Green Light Jobs: Media & Entertainment Career Network

Here is a great site to show your students the jobs that are out there and where they are.  There are other resources out there, but this site is US centric and seems to be up to date.  Get them to start planning their media & entertainment career.
Let me tell you, location is not everything, but where you live can really determine what you actually do and after reading “Who’s Your City?” by Richard Florida, location really makes a difference.  Many thought that with the rise of the internet, one can live just about anywhere.  If that is the case why do certain jobs congregate in specific area or regions . . .

Globalization is not flattening the world; on the contrary, the world is spiky. Place is becoming more relevant to the global economy and our individual lives. The choice of where to live, therefore, is not an arbitrary one. It is arguably the most important decision we make, as important as choosing a spouse or a career. – Richard Florida.

So check it out your your perspective career or job market.  Is your area a hot bed for jobs?  If not, do you move or analyze your local market and build from there.  Either way, it is worth looking into.  --  Cornell 

 

greenlightjobs is the media and entertainment industry's premiere career network. As the industry's job posting aggregator we offer up to date job listings across all platforms, as well as offering media and entertainment professionals a place to network and seek career advice and opportunities within the very niche market. Our mission is to offer jobs, jobs, jobs and help you manage your career search through personalized career guidance and opportunities to network, learn what is happening in the industry, apply for positions that are exclusive to the site, showcase your creative and professional work, offer career coaching, resume writing and information about internships and offer industry resources to help you find your own career path. Your career is connected through greenlightjobs.

http://www.greenlightjobs.com/home.html

Forge your warrior in the ultimate 3D sculpting and painting challenge.

Forge your warrior in the ultimate 3D sculpting and painting challenge.  Stretch your imagination and show off your creativity.  Warriors can be fantastic, futuristic, historical, ethnic or anything else you can dream up.  Is your warrior organic or mechanical, male, female or creature, low or high tech, cute or fierce, cartoony or hyper realistic?  The options are endless, the choice is yours, let the battle begin.  Artists of all skill levels from around the world are invited to join in the fun.  This is a great opportunity to have your work reviewed by some of the most talented artists & judges in the world, and you never know who might be watching your entry or where it might take you!

war · ri · or –noun
1. engaged or experienced in warfare; soldier.
2. shows or has shown great vigor, courage, or aggressiveness.

After you have a concept for the warrior you would like to create, you will need to bring your creation into 3D.  Use Mudbox to sculpt and detail your warrior’s mesh, and use Mudbox’s painting features to texture your character.

This is a sculpting and painting challenge with a focus on character, so an ideal submission would be posed, painted and rendered, ready to spring into battle.  Please do not submit flat shaded models in t-poses.

To get started, create a WIP thread in the Warriors forum with your name and entry name ie. <my name> - <warrior entry name>.  Use this thread to post your progress and WIP shots with the community.  When you have finished your entry, post it to the finals thread in the Warriors forum with your final images and a link to your WIP thread.  Click Here to go to the Warriors Forum.

Don’t have Mudbox?  You can download a special FREE 3 month trial just for this event. Click here to download the trial.  For a list of serial numbers to activate your special 3 month trial version CLICK HERE.

3 months to see who will be the last artist standing. 
October 15 2010 - January 15 2011.
Final entries are due by January 15, 2011 12pm pst.

http://cghub.com/blog/view/cghub-presents-warriors-an-autodesk-mudbox-challenge/

Your Guide to Career Paths in Games Development 2010 (free)

The game industry is still in its infancy and growing exponentially.  Regions around the world are trying to capitalize on its growth.  TIGA a trade association representing the UK’s games industry recently produced a 16 page booklet, ‘Your Guide to Career Paths in Games Development’.  It is a career guide for the UK gamming industry and gives an overview of the kinds of jobs and career paths you should expect find.  Ultimately, it is a tool to stimulate the gamming industry in the UK and TIGA states on their site, “TIGA's vision is to make the UK the best place in the world to do games business.”  no matter where we live, we all want to see this growth locally.  The film industry is Hollywood . . . WHERE IS THE GAME INDUSTRY?

The  booklet is available in digital format free from Myebook.com.  It is worth checking out, particularly if you want to ride the “real-time” wave.   --  Cornell

 

http://www.myebook.com/ebook_viewer.php?ebookId=52027

 

  From the TIGA website (here) :

The computer games industry is one of the fastest growing entertainment industries in the world. The UK games development sector is a world beating industry. We have the fifth largest games development sector in the world in terms of revenue and the largest in Europe. 28,000 people work in the games industry and there are more than 200 games development studios across the UK.

A career in games development is rewarding. Average salaries are £32,388 per annum, which is significantly higher than the national average of £25,000. Developing games is also intrinsically innovative and creative. There are various jobs and career paths within the games development sector, including artists, computer programmers, designers, testers and producers – all have a role to play in developing a successful game.

Generally you need to have a good degree (2:1 or above) in a relevant qualification to stand a chance of securing a job in the industry. Games developers in the UK are based across the country including Brighton, Cambridge, Dundee, Guildford, London, Liverpool, Newcastle, Yorkshire and the Midlands. Developing games offers a creative, rewarding and challenging career path in an industry set to become the Hollywood of the 21^st Century.

‘Your Guide to Career Paths in Games Development’ gives an overview of the kinds of jobs and career paths you should expect in the games industry, including entry-level requirements and likely routes of progression.

Dr. Richard Wilson, TIGA CEO stated: “In our experience people are often unaware of the fantastic opportunities that exist in the UK games industry. They also do not realize the size of the industry here in the UK. We hope this guide will offer people practical, straight-forward advice on how to secure a job in this exciting sector.”

To download the guide click here.

High School Video Game Creation Workshop

If you are a high school 3d or game creation teacher, Scholastic Art & Writing Awards will be offering a number of workshops for your students throughout November.   have been around for a while,  I participated in Scholastics in the early 80’s and my father in the 40’s, but unfortunately game design wasn’t a category at the time.  I started programming in 1982 when I was twelve and I would have loved a game design category.  .   .   Education is not cheap and Scholastics Art & Writing is the largest source of scholarship funding for young artists, so get involved.  -- Cornell

 http://www.artandwriting.org/ 

Digital Paper Cut-Out Software

About a month ago, just came across the Pepakura Designer and man it is really cool.  Basically, it will convert your 3d file to a paper foldable model, just as if you were making a box.  It reduces the poly count into a workable file and then unfolds it with all the textures.  I ordered a plotter cutter just to be able to cut them out.   This software is open to the public as shareware so you can download and try it freely although some advanced features are limited until you purchase a license key.  I will let you know how it goes.  here are some examples I cam across. ~ Cornell

 

http://www.tamasoft.co.jp/pepakura-en/

  

Check out these models, they actually move . . .

Painting with 3D Light with an iPad

I am always looking for innovative ways that people use 3D visualization to inspire my students with non-traditional uses. This is really cool, check it out! 

Someone needs to use cat scan data with this process; It will make sense after watching.