Careers in Game/Animation Industry

A 3D Animator does...

• breathe life into objects
• model characters for animation
• create level layouts
• renders final images

What does a Character Animator NOT NEED to do?

• Be able to work within a team
• Receive direction and make changes
• Ability to reach deadlines
• Understand modeling with polygons and nurbs

Uses software to combine separate elements to create a single image.

• Composting TD
• Lighting & Rendering TD
• Dynamics TD
• UI/UX Designer

The UI/UX Designer...

• Optimizes information delivery
• Creates level layouts
• Writes game code/scripting
• Creates original concept art

Which program will the Environment Modeler NOT use?

• Substance Designer
• Maya
• Photoshop
• Inventor

Concept Artists typically don't...

• Sculpt and model high and low polygon characters
• Create environments, props, and culture kits 
• have the ability to create in wide range of styles and moods
• work closely with technical directors

The game director always knows every job in the pipeline, and can do each task if needed.

• True, the director needs to know how everything works.
• False, the director rarely knows how to do more than a small handful of jobs in the pipeline.

Indie game makers are...

• Studios that make single player games
• Makers of action games staring Dr. Jones
• Small teams or individual artists creating a project
• sad lonely people 

A Game Tester must...

• Play whatever is assigned to them they cannot choose.
• Search every inch of a game looking for reoccurring errors.
• Write detailed reports for game developers.
• All of the answers are correct.

E3 2017 was the first conference opened to the public.  Before that, you had to be a game developer or member of the press to attend.

• True
• False