Question for Cosmic and Kewb and other developers.
Plastic Heart
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So today i was discussing with someone at school what i am going to study at college/uni (not sure what you call it, it’s different in my country) next year. After an hour we finally got a result.
Turns out if i study computer science-Game designing, it will be so hard for me cause i’m not that good at maths.
But i am going to give it a try.
But then we got another result, Computer Animation.
Now i’m wondering if i do need to know how to draw, is it necessary for 3D games, cause aren’t you posing a puppet there?
And most importantly, does it provide a good salary?
And can i like work at huge game companies etc?
Thanks for your answer in advance ;)
Turns out if i study computer science-Game designing, it will be so hard for me cause i’m not that good at maths.
But i am going to give it a try.
But then we got another result, Computer Animation.
Now i’m wondering if i do need to know how to draw, is it necessary for 3D games, cause aren’t you posing a puppet there?
And most importantly, does it provide a good salary?
And can i like work at huge game companies etc?
Thanks for your answer in advance ;)
Comments
sure you will need a basic understanding of modelling but if your working for companies you will be handed the models as you will be purely animating them.
in terms of money that really depends company to company but yes you should be able to work for big companies should your portfolio of work be good enough
On the other hand, Computer Animation requires you to work with sprites, 3-D or 2-D depending on the game and render them to create visual motion and things similar to that. It may or may not require you to create a 3-D or 2-D model object by yourself since you’ll probably be working with other team members. The size of the team depends on the company as well as the salary you might get.
As a side note, both of these jobs require you to work in a team and that will never be optional. Even if you develop a game by yourself and it does really well, you’ll have to manage a team to keep track of everything so it’s practically a requirement in game development related majors. So, after you start uni, I suggest you apply for internship aa soon as possible (maybe after your first year).
On the other side if i study animation i will be able to apply to companies and have my own desk which makes stuff easier for me.
Btw, if i do want to apply for an internship, don’t i need a bachelor/Master degree at animation so i can start working for the company?
Gaming Animation sounds pretty awesome. don't know salary but I guess sometimes it depends on the company
You just have to understand logic and algorithms for the most part. If you can break down a big problem into little math problems, then you're probably fine :D
Computers don't do math in big steps, they do little things one at a time, just really fast xD