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Shoshanah Wall10.06.2434 min read

A guide to in-demand roles in film and games

There are many reasons why people pursue a career in film and video games—it’s a ...
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Shoshanah Wall01.10.232 min read

CG Spectrum Accredited Courses: Launching New Creative Degrees and Diplomas

CG Spectrum Institute (CGSI) has launched three accredited creative courses for the film ...
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Nadia Stefyn19.09.2317 min read

How Video Games Are Made : The Game Development Process

ant to know how video games are made? This article walks through the video game ...
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Penny Gaubatz04.04.2310 min read

My week at the Game Developers Conference (GDC)

The annual Game Developers Conference (GDC) was held last week in San Francisco, boasting ...
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Shoshanah Wall09.02.232 min read

CGS Mentor to present at GDC on how Redfall's foliage assets were made

CG Spectrum 3D Modeling Mentor and Senior Environment Artist at Arkane Austin, Ehsan ...
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Shoshanah Wall24.11.226 min read

Gerel: Against The Corvus Empire - An Epic Student-Made Pixel Art Game

When Alan Robinson studied the Nuke Compositing Course at CG Spectrum, he not only ...
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Shoshanah Wall18.11.227 min read

What is a Video Game Designer & How to Get Started?

If you think playing video games is fun, imagine being the person who gets to design ...
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Shoshanah Wall10.11.226 min read

What Skills Do You Need to Be a Game Artist?

Want to become a game artist and help build the visual world of a video game? You will ...
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Shoshanah Wall21.10.229 min read

Small vs. large VFX studios — which one should I work for?

The VFX industry has both large and small studios. Each offers emerging artists slightly ...
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Shoshanah Wall06.10.227 min read

Interviewing for a job in the video games industry

With almost two decades of experience in the video game industry, Sushama Chakraverty, CG ...
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Troy Dunniway05.10.2216 min read

What skills do you need as a video game designer?

What skills do you need as a game designer? Video game industry veteran and CG Spectrum’s ...
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Shoshanah Wall12.08.228 min read

Should I work for an AAA or Indie video game studio?

Although all video game studios, regardless of size or classification, will differ from ...
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Shoshanah Wall11.08.22< 1 min read

Get 30% off KitBash3D Kits: Exclusive CGS Spectrum offer

To celebrate the launch of our epic Dune-inspired commercial, we have a special offer for ...
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Nadia Stefyn03.08.226 min read

What is the difference between game art and game design?

The primary creative roles in game development are that of the artist and the designer. ...
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Shoshanah Wall20.05.226 min read

How to Market a Video Game: Tips from Indie Developers

CG Spectrum students were privy to a live, online interview with the Founder and ...
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Shoshanah Wall28.02.225 min read

Decision-making in game design: 9 critical factors to consider

As a video game designer, decision-making is a vital skill. Troy Dunniway, award-winning ...
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Penny Gaubatz17.02.2214 min read

TA Q&A: Meet our game design technical assistants for 2022

Meet our new Game Design Technical Assistants, Alexios Vasilakis and Vincent Velarde. ...
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Nadia Stefyn26.11.2112 min read

Far Cry 6 Senior AI Programmer takes us behind the code

CG Spectrum Mentor, Bryan Griffiths knows games and has worked on everything from AAA to ...
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Nadia Stefyn05.10.216 min read

Elegant coding: Margherita Donnici on the beauty of game programming

CG Spectrum’s newest game programming mentor Margherita Donnici talks about the artistry ...
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Shoshanah Wall22.09.2117 min read

Slums of Elysium: Game breakdown in Unreal Engine

Chris Farkouh, a veteran live event producer from the UK, has spent the past few months ...
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Nadia Stefyn22.09.216 min read

From software design to game design: Loris Casagrandi's career change

A love of gaming was instilled in Loris Casagrandi as a child, but the opportunities to ...
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Penny Gaubatz10.09.219 min read

Meet our game dev technical assistants

This month we're featuring our talented Game Development and Design and Unreal Engine ...
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Shoshanah Wall01.09.2113 min read

Mental health in the VFX and video game industries

The VFX and video games industries are creative, dynamic and fun. However, like any job, ...
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Nadia Stefyn21.06.21< 1 min read

CG Spectrum is an Unreal Academic Partner!

We're proud to announce that CG Spectrum is now the first online school to become an ...
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