3d magazines

Don't buy 3D World. Well that's my opinion. It was never that great to begin with, and it seems to be getting worse :/

Computer Graphics World was a really good read, but I haven't seen that around for a year or so. Does anyone know if it still exsists?

What are you after specifically in the mag? A bit of everything? News? Reviews? Tutes? Artist Profiles? Unfortunately those things are pretty difficult to find in mags. The net is your best option. Pity you can't carry it around with you and read it on the can :)

I am after a bit of everything.

3D World? isn't that a clubbers newspaper? [:D]

Can't offer too much help here, but I can add to what others are saying - 3d world seems to be way past its hey-day -- but, that's not to say it's not a worthwhile flip through still, especially for the hobbyist/beginner. Unfortunately the only real thing I get out of it personally nowadays is the industry news.

Other than that, I can also give a little bit of off-topic advice, if you're interested in game development professionaly, I'd recommend a subscription to EDGE (or another large reviews/previews/industry fluff mag) and the GDmag.

sorry for not being much of a help, but honestly I've yet to find any good mags for the garden variety 3d artist, and I've been looking for quite a while. Online resources (like insidecg.com, 3dtotal.com, cgchat.com etc) really do seem like the best places to get all this material and information.

I find that Mags are about 3 months behind the net as far as this stuff goes, if you are like me and hate reading stuff on the computer print it out, it is just like a mag and it is petty much free.

I find Edge petty good, a good mix of stuff about the industry, as far as an 3D art mag goes it is a little to general.

Edge and Game Developer are my fav's and every now and then I'll pick up a copy of PC Gamer.

Digital Media World is always an option, local mag, but nothing spectacular.

ive never bought a 3d magazine so i cant comment..but whats wrong with the net? its all there for free :)

Malus: would you like a copy of pc gamer, we were sent 960 copy because FF VS TTT is on the cover.

brendan... is that nine hundred and sixty copies?!

lol, I'm alright, but thanks for the offer. [:)]

Thats alot of magazines, have you guys thought of making wacky office furniture out of them?
I'm sure you could make a sofa with that many. [:P]

I could not find any of the mentioned mags at my newsagent. where do you guys get edge and GDmag from

and doord recycle them image all the trees it would save :)

EDGE is a great mag, and is generally available form most Canberran Newsagencies (yeah we can still get a few good mags down here). Otherwise EB stocks the latest versions, but they will cost you more.

GDmag I haven't seen for ages. There was only one Newsagency in Canberra that did stock it (at Manuka), but they stopped.

I recieved free copies of DMW for ages as I got a free subscription when I went to the AEAF. It was not the greatest mag and was fairly poorly written.

Iglis - The net is the best place for it, but once again, do you have a comp in your can? I dont have a laptop either, so it is difficult to read on the bus. Mags are great for that :)

Well I actually like 3d World, except for the price, but Its had some rather good tutorials in it and articles and profiles. It has hardly any stuff on game development though

if you want GameDeveloper, sign up with IGDA (www.igda.org), otherwise expect to pay ~$20