Many people starting out in their college careers are learning that you can make money simply selling the assets that you create. There are many outlets where artists and developers can sell anything from background images, to 2D and 3D characters, music, game templates and animations. Many popular software companies for 3D animation and Game Development offer asset stores or … Read More
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Often in the classroom realism is difficult to obtain when explaining and experimenting with real world systems, processes, and naturally occurring forces. Simulation has come a long way in providing our students with the realism that is required when learning through software simulations such as Finite Element Analysis and Digital Prototyping but physical attributes of engineered systems are sometimes more … Read More
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Hello all! It’s been awhile since we’ve posted about fischertechnik, so let me pick up where we left off in November. Last time around I was telling you about the students learning STEM at Westfield Vocational Technical High School in MA, and how they were beginning their first hands-on project using the fischertechnik STEM Lab Program. As I mentioned previously, … Read More
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Yes, you heard that right. Lester Banks was gracious enough to expose methods of using the Dynamesh feature of ZBrush to save money on your 3D printing. He identifies how you can reduce the amount of materials you need to print by hollowing out the model using Dynamesh. The overall effect is a lighter 3d model that requires less material … Read More
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Back in 2012, I wrote a blog post talking about how Game Design fits in with STEM Education. I still use those same talking points when I deliver webinars on the subject. Really, none of that has changed. Game Design is still heavily involved in every aspect of STEM education. However, I left out a very important part of Game … Read More
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The Infinity Project is offering a free STEM education webinar on January 16th. If you aren't familiar with the Infinity Project, it is a powerful engineering STEM education program that prepare students for futures in the field of engineering. Created by team of world-class researchers, professional engineers, University faculty and secondary educators. The Infinity Project provides dynamic STEM curriculum, classroom … Read More
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In previous articles we’ve discussed Augmented Reality and how you can create your own AR experiences with Metaio software. This is just touching the tip of the iceberg with what can be done. One of the biggest case studies for Augmented Reality has been the IKEA catalog. This AR app allows you to place IKEA furniture in your home so … Read More
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One of the most powerful tools in the realm of recorded sound is the equalizer. Equalizers (also referred to as EQ) allow you to raise and lower specific frequencies or ranges of frequencies to obtain a desired sound. Oftentimes, EQ is used to "clean up" an instrument or to sometimes excite the bass spectrum or to add "air" to a … Read More
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If you are looking to track Santa for the holidays – we have some resources for you. There are several sites that are working to track the “Big Guy” this Christmas. You can use the Official NORAD Santa Tracker or Google Santa Tracker. You can also follow Santa updates. We’ve got all your bases covered. Now you have to be … Read More
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Maxwell Render has always been considered a go-to rendering solution that can be counted on to create simple and fast scene set ups and for creating photorealistic results of the highest quality in a short time. Maxwell Render is adapted for 3d visualizations for industries such as architecture, design, animation, VFX and film. An added benefit is that it plugs … Read More
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