It's a way to get students to draw a line from what they think people do in the bizz and get a taste from an informed opinion. Talking to people who do what they want to do helps them understand what they need to get there. Like any questionaire/survey if they get a nice cross-section they will be able to direct their…
Hello Everyone! I recently graduated from Academy of Art University with a MA in Game Development with an emphasis in character modeling. I've updated my portfolio from characters and props I created during my time at school. During my last semester of school, I was part of a group of students who created a game called…
I love helping out my coworkers - I'm the one who usualy learns that new tool or technique first because its my personality. But because I know and respect my coworkers I enjoy answering their questions and helping out. But I don't like 'students' - most want to learn by having you tell them what to do - but the lessons…
As a front-end developer I use basic algebra more than anything, followed by fraction conversions and on rare occasions trig and geometry. I agree that schools should at least give students a foundation for coding if for no other reason than to demystify the computers they use every day. Many schools offer basic web design…
I love Silo to death but I found it after having spent a few years noodling with Maya, and I think that there's something to be said for wrestling with a complicated interface for a while first. If you start with Silo you might take its interface for granted and be totally blindsided and discouraged when you start to…
Minding my own business working on an asset when I encountered an issue and here we are with a tutorial. Most of it is part of old Polycount but some fresh take. Full version here: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/rlGqrE Its 2025 we have nanite, AI, lots of procedural tools and fancy features yet I keep seeing students,…
Just wanted to add information that might be useful to students here sending emails to employers. As an employer myself, I occasionally receive emails from students looking for internships. There were times when I received more than 5 emails from students coming from the same school (there was a case where I received 40…
as far as I know there's very very very few scholarships for non US students - actually there may be none. You can apply but if you don't cut it you will have to take some sort of test (GRE) which has nothing to do with your subject of study but seems to be required to determine if you're ready to do a graduate study e.g.…
Hello everybody, I would like any talented Concept or UI (User Interface) Artists to join my team in creating the asymmetrical multiplayer horror game called Class D. Class D is about 4 students attempting to escape from an evil, mutated teacher who's under the influence of evil powers and has a passion for killing. The…
Hi guys! A friend of mine recommended this site to show of some of my work, so I thought I would post one of my pieces here and see what you guys think. I'm a Master student doing Computer Games Art and I'm specializing in environment. Next month I'm joining a student exhibition and need to stand out a bit in order to get…