oh definitely! Also, don't forget to ask questions! Despite the fact that you might feel like an annoyance for asking so many questions, most teachers actually likes students who ask. But be sure to ask relevant questions, and not just random questions about anything. But ask them what you can improve on, what you should…
Thing is back when I was in game dev school, we had access to the programs we needed through out school which provided the licenses on machines at the labs. So most students used to work on their portfolios at the school and had access even after graduation. For their personal time, every student I knew pirated the…
I think this is a great idea. I'm a student myself so i would be on the recieving end of the wiki mostly. The boards are great and the whole of polycount is a very good and sometimes pretty elaborate resource on gameart. The whole problem with a messageboard is finding the information you're looking for. "Oh yeah i…
I have read a lot of forums debating whether people should go to art school or not and whether it would be time well spent to go to an arts school. I hear a lot of people saying that older students should just be self taught since some schools don't teach you very much. My problem is that all these threads are directed…
i live in Kentucky, debt, welfare and poverty are extremely common. currently helping a professor with a website on the arts in eastern KY, trying to get a grant to really beef up the site and provide a much needed database of the arts/artists in east KY... i.e. 'hey give these kids some money for art programs!'. a lot of…
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awesome!! thanks man! Yes college is expensive, but it's America. What is cheap in America besides a double cheeseburger? the entire country is in debt to student loans/ other financial obligations. 'Murica the school Im going to has direct connections to PAX east (student work showcases there, student game/portfolio demos…
I am a Final Year university student currently working on a concept art based project for one of my modules. The hypothetical game brief is a stealth-based action / FPS game set in a city based around themes of surveillance and controlling appearances. The protagonist is a spy operating in an environment where everyone is…
Didn't Adobe openly admit piracy saved photoshop and made it what it is today? That aside, student versions of everything helps, if there isn't student version available or reasonably priced alternates/subscriptions, well shit happens. *Heads up* Anyone with a valid student Email can get all of autodesk products for free…