Autodesk Student Deal: Maya & 3DS Max

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For a Limited Time Only, Students and Teachers can purchase Autodesk Entertainment Creation Suite Ultimate 2013 for only $216.95  and get free shipping at Studica.com.* Autodesk ECS includes Maya 2013, 3ds Max 2013, Mudbox 2013, Softimage 2013, Sketchbook Designer 2013 and MotionBuilder 2013. Flexibility of Use: Use both Maya and 3ds Max in a blended animation pipeline. This will allow … Read More

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Game Contest – $25,000 Prize – Hurry, Ends March 3rd

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How exciting is a chance to win $25,000! GameSalad and GameSpot have just introduced the Unicorn Apocalypse Mobile Game Contest. Enter for your chance to win $25,000! This contest is big but it ends fast so you’ve got to HURRY, this contest ends March 3rd. Detailed instructions appear below. Students and Teachers can get GameSalad at discounted prices. Please note: … Read More

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New fischertechnik Robotics Competition Lab

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fischertechnik Robotics Competition Lab is now an approved platform in the Skills British Columbia 2013 Competition.The New fischertechnik Robotics Competition Lab is now being used in another Provincial Skills competition.  This complete kit offers Teachers the ability to deliver hands on STEM education to their students in the Classroom or in a Club. Skills British Columbia has featured the GEARBOTS … Read More

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Rhino 5 New Features and Upgrade Options

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What’s New with Rhino 5.0? Rhino 5 * has worked hard to become much faster and to handle working with project teams and much larger models. Plus there have been thousands of improvements made throughout to help you design, model, present and realize all that much faster. Enhancements have been made in Rhino 3D in nearly every aspect from Modeling, Editing … Read More

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Infinity Project presents STEM Education Webinar

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Attend this webinar presented by Infinity Project to learn how you can use project-based learning as a method to increase your students achievement in Science and Math. STEM Education Webinar for Today’s Classroom Thursday, February 28th 4:30-5:30 PM Eastern Register Now Presented by Infinity Project, a national leader in engineering curricula, this STEM webinar is geared towards teachers, career & … Read More

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Exporting 3D Models as 2D Sprites

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There was a comment on our blog recently that asked whether or not it’s possible to use a 3D Design package like the Autodesk Maya 3D Animation software to create 2D Animations. This is entirely possible and the workflow is used widely in 2D video game development. The basic workflow consists of creating your model in your 3D modeling software … Read More

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National Instruments is Looking for Your Sweet Apps

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Looking to share your ideas and innovations with someone?! Look no further than the National Instruments Developer Zone. Users can blog about which NI products they use in the creation of unique application solutions. Also, see what others are developing and get some feedback on your latest project. View NI Sweet Apps Page. So go ahead and take a look. … Read More

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Inside Look at STEM Curriculum for fischertechnik STEM Lab

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By now, you’ve probably heard about the new fischertechnik STEM Lab program for middle and high schools. Maybe you’ve seen one of the ads that have been appearing in educational magazines, the numerous discussions on various blogs and websites (including this one), or perhaps you simply saw it listed on the Studica site. Either way, the question that most commonly … Read More

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Animation Contest from Nickelodeon

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Get Your Animation Seen! As part of their Animated Shorts Program, Nickelodeon is searching for creative minds to showcase their original animations. Nickelodeon has set three main criteria; the animated shorts must be comedic, character driven and have kid appeal! As most often with cartoons, there should be a funny lead character and a couple supporting characters. Storylines must be … Read More

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