TOP ANIMATION AND VISUAL EFFECTS TOOLS OF 2008

In order to get a job in the game industry, you must know a few, ok ok, a lot of software programs. The more programs you learn, the more well rounded you are as a potential game artist. I have been trained to use Maya, Photoshop, ZBrush and just a bit of Blender. Unfortunately, there are many game studios that also would like to see applicants who know other programs as well since not everyone likes using the same programs. 3Ds Max, Softimage and the Unreal Game Editor help to round off the most popular. So what are the top tools being used right now in the game industry? The folks at Animation Magazine have a list of the top 10 animation and visual effects tools used in 2008. Go check ’em out!

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