hrmm seems im still not qualifyed enough, so im looking at studying something in the multimedia area at tafe beginning of next year, looking into other areas as theres not a real lot of emplyment possibilitys in Aus it seems....
So im taking suggestions for tafe courses in South Australia...
Just checked your web site out... it all looks good.. I'm sorta inclined to say that all you need now is a larger volume of work, If I was you, I'd skip going to TAFE or uni (unless you want to learn 2d techniques).. lock yourself in your room and really start pumping out heappppps of stuff.. and not just weapons etc.. go sick on some enviroments and incidental items.. and I'm sure then you'll be able to overwhelm with some top work!
well thats true... only put your best stuff up there.... all you want to do is to expand on some on the themes in your site.. move all you weapon models into one area.. etc.. and then create areas to cover character modelling etc...
I think i would like to see more unusual vehicle design.. like the hover craft etc....
also I feel putting up incomplete (complete I mean.. fully rigged and textured - possibly animated)
sorta looks like you gave up at the last hurdle.. if you know what I mean... not a big problem.. but if you fully polish a model, eg.. texture rigs.. etc.. it will give a much more professional feel to the work..
which can only have a positive reflection on yourself..
cheeersssss
I am studying Max at www.madacademy.com.au , they have held course in S.A as well ( I am in Sydney).I have learnt more in 4 months than I did mucking around for three years!!!
Hey man, your stuff is very good. I live in SA too and I am kind of in the same boat as you. I've done the same kind of courses and more and I'm still looking to get into the industry, so I am really working hard to get to the next level with my skills.
I think everybody is right here. You really need to spend late nights and long hours honing your skills etc, but some high level study such as the courses that you have done really gives you the stuff that you can't learn at home. Sure, potential employers want to see your best work before they give you the job but they would also like to see that you can work well with others in a team situation, have good time management and communication skills and that you can work to a brief. These are the things that studying has given you. In my opinion though, Tafe is the way to go for this rather than some of the private colleges. If you are interested in doing more study that WILL get you a job in games dev, might I suggest that you check out the news item that I posted about recently about the new games course starting at Tea Tree Gully TAFE. You may have seen this already and I can tell that it will be well worth your while doing this course. It leads to an Advanced Diploma in Design (game art) and is one of only 3 courses like this in the country. It is going to be huge for building up a very strong talent base of artist and programmers for South Australian game dev. Who knows, we might even see some more larger scale companies setting up offices in Adelaide.
I am already enrolled in this course and have quite alot of inside information on it all. I can also tell you that many game developers are watching this closely for potential recruits. So sign up if you haven't already.
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piece of paper isnt going to get you a job.
your work will.
just have to refine your skills.
just on a side note as well- i have friends that did a tafe multimedia course and they could have done it blindfolded.