Computer Graphics/Game Design Career Track

[kinshadow]

FYI, there was another thread a little while back about 3D Modelling programs .

[Ravenmaster]

I am in an intro to computer programming class. It\'s all C++. I had a homework assignment to make a text based rpg. I spent 40 hours one weekend (Friday included) working on it.  I got 25/20 points on that homework assignment. Most people had tops 50 lines of code and mine numbered over 40,000.  Hehehe. I was proud of it.  It\'s not really that great though. I hate this keyboard. It\'s the kind that\'s split in the middle and slanted out. I keep looking down at the keys....
Hmmm....
I don\'t remember why I started typing this. Oh well.

[FyreBlade]

i\'m in the same situation (8th grade, ready to going to high school) except i dont\' know what i want to be, i\'ve tested into high school, and it\'s very computer oriented already. some classes you\'re going to want to hit are math, science, and compsci. also, for 3d imaging, you might want to check out gmax. anyway, i\'ll probably post a bit more later but i\'m too tired right now (and cranky, i had a really long post before all set up and everything but it was all wiped out somehow......damned preview button)

[Kinoss]

http://www.digipen.edu/ is also a pretty good college that you might be interested in, its not quite as popular as Full Sail is though.

[FyreBlade]

i know a couple of computer/engineering oriented colleges are Caltech (which is REALLY hard to get into) and MIT. uhhhhh.....for 3d imaging, you will want to learn a bit of about adobe photoshop (any version, preferably 7) too. even though it\'s not exactly 3d (it\'s more of image creating/editing) it can make some pretty great effects and can do a LOT for 3d images too, as well as being able to make skins.

[bbum]

If what your really interested in 3d design the school of Gnomon would be great for you.

check out http://www.gnomon3d.com, check out the school, thats the most serious of it all, it is pretty expensive though.

although its not a colledge you wont get better know how on 3d design anywhere else.

and high school computer classes arnt going to help you at all, and if for sure you want to do 3d work dont waste your time on c++ classes, and id learn maya, its the future

dont waste your time buying a 3d program to learn it, use the money to buy some tutorials or books, download maya off kazaa, it comes with some nice built in tutorials, ive nevetr tried to download 3dsmax but it should work.

math? you never use the type of math that you learn in high school in 3d programs, the 3d programs have their own language its a different kind of math, that you get better at judging over time, dont bother with math classes.

any1 can learn the program, you need the right kind of mind to do good artisticly in it.

have fun see u out there

[bbum]

kinshadow sounds like he knows what hes talking about i believe him now

i dont know about creating my own shaders  and other stuff he talks about

[Vengeance]

Those schools teach you how to design the chips that go into the computers that designers use to make pretty pictures of those chips.  They are NOT artistic and graphic design schools.

My advice is quit reading message boards and other kids\' advice about your schooling and ask your guidance counselor or (*gasp!*) parents.

- V

[bbum]

those are gonna be the kids that get real dead end jobs and wont realize it, if you want to learn somthing that will get you hired go to a gnomon class, i dont know about those colledges, i dont know how good their classes are so i wont judge them

[FyreBlade]

Venge, she already said her parents aren\'t really interested in helping out right now cuz they think she\'s too young and don\'t think she\'s serious. and i don\'t think most 8th graders HAVE guidance counselors at school (i don\'t at least). bbum, 3dsmax (which by the way is an EXCELLENT program for 3d modeling) can be dled off kazaa. my friend has done it.

[Cyonamie]

not too many parents know much about 3d modelling or schools for it, what about your parents venge?
just trying to make a point that a gaming community might know more about 3d modelling than parents do, unless of course your parents are in the business.

[JellyWerker]

I just started high school, and I know what I want to be,  I think I will go into the division of mechanical engineering where you model machinery and test it on the computer before they make a real protoype. Or game making, I am good at ideas, and at code-monkey type jobs. I suck at graphics though, at least 2d, I can model in blender competently.