Wednesday, 30 October 2013

A Brief History of Computing: Part One - The Dark Ages
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A Brief History of Computing: Part One - The Dark Ages

I've always been interested in learning about how the computer has evolved over the decades, so this post will *hopefully* help me to satisfy my desire to delve into the history of where it all began.  Its never really crossed my mind how much I rely on my computer on a day to day basis and I'm not sure how I'd manage to cope without it (sad, I know). It's crazy...

Saturday, 5 October 2013

Week 1 - Visual Design
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Week 1 - Visual Design

For our first visual design lesson, Jack took us down to the canal. We were told to focus on one point perspective and given a short lecture before setting off to ensure we fully understood what we had to achieve. I didn't manage to finish my piece within the lesson, so I returned later in the week for self directed study. My final for the canal. With added scanner blur....

Thursday, 3 October 2013

A New Beginning
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A New Beginning

I feel somewhat overwhelmed about writing this first blog post...I guess I should start by introducing myself. My name is Lucy and I'm currently studying Game Art Design at De Montfort University in Leicester! I come from a fine art/sculptural background so the thought of creating objects etc in 3DS Max terrifies and excites me at the same time. I've not had much experience with 3D modelling software, so I was a little taken aback at first when I was told I had to...