MDS - Game Dev - Week One
Twas the first week back at MDS for me. First week of the new course - Graduate Diploma of Game Development, which I'm trapped in until July of next year. A week ago, this was problematic. Now it's quite fine.
"Why the sudden change of heart?" You may ask. Of course, I suspect that the calibre of people who read this will phrase it in a more awesome manner. Anyhoo, basically, our new tutors are fantastic. We have two: Jon (programming), and Porter (art).
Thus far, this week has been Porter talking to us about his experiences in the games industry - an industry he's spent upwards of fifteen years in. He has worked on some interesting games too, including Shadowrun and Halo 3. Naturally, he's full of awesome stories to tell us. Plus, he thinks that when we have time to spare at the end of class on a Friday, an excellent filler is to watch awesome videos on the internet.
In short, I approve.
Also, this week we get to learn some Photoshop skillz, as they're making the programmers do some art, and the artists do some programming. Best quote from Porter about this: "Programmers, I don't expect masterpieces. Artists, I don't expect anything."
"Why the sudden change of heart?" You may ask. Of course, I suspect that the calibre of people who read this will phrase it in a more awesome manner. Anyhoo, basically, our new tutors are fantastic. We have two: Jon (programming), and Porter (art).
Thus far, this week has been Porter talking to us about his experiences in the games industry - an industry he's spent upwards of fifteen years in. He has worked on some interesting games too, including Shadowrun and Halo 3. Naturally, he's full of awesome stories to tell us. Plus, he thinks that when we have time to spare at the end of class on a Friday, an excellent filler is to watch awesome videos on the internet.
In short, I approve.
Also, this week we get to learn some Photoshop skillz, as they're making the programmers do some art, and the artists do some programming. Best quote from Porter about this: "Programmers, I don't expect masterpieces. Artists, I don't expect anything."