News Archive - 2006
Motion Capture Suite upgraded
We have a professional quality suite which gives our students access to some high-level industry kit allowing them to capture wide ranges of human motion to apply to 3D characters. It also allows other uses such as bio-mechanical analysis and even sports science applications.
Induction Week Podcast
The excitement of induction week captured by 2nd year Digital Video Technology students. Podcast 7.
The TV Centre goes LIVE
The university's Rotunda Studio broadcasts the very first LIVE streamed broadcast at noon on the 15th December. Creative Technologies students are the first to be seen LIVE as they perform their coursework assignment! Tune in at noon on the 15th December: www.ceetee.net/live
30Gig Video iPod Competition Results
The winner is 1st year Computer Games Technology student Simon Spencer who came up with three original and well presented podcast ideas. Watch the podcast pages for future developments...
More podcast info from charlie.watts@port.ac.uk
Enterprisathon!
For more details on the Enterprisathon 'Dragons Den' style competition for enterprising students on board the HMS Warrior 1860 in Portsmouth's Historic Dockyard on Wednesday 15th November click on this link: Enterprisathon (Word document)
'Ahead of the Curve' Competition
When it comes to imagination and innovation, are you ahead of the curve? Autodesk are looking for students of film and video, game development, visualization, 3D illustration/graphic design and whose ideas blaze new trails. If you're using Autodesk®Maya®, Autodesk 3ds Max®, and Autodesk MotionBuilder™ software, alone or in combination, then take up the challenge. Details here: Ahead of the Curve
Student Email
Students can access their email accounts here: Student email.
1st Year Teaching Groups
For a list of the first year teaching groups open this Excel spreadsheet and select the sheet that shows your course: Teaching Groups (.xls).
Personal Tutors
For a complete list of first year students' personal tutors click on this file: Year 1 Personal Tutors 2006/7 (.rtf). Years two and three stay with your existing personal tutors.
Induction Week 2006
Induction week starts on the 2nd October. Click here for the induction week timetables: Induction Week Timetables. There is a special induction week podcast here: Creative Technologies Induction Week Podcast.
Digital Video News
Department of Creative Technologies is an Avid Academic Partner (AAP) giving Creative Technologies students many exciting benefits and opportunities with Avid's video editing software, including work placement opportunities, insider tips and tricks, industry information and software certification. Contact Charlie Watts for more details. There is more information on Avid here: Avid Mentor Program .pdf
Creative Technologies Prize Giving 2006
Photos from the Creative Technologies and Computing prize giving on the 2006 Graduation Day can now be viewed here: Creative Technologies Prize Giving Photos 2006
BSc (Hons) Computer Games Technology featured in the April issue of PC Gamer
The April issue of PC Gamer magazine has an article on higher education games courses in the UK. Our own BSc (Hons) Computer Games Technology course is used as an example.
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