ahoy there ladies and gents, my name is Ovada. I'm new 'round these parts. I'll admit, I feel a little silly posting a new thread just to say that; it's also a bit disconcerting 'cause I don't see other topics like this over 'ere. But that's all beyond the point. I'm a 6th quarter Game Art & Design student at the Art…
Here's a bit of an art dump from my online portfolio as I keep on producing more work and look for a job (hello student loans). Kind of unsure which jobs I should focus on (environment/illustration/characters/level design) as I love everything. Well.. maybe I don't love UV unwrapping so much.. :)…
I can make no comment personally on SCAD except to say I met someone like you (except she got a masters) in a course for Zbrush from Futurepoly. The thing is, she excelled much faster than most of the class (including students from Digipen), which I attribute to her having those foundations SCAD (and her undergraduate…
Ok serious question; Can we enter if we're using educational versions of software? I'm using the student edition of Maya and every time I fire it up I get a very sinister sounding 'Must not be used for commercial purposes'... Now I know the participants would not get paid but of course the creations would be in a game that…
I graduated from Inter-dec college here in Montreal. But let me say this. It's not the school that will make you good. What I mean is you can go to the best school in the world and have shitty teachers (no offense) or go to a less known schools and have great teachers. You really have to ask around, try to talk to students…