Interested in gaming??

Interested in gaming??

Well you are an art collage student or had a soft corner for cute animated characters you’ve grown with all these years and ultimately chose to build your career in animation industry. Right?? But as you’ve been taught in your school that Gaming (which is an essential part of animation industry which is expected to reach 607 million $ in year 2012) is a very lucrative career option for aspiring 3D artists. you may not find it that interesting …why???

Because you say “I don’t like gaming. I don’t play games; I tried my hand on some racing game before, but didn’t find it that exciting. Rather I like Mickey Mouse….. Tangled movie kind of stuff.”

“Am I right?” Well, it’s your choice. But please let me tell you something before you shift delete this gaming option from your brain. I’m not going to give you lecture on how gaming industry gives you enormous creative freedom and how exciting it is to build a single high-end game or how brilliant this world is.. or you should sack your first cute gal friend Rapunzel and replace her with sexy Tom raider. No I’ll never do that. but am going to give you some suggestion that how you can build interest in gaming so that when you get chance as an animator in gaming industry you show the same level of enthusiasms you might’ve show when your chosen in other television or movie industry. But how you can do this???? There is one single answer for this question and that is……

”START PLAYING GAMES.”

But before I start let me tell you something about myself, a couple of years ago I was no gamer actually never tried games before, and as 25 year old boy I was among the elders who use to think computer gaming is for kids... Or…do they find it interesting..??? This is a waste of time. Or to an extreme...These violent computer games are ruining this generation. Blah blah blah. But as soon as I realize that playing games is actually good for my career enhancement or it is not too bad if we keep-it-on check. And it is good learning resource and its an ocean of creativity. I decided to try my hand a little. As a starter I find it boring, annoyed and felt like looser. But I kept on playing and I learned few things that I’ll share with you guys that can help you guys on how you can become a gaming freak from a complete novice or no gamer.and trust me on this, gaming world is so exciting that can blow your mind off it is a perfect escape and refuse from your busy life it is almost like meditation. Culmination of excitement and filled with so much creativity as well. Trust me guys even if your not playing...You’re still in the loosing side.

..No Gamer To Gaming Freak.

· Don’t start with older games first. some people think that they should try their hand on older stuff first which is not true. Try newer… high end Games first. FAR CRY, MOST WANTED-NEED FOR SPEED, CRYSIS ARE GOOD CHOICE.

· ASK FOR HELP...PLZZ DON BE SHY ON ASKING FOR HELP FROM A 16 YEAR OLD GAMING FREAK NEXT DOOR. PLZ DO OR DO SOME GOOGLE .ACHIEVING CHECK POINTS MIGHT SEEM IMPOSSIBLE SOMETIME.

· Don just plays please. Take a look at what you see…graphics, lights landscape textures materials layouts... Enjoy as you enjoy any other art form see how much effort the entire gaming artists has put into this.

· Go to the creator’s website and see how they do it.