Congrats!

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thanks

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Cogito, Ergo Sum

congrats dude!!!good luck!!

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i wish i can do that too......
i need more practice....

Awesome!!, Its going to be fun living and studying overseas, you'll be moving to the UK yeah?.
The courses look really interesting, there seems to be a focus on the technical end of things. understanding how to write raytracers, all the mathematical principles behind computer graphics etc.. I'm interested to know about some of that stuff but personally I would be looking for a course that focused more on the front end, or at least taking those modules like animation techniques and rigging.
What area of 3d are you most interested in becoming professional?

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Thanks AHZ and Tyson!
yeah i'll be moving to the UK about August end i guess... it'll be a whole different world for me!

Funny that you should ask that question at the end, because that's the exact dilemma i'm in now. I'm not sure which area I want to specialise in, cos if you see, the Kent course is almost completely front-end, and deals with mainly character animation (in great detail), while the BU course is the one that involved a lot of scripting, writing raytracers, particle systems, etc...it's a very solid course, and highly recommended, but as you say, it involved less front-end work.......while the Goldsmiths course is complete Games Programming, down to every detail....don't think there's any 3d work involved.....but the lecturers of the Games Prog. course are like HUGE! as in, these guys have founded and run games companies and often guest lecture at SIGGRAPH, etc.... but no 3d work, only advanced programming and serious 3d research (point clouds, etc)

So i'm lost. I'm sort of angling towards BU cos it's virtually #1 in UK for animation, and it'll give me a solid grounding in the technical side. Maybe I can learn more of the front-end stuff on my own?

Help

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Cogito, Ergo Sum

yeah, I guess it comes down to how you want to develop your knowledge. I went the route of teaching myself 3d and trying to get employment based on a showreel as an artist. I would love to know all about scripting and technical things but I felt that if I spread myself too thin I wouldnt get to where I wanted to be as a modeller or an animator. Im still in that dilemma even between the front end areas. I love animation but I'm far more experienced in modelling and texturing. I'd love to get further into the games industry but I'm not sure what kind of salary I could get as a modeller in that field (I was offered a modelling job in maya and took a different gig instead because the pay was so much lower, and I didnt know maya at the time). I think If I was going to go back to study I would want to focus in on learning more about the arts end of the pipeline and take what I already do quite well and make it oustanding. I would feel like writing a raytracer from scratch or something would be somewhat off topic in terms of furthering my existing talent base but learning how to properly use dynamics software like realflow and take my rigging to a new level of difficulty would greatly improve and add to my existing skills.
I guess you have to ask yourself what you enjoy doing the most and what sort of personal goals you have for your own art because thats what will eventually become important in the long run.

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thanks a lot, Tyson. So you taught yourself 3d, and got jobs through showreels? That sounds good, maybe I'll be able to do that as well. Maybe I can learn the Visual Effects technical stuff at BU, and then teach myself more 3d (maybe I can learn ZBrush, Maya, etc and also improve my knowledge of rigging, modelling, etc ?)
How long has it taken you to know the things you do? I'm guessing, offhand, any 3d software I name you'll be able to work with and are probably already familiar with. That includes renderers, lighting systems, special effects, etc..

I think I can rule out the Games prog. course, cos I'm pretty sure I don't want to program the rest of my life. Big-shot lecturers be damned.

So its really only BU and Kent. And like you said, i'll have to decide for myself.
Sigh......

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Cogito, Ergo Sum

and take a look at the video on this page.....[Link to nccastaff.bournemouth.ac.uk]

downright depressing, the amount of talent! all at BU....

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Cogito, Ergo Sum

CONGRATS... WISH YOU ALL THE BEST!!

Just don't forget something.... And I would like to remind you that... You've been part of this community so you'll be forever be.. If you have time please visit us here sometimes

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lol why will i leave??? i camp at this forum
i love this place, and have to get started on the new Absurd Plants challenge! hehe

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Cogito, Ergo Sum

nah...i'm sure ur gonna be busy most of ur time...

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That's great news, they all look like great courses, it's just a matter of you deciding what you really want to do. However, It is good to remember that whatever you do, it won't be the end of the learning process, as you will be learning new stuff for the rest of your life. So you can always come back to the other stuff later if you do visual effects first or vice versa. I'd say if you do any of these courses you're probably gonna get awesome skills in something which will more than likely translate into employment, which will open doors to new skills.

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thanks a lot Gerard
yeah i guess i will be constantly learning new stuff. that never stops. in fact, starting this April, i'm gonna learn Zbrush

I was looking at that BU link above (Jon Macey's page) and there was a small list of suggestions for the group project or something. It had some really good ideas, like a plugin to add dirt to a scene (generally make a 3d scene look realistic, maybe faded/dirty) or another one for procedural buildings! that last one was really cool, sort of a 'lego' approach to buildings!

oh and speaking of lego approaches, i started on the GECK, and have finished the layout tutorial!

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Cogito, Ergo Sum

Cool, thanks for reminding me. I made a bit of an outline on the train last week so I just need to type it up and post it here.

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Hey, Congrats! So you have about six months to learn the language right?

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thanks chris!
which language do you mean? C++? I'm pretty familiar with it actually, although Python is completely new to me!
and yeah most of the software they use is new to me as well (they use Linux, XSI, Maya, etc.....i use WinXP, 3dsMax, etc )
so maybe i'll have to prep myself a bit before....
but for now, am just going to try getting a better grounding in 3d.....Zbrush, Mudbox, and some serious modelling in 3dsMax (characters, environments, etc)

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Cogito, Ergo Sum

I was actually making a lame joke about moving to the UK, the language being English, but a different dialect....which is funny because you know English...you know, like they speak a different language in the UK....but they don't, ... like I said, lame joke.

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Chris

lol that actually did cross my mind when i read your post, that you were referring to their English dialect, but I thought to myself, 'that's not what he meant!'....apparently it was hehe

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Cogito, Ergo Sum

Awesome mate, that is indeed amazing.
The current study which I'm doing gives their certificates from Cambridge University, i.e. the exams are conducted by CIE (Cambridge International Examinations). Know anything about them or like how good in standards they are?

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Cute Is What We Aim For

thanks dude
What course are you studying currently? And at what univ?
Cambridge sounds awesome btw

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Cogito, Ergo Sum

Its an Advanced Diploma in 3d Animation and Visual Effects, though in India there are like very few institutes which offer such courses, and theres no degree course
Names Maya Institute of Advanced Cinematics.
[Link to www.maacindia.com] - AD3D+ is my course name

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"I'm like a rookie paramedic to a siren, praying for an accident.."
Cute Is What We Aim For

i'm Indian too, man...live in Chennai
i know there are very few institutes in India, and the few there are only offer Diploma programs, and not full-fledged courses...
although I have heard of MAAC, Image, Arena, etc.. doing some good work.
sounds like a good program dude

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Cogito, Ergo Sum

ah awesome, so going to UK eh
I can use some help, because I wanna do some further studies too hehe

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Cute Is What We Aim For