A Character TD’s Random Thoughts…

Well despite my catching a cold a few days before Evolve CG I managed to eat half a box of cough drops and still give my talk on rigging at Naughtydog. I hope everyone who was able to attend enjoyed the conference and I welcome any feed back or questions on the talk I gave. Thanks for attending!

One thing I failed to mention to everyone at my talk is that me and my co-author Adam Mechtley are working on a Maya Python book. However if you want to start learning Python now you can start with a good book called Learning Python by Mark Lutz.

http://evolve3d.net/

Cheers,
Ryan

Its been a crazy few days at GDC. I wanted to let everyone know that me and my friend Adam Mechtley put together a video Masterclass on Python for Autodesk’s Virtual GDC. You will need to get an account with area.autodesk.com and they require you to register separately for the class as well. Its free, watch it! The class description and link to the video follows:

Class Description:
“Since the formal introduction of Python into Maya, it has been rapidly gaining ground as the scripting language of choice among technical artists and tools developers. Its host of built-in features and its support for programming with the Maya API allow Python developers to interact with Maya in many exciting ways. In this MasterClass, Adam and Ryan discuss different scenarios that may appear during production and for which Python is ideally suited to provide a quick and flexible solution. Using two example projects, Adam and Ryan will demonstrate practical applications of threading as well as Maya plug-in development.”

http://area.autodesk.com/gdc/class2

Last but not least Uncharted 2 received five awards at the 10th annual Game Developers Choice Awards including the Game of The Year award. More info here:

http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/27649/GDC_Uncharted_2_Wins_Big_At_10th_Annual_Game_Developers_Choice_Awards.php

Cheers,
Ryan

I thought I would let people know that I will be giving a talk on our Character Pipeline at a conference called Evolve CG. Evolve CG’s main focus is to give students a chance to learn from people in the industry. The conference will be held at the Hilton Marina in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida on May 15-16.

http://evolve3d.net/feature-speaker-ryan-trowbridge/

Cheers,
Ryan