Comments on: Blenducation offers live Blender classes on the web

By: thedaemon

thedaemon — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:55:12 +0000

Dramaking, at Animation Mentor we have live classes with our teacher every week.

By: NetOperator Wibby

NetOperator Wibby — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:52:30 +0000

This is what I have been waiting for. I'm a big fan of tutorials because I like figuring things out for myself but Blender is another story. I never heard of any Blender classes or workshops taking place around where I live so this is the next best thing.

@Roger : Thank you for telling us about your experience. It seems like there are some kinks to work out but at least the project is working. =P Awesome.

By: dipingo

dipingo — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 22:58:10 +0000

Hey everyone thanks for coming by the live broadcast it was fun. And we learned some new things today too.
I love when that happens.

Thanks everyone.

By: Mike L

Mike L — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 21:18:36 +0000

Dramaking, there's nothing wrong with workshops (I've been to several :D ) All I was implying is that when Blender has started finding it's way into curriculums that generate 2 and 4 year degrees people will have to take note. A degree program shows continuity and currently Autodesk rules that particular arena :/ (3dsMax was all throughout my BS and now it's Maya at Animation Mentor for me).

The sad thing is…in my Bachelor's we did alot of work in game engines… The number one problem was export/import and the number 2 problem was having to learn scads of new interfaces (I think we studied like 6 different engines). Granted, flexibility is a great asset, for learning purposes we could have done everything in Blender and the concepts would have been reached more clearly and far more easily.

I have convinced the chair of the Game Design Program to at least consider Blender and he has had it installed in one of the labs on the machines.

I'll be into the site this evening after working on my assignment and take a look around. It sounds interesting!

By: Superking

Superking — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 21:06:22 +0000

At least they should license it under a creative commons license, in copyright it is not 'free' as they say.

"Secondly, we want to illustrate the possibilities Open Source can provide Corporations, educational institutions, as well as all size studios. By offering cutting edge, on-line, live classrooms, that are FREE, we are making education affordable to everyone."

By: DramaKing

DramaKing — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 18:40:21 +0000

This is an incredible idea. The only other site I know of that does anything like this is Animation Mentor. And they've only had a few speakers talk about animation with live feedback. In short, this is a very one-of-a-kind opportunity.

@Mike L, what's wrong with workshops?

By: banor

banor — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 18:30:15 +0000

@dipingo (David Hickson,) – One of my dreams is to become a registered BFCT. However, I have a long ways to go, and I would need a reason to renew my certificate/license every year. Anyhow, it would also be awesome to be an instructor, but once again, I have a good ways to go. :) Someday? :D

By: banor

banor — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 18:27:18 +0000

Alright, excellent! I read the post and have checked out the site and registered. :) Hopefully I will find useful classes to attend and the time to participate! Thanks a ton, David Hickson! Your life will probably never be the same, because you'll be busy, busy, busy running Blenducation. Cheers!

By: banor

banor — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 16:51:01 +0000

Yes, it is ready! I will have to read this post sometime soon… :)

By: Agile

Agile — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 15:00:51 +0000

@Tony,
Thanks for the info. I should prepare myself first…