3D Artist Blog: 26 Nov 2010

Benefits of Digital Gaming

I love gaming and most adults may not know this but gaming actually helps in stimulating intellectual development as it builds skills beneficial as children grow older. Gaming also helps to develop our motor skills and expand our imagination. These all could be good in helping to keep at bay certain progressive illnesses as Alzheimer's disease. On top of that, gaming can also improve a child's capacity to remember better and also enhance other abilities such as their ability to induce and deduce, memorize, solve problems, recognize patterns, mind mapping. It can also help to improve their perseverance skills and manage the challenges brought about by attention deficit disorder very widely and commonly found in many children thesedays.

Friday, 26 November 2010

Lighting Examination

Theme: ''My Christmas Tree''

We are given 10 hours to light up our Christmas Tree making use of Maya Lighting Setup, final gather, global illumination, physical sun and sky, image based lighting, mental ray, etcetcetc.

I took about 8 hours to complete, or rather, not exactly 'complete' but i had to stop as i was literarily shivering inside out due to hunger and cold.

I think it could have been much better as there are still many things i still do not yet know as hypershade, etcetc.

But i am quite happy with how i managed to ''buff up and sex up'' the tree and its Xmas decors and lightings and all of its over all colours, mood and atmosphere combined.

Now that my Christmas tree and lights are up, I hope to wish one and all, in advance, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!! :D

close up view

Importance of Phonemic Awareness

According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress, the lack of basic education often leads to high school dropouts and illiteracy evident in the adult population in many countries. The stigma of not being able to read or having difficulty pronouncing words may cause problems with self-image and self-confidence. When a child learns phonics, it can build his confidence, so he begins to speak up more often. This will contribute and help them greatly in the development of their leadership and management skills in future when they grow up.