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POSER and DAZStudio: Easy 3D Worlds and Figures

The terms “3D” and “easy” rarely go together. Modeling environments or characters  in 3D programs is often time consuming and frustrating and the learning curve for most programs doesn’t seem worth the effort. Trying to incorporate 3D modeling or scenes into a class project can seem nearly impossible because it takes all semester for student [...]


Making Mythology: Comic Books with “Comic Life”

Of all the news about the president-elect and his plans to remake the government (and, consequently, the culture), one of the most relevant to my current class was revealed this week. Barack Obama is a fanboy, a reader of comic books, an aficionado of “Spider Man” and “Conan the Barbarian.” Now, that’s pretty cool because no matter [...]