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Read career information about a career in 3D Animation and Video Game Art.

Listed below are recent articles that describe a career in game development. Don’t
forget to also read our Women's Success Stories and Role Models in the News for both more career information and to see what it's like to be a woman in this job. You'll also want to look at the Women in Gaming Associations and the Women in Technology links to get a complete picture.

Gaming Industry Articles Gaming Industry Links

Top of the class: Computer Graphics World talks to studios about who, how, and why they hire. (Students in animation) (PDF) by Jenny Donelan
Article discusses the skills needed for finding a job in animation.
Computer Graphics World; August 1, 2005.

Animation Career by Shanna Smith
An interview with Frank Gladstone, Manager of Animation Training for Disney.
Animation Arena Website

Oppor-toon-ities in Animation and Computer Graphics (PDF) by Pamela Kleibrink Thompson
Pamela gives tips on success in the animation industry.
ACM SIGGRAPH Computer Graphics; Aug2004, Volume 38 , Issue 3 Pages: 25 – 27.

Video and Computer Game Industry Scan
Industry report from the Multimedia and Entertainment Initiative about the video and computer game industry.

CG Explorer
http://www.cgexplorer.com/
Website about digital animation and special effects with daily news, links and images aggregated automatically from various selected resources.

International Computer Games Association
http://www.icga.org/
International game enthusiasts’ association offering tournaments, online news bulletins and a quarterly journal.

International Game Developer’s Association
http://www.igda.org/
International organization dedicated to improving developers' careers and lives by connecting members with their peers, promoting professional development, and advocating on issues that affect the developer community by offering local chapters, special interest groups and online discussion forums.

North American Simulation and Gaming Association
http://www.nasaga.org/
North American organization for developers of games with a focus on learning through simulation and gaming, with an annual conference and online discussion board.

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