In the video game industry, what does an environment designer & character designer do in order?

3d scanning video games image

Q. Do they draw an environment & characters first? And then scan it to a computer & then make the video game using a software or what? Lol

Answer
Most concepts start out as drawings and paintings than could be done in traditional media or on the computer. The concept art then goes to various departments to be interpreted and refined as a digital product. Usually a 3d modeler will create a character or environment in the computer using the concept art as a reference.

A character might be sculpted first in clay, and then digitally scanned to create a 3d model.

The 3d model then goes to a rigger who creates the animatable "skeleton" and controls inside the character. This is what the animator uses to move the character.

How do i get started in Archaeology?

Tim

I am a 22 year old male who, for the last 4 years, has been studying for a creative media degree...specifically video game design. Everything was fine until last year when i failed a class. Now i have failed 3 classes and the only thing i can figure out is that this major is obviously not working out and that I am not cut out for it. Unfortunately i didn't really have a back-up plan, in truth, the thought that i wouldn't want this degree never crossed my mind until recently.

So now i wish to change my career path. Obviously my first priority is simply to graduate. But looking ahead to what i wanna do with my life is also important. In thinking about what i want to do i remembered my love of history. I've always taken an interest in ancient cultures/civilizations, the subject fascinates me. I realize this is a bit presumptuous of me, but i'd like to know how i could possibly get my foot in the door for something like the field of archaeology given the situation I've put myself in.

i'd appreciate if people were kind as i realize it might be asking a lot considering the hole I've put myself in.
any suggestions/comments will be much appreciated.

Answer
trust me, don't do it. you'll work long days in shitty conditions with shitty pay. the only reward is finding something. to at least get some sort of good pay you need to get a phD and that's about 6-8 years of studying. but, you don't become an archaeologist because of the money and your skills in video game design would be quite in demand these days with all the 3D scanning technology. i would suggest you finish your degree and then offer your specialist skills to projects that need someone to create reconstructions for the public and the archaeologists alike. that way you can fuse the two interests and if you're still interested in becoming an archaeologist, you can ask your newly made connections archaeology if they could offer you an excavators job. just to remind you, there aren't that many archaeology jobs around and you'd probably have to pay quite a lot to graduate as one. even to go on a placement will quite likely cost you money, but you need the experience to get a job.

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