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But true none the less. When I was young and green and went to the university, we started out learning a fairly structured language (Modula2) first, simply to have a starting point. And it was really just that, a common ground for students to learn what was much more important, the underlying mechanisms of programming. Things like syntax, semanthics, parsers, specification and verification of algorithms. Later in A&D, it was pretty much the same. Learn a methology for problem solving and you can use it to solve a multitude of problems. Once you understand the basic theory in general, learning any new language/platform or analysing any given situation was trivial. Same thing probably applis to many other professions, once you get a "feel" for and an intuitive understanding of your work, changing tools is just that, new tools. Oh, and my nostalgic rambling sidetracked me, same thing probably applies to 3D applications as well. Once you know the basics, Nurbs, UV space, the math, an understanding of the physics of light and surfaces, materials etc. The application becomes a simple tool to express your thoughts.

AI is a cool thing to study, both from an interest point and from a job security point Its application ranges from pathfinding algorithms in games (*cough*Bioware*cough*) to working on Defence contracts, where a friend of mine ended up working for a while after university. I know from personal experience that the subject is addictive as h**l to work with. But as somebody might have guessed from my questions, I'm completely unfamiliar with the educational system where you live

Who cares ? A completely derailed thread in a WOT topic ? What's there to loose ???

Shhh! You are spreading negative vibes :angry:

I'm a developer. Our team designs and develop software for corporations, ERP systems, E-commerce, stuff like that. Not as glamorous as game development, but it makes for a decent living

Does that really matter ? Working in the software industry for an age has its fringe benefits

Once the cat is out of the sack, as to what game and which publisher etc... Will there be some kind of "How it came to be" or "This is what we were doing the last couple of days" topic here ? Or will the announcement not be made before the game has gone gold, and no outside influence will intrude upon the game whatsoever ?

Agree on both accounts If there can be only one, let it be Mark Morgan...

Its later now... Just had some interesting visitors at work tonight. Oscar winner Randy Cook showed up with a couple of friends and the three Oscars he got. Won one the last three years for special effects in LOTR movies. Also worked on movies like Fright Night, Ghostbusters and 2010. Now I can brag about having put my greasy fingerprints on no less than three oscars Once I get sober, I might be able to figure out how to put a picture in a message to show my ugly mugshot with a Oscar in my hands and Mr. Cook at my side B)

I got a sudden urge to relocate to Australia... :ph34r:

It must be love, obsession, whatever

Funny, I always though of game design as an artform. Either you had it, or you didn't (I dont ) . A bit like a painter, either you have talent or you don't. A painter can learn to improve his technique through instruction and practise, but the technique is only a tool. Question: What do they actually teach students in such courses, apart from the technical aspects ? Or is it all tools for the student to figure out how to use ?

Tell me about it Some good adware and popup killer software is a must these days. :angry: *Sigh* Sorry, can't really be any serious help there. Not really into the mp3 thing. Too lazy... I just buy what I need B)

Yes About a zillion products (give or take a few) Most are commercial products though (searh for "wav to mp3" on google) I'm not sure, but Tucows might have some for downloading. Haven't checked the place in ages though.

Yes and yes I'm from Denmark and live in Wellington, NZ I just happens to like the place (I'm a well paid tourist)

Yeah right, what does people have against NZ here ? :angry:

That would be definite No! :angry:

:D

I haven't checked them myself, but I know that Renderosity has forums for most major 3D applications (and most obescure 3D applications too) www.renderosity.com They might be able to answer all your questions, asked and unasked for

Racist!

Whoa! That means it even predates Algol68 ! Always thought Dijkstra was one the creators of modern computer science. Apparantly not... As for the UML part, sounds pretty much like my own conclusion No better, no worse than any other CASE tool. Just curious about other peoples experience with design tools.

I know you can download pretty mucn the full Maya package from their website. Doesn't really come cheaper than that B) How much is the educational version of Max ?

Everything is a competition Sounds like a challenge to me. I'm learning Forth as we speak. Then I'll learn B, and Haskell, and AspectJ, and Plankalkul. Then I'll show you. What is Haskell and Plankalkul ? The latter sounds almost like som Matlab derivative B.t.w. Anybody ever found any useful application of UML yet ? (Besides baffling lay people with gibberish )