From the Loop:
At #3ddojo we have moved on from Blender and onto Maya. The problem being that Autodesk doesn’t seem to have a programme designed for parents and their kids. The best solution seems to be to sign up for a course at a University or College and use their really friendly education support programme.
Today at the Dojo, Shaun led a full house through modelling an arm and hand in Maya. The results were simply breathtaking considering most of the attendees were new to it. We were ably assisted by Greg Maguire (Professor of Animation at the University of Ulster and some of his undergraduates. The efforts of individuals within the industry to reforge our future are to be applauded.
And the kids, well, they enjoy it. And they can’t believe they’re working on the same tools used to make computer games and movies. That’s the icing on the cake.