Posted: January 31st, 2012 | Author: admin | Filed under: Quick Blurbs | No Comments »
Keep informed on what the United States Government is doing on copyright, trademarks and patents infringement. I am all for protecting our work and keeping bad folks from stealing our content, logo design, web code etc…, but this gives the government and big business too much control. Heck, with the ACTA law, you could have your cell phone searched or even your laptop searched while at the airport for what they consider copyright infringement content. To me, that means unlawful search, and how will they determine what is stolen or infringed on?
Summary: With SOPA and PIPA shelved, ACTA was somewhat ignored. Don’t know what ACTA is? Don’t worry: you weren’t meant to.
Here’s what you need to know.
Sign the petition to stop ACTA (help make the government think first before they act.)
Posted: April 25th, 2011 | Author: admin | Filed under: Quick Blurbs | No Comments »
Sessions College for Professional Design® has just announced new scholarships for recent high school graduates to promote the benefits of learning design online. Sessions College will provide two (2) Graphic Design degree program students and two (2) Web Design degree program students with $2,000 each toward their tuition at Sessions College.
For details on the scholarships available please visit the Sessions College website.
http://www.sessions.edu/admissions/degree-admissions/scholarships
An online degree program in design at Sessions College gives students the scheduling flexibility to fit it into any schedule without sacrificing other responsibilities, such as a job. Because the degree programs were developed specifically for online delivery there is no compromise on the quality of the education delivered. Students at Sessions College learn from working, professional artists and designers who are trained in best practices for online education.
Sessions College is fully accredited and has been a pioneer in the online teaching of visual design since 1997.
Posted: April 30th, 2010 | Author: admin | Filed under: Quick Blurbs | No Comments »
If you are not playing video games on a regular basis or even attempting to play then you may be missing out on the ability to transform your design career/business through the powerful grammar, storytelling, condensed learning and rich visual environments of games.
So, do you play video games on a regular basis (or even know HOW to play)?
If not, you may want to consider getting on board (and fast)
I, for one, was never really big into “gaming” but that has been changing recently with my 14 year old stepson giving me lessons on the Nintendo Wii with games like “Call of Duty,” “Zelda” and “Super Smash Brothers”
Consider this:
“Half of all Americans over age 6 play computer and video games. Each year, Americans purchase more than 220 million games, nearly 2 games for every US household. And despite the common belief that gaming is a pastime that requires
a Y chromosome, today more than 40% of game players are women.”
and this:
“Play will be to the 21st century what work was to the last 300 years of industrial society – our dominant way of knowing, doing and creating value” Pat Kane, author of The Play Ethic.
Research has shown playing video games not only can sharpen our conceptual abilities but also enhance our creative ability for pattern recognition, for empathy, for strategic thinking and creating visual mappings among others.
And the future of gaming is just getting started. It has all sorts of rich possibilities in every industry imaginable – like medical, military, sports, marketing, etc. – where (just for starters) real life situations have the ability to be simulated.
Especially if you are just starting out in design, it would be a good idea to investigate the many art/design schools that offer degree programs in game art and design.
Here are a few sites to wet your gaming appetite:
Game Spot – http://www.gamespot.com
Game Talk – http://www.gametalk.com
Yahoo! Games – http://games.yahoo.com
Women Gamers – http://www.womengamers.com
PopCap Games – http://www.popcap.com
Wireless Gaming – http://www.wgamer.com
…now if I can only get this darn wii controller right
Doug Farrick
If you are not playing video games on a regular basis or even attempting to play then you may be missing out on the ability to transform your design career/business through the powerful grammar, storytelling, condensed learning and rich visual environments of games.
So, do you play video games on a regular basis (or even know HOW to play)?
If not, you may want to consider getting on board (and fast)
I, for one, was never really big into “gaming” but that has been changing recently with my 14 year old stepson giving me lessons on the Nintendo Wii with games like “Call of Duty,” “Zelda” and “Super Smash Brothers”
Consider this:
“Half of all Americans over age 6 play computer and video games. Each year, Americans purchase more than 220 million games, nearly 2 games for every US household. And despite the common belief that gaming is a pastime that requires a Y chromosome, today more than 40% of game players are women.”
and this:
“Play will be to the 21st century what work was to the last 300 years of industrial society – our dominant way of knowing, doing and creating value” Pat Kane, author of The Play Ethic.
Research has shown playing video games not only can sharpen our conceptual abilities but also enhance our creative ability for pattern recognition, for empathy, for strategic thinking and creating visual mappings among others.
And the future of gaming is just getting started. It has all sorts of rich possibilities in every industry imaginable – like medical, military, sports, marketing, etc. – where (just for starters) real life situations have the ability to be simulated.
Especially if you are just starting out in design, it would be a good idea to investigate the many art/design schools that offer degree programs in game art and design.
Here are a few sites to wet your gaming appetite:
Game Spot – http://www.gamespot.com
Game Talk – http://www.gametalk.com
Yahoo! Games – http://games.yahoo.com
Women Gamers – http://www.womengamers.com
PopCap Games – http://www.popcap.com
Wireless Gaming – http://www.wgamer.com
…now if I can only get this darn wii controller right
- by Doug Farrick
