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<b><font style="font-size:8pt" size="1"><font style="font-size:12pt" size="3"></font></font></b>Hi, <br><br>I have been to all the Blender education centers I can find in Montreal. My favorite is call Studio XX on Berri street here. Really nice class 28 inch monitors, fast Macs and great classroom layout. A real Gem.<br><br>I think a key to turning Blender 3D into hi-tech bread and butter here in Montreal at least, is to get it into the schools as I have been attempting here with the School Board of Greater Montreal. I think grades 7 , 8 and up are a good starting point.<br><br>Another key may be to aim lower. What I mean by this is that not everyone needs all the amazing abilities of Blender 3D, for many, I think the Blender 3D VSE is an important feature that is also a somewhat easier to learn element of Blender overall.<br>I use the VSE and text from the 3D window as a starting point with my students. It is easier to orient a student in the 3D window with text then a cube floating in space.<br>I wonder if a configuration for people only really interested video editing of some home movies and the like to rival FCP and others would increase Blender 3D use and awareness?<br><br>Just thinking out loud.<br><br><font style="font-size:10pt" size="2">James Halliwell</font><font style="font-size:8pt" size="1"><font style="font-size:10pt" size="2"><br></font><font style="font-size:10pt" size="2">Montreal QC</font><br><br></font><br><div>> From: bf-education-request@blender.org<br>> Subject: Bf-education Digest, Vol 73, Issue 8<br>> To: bf-education@blender.org<br>> Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2011 12:00:01 +0100<br>> <br>> Send Bf-education mailing list submissions to<br>> bf-education@blender.org<br>> <br>> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit<br>> http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-education<br>> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to<br>> bf-education-request@blender.org<br>> <br>> You can reach the person managing the list at<br>> bf-education-owner@blender.org<br>> <br>> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific<br>> than "Re: Contents of Bf-education digest..."<br>> <br>> <br>> Today's Topics:<br>> <br>> 1. Re: Bf-education Digest, Vol 73, Issue 5 (Ton Roosendaal)<br>> 2. My Input (Adamson, Thomas)<br>> <br>> <br>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------<br>> <br>> Message: 1<br>> Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2011 13:40:08 +0100<br>> From: Ton Roosendaal <ton@blender.org><br>> Subject: Re: [Bf-education] Bf-education Digest, Vol 73, Issue 5<br>> To: Blender Educators and Trainers <bf-education@blender.org><br>> Message-ID: <BD2CED83-8352-4EF4-AF66-B516FD3E19CE@blender.org><br>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes<br>> <br>> Hi,<br>> <br>> Montreal has a huge 3d industry... many studios there. It would be <br>> interesting to find out what we can do to break the Autodesk dominance <br>> there.<br>> <br>> -Ton-<br>> <br>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>> Ton Roosendaal Blender Foundation ton@blender.org www.blender.org<br>> Blender Institute Entrepotdok 57A 1018AD Amsterdam The Netherlands<br>> <br>> On 25 Nov, 2011, at 19:01, James Halliwell wrote:<br>> <br>> > No plans to visit LA, but on the Blender 3d education side of <br>> > things, working with the City of Montreal, I have arranged to begin <br>> > a Blender 3D club with the use of the resources and space they will <br>> > provide. If the popularity and interest of the Club is good, they <br>> > are open to adding Blender 3D courses to the list of computer <br>> > courses that are currently provided. Planned start is Jan 2012.<br>> ><br>> > A sad thing I find in Montreal is that some places advertise Blender <br>> > courses but do not give them. This inculdes The National Film Board <br>> > and a place called Centre NAD. Centre NAD has not given a Blender <br>> > courses after the last ones give by Jean Francois Guillmette. <br>> > Blender is being used to attract students and then 3D Max other are <br>> > promoted and taught. I am sure this is hurting Blender overall in <br>> > Montreal. I have written to these groups in the hope that they would <br>> > stop this practice, but to no avail.<br>> ><br>> > Blender Rocks!<br>> ><br>> ><br>> > James Halliwell<br>> > Montreal QC<br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > > From: bf-education-request@blender.org<br>> > > Subject: Bf-education Digest, Vol 73, Issue 5<br>> > > To: bf-education@blender.org<br>> > > Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2011 12:00:01 +0100<br>> > ><br>> > > Send Bf-education mailing list submissions to<br>> > > bf-education@blender.org<br>> > ><br>> > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit<br>> > > http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-education<br>> > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to<br>> > > bf-education-request@blender.org<br>> > ><br>> > > You can reach the person managing the list at<br>> > > bf-education-owner@blender.org<br>> > ><br>> > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific<br>> > > than "Re: Contents of Bf-education digest..."<br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > > Today's Topics:<br>> > ><br>> > > 1. Siggraph educator Birds of Feather (Ton Roosendaal)<br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > > <br>> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------<br>> > ><br>> > > Message: 1<br>> > > Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2011 13:33:40 +0100<br>> > > From: Ton Roosendaal <ton@blender.org><br>> > > Subject: [Bf-education] Siggraph educator Birds of Feather<br>> > > To: Blender Educators and Trainers <bf-education@blender.org><br>> > > Message-ID: <14AD15DD-6DBB-44F2-A1D0-0165D2C6C120@blender.org><br>> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes<br>> > ><br>> > > Hi all,<br>> > ><br>> > > Marc Barr, SIGGRAPH Education Committee Chair, has asked me if <br>> > Blender<br>> > > Foundation would be interested organizing a "Birds of a Feather" for<br>> > > educators.<br>> > ><br>> > > It could be about free/open learning of 3D creation at schools/<br>> > > colleges. Stuff that's by-default not possible with Adesk sw :)<br>> > ><br>> > > Although I think it's cool to have educators meet there and discuss<br>> > > matters, it would be much more interesting if such a BoF would be<br>> > > presented/hosted well, with use cases and some presenters.<br>> > ><br>> > > Anyone on this list interested, and already planning to visit <br>> > Siggraph<br>> > > LA 2012?<br>> > ><br>> > > Thanks,<br>> > ><br>> > > -Ton-<br>> > ><br>> > > <br>> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>> > > Ton Roosendaal Blender Foundation ton@blender.org www.blender.org<br>> > > Blender Institute Entrepotdok 57A 1018AD Amsterdam The Netherlands<br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > > ------------------------------<br>> > ><br>> > > _______________________________________________<br>> > > Bf-education mailing list<br>> > > Bf-education@blender.org<br>> > > http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-education<br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > > End of Bf-education Digest, Vol 73, Issue 5<br>> > > *******************************************<br>> > _______________________________________________<br>> > Bf-education mailing list<br>> > Bf-education@blender.org<br>> > http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-education<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> ------------------------------<br>> <br>> Message: 2<br>> Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2011 09:06:31 -0500<br>> From: "Adamson, Thomas" <T.Adamson@snhu.edu><br>> Subject: [Bf-education] My Input<br>> To: Blender Educators and Trainers <bf-education@blender.org><br>> Message-ID:<br>> <E1111BCE21126847B96A1DF0F961457CC416CDA0A5@SNHU-CCR-A.snhu.edu><br>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"<br>> <br>> Folks,<br>> I am currently teaching game design and development at Southern New Hampshire University (snhu.edu). We introduce UDK3, Unity, and Blender as well as Maya and Z-Brush. I will not be attending any conferences, however if there is anyway I may contribute to this project, please let me know. Currently we are working on Interactive Story Telling (IS) using HTML5. I think Blender with its Python programming base would be an excellent candidate for IS. If you wish, you may view my YouTube training videos in C++, HTML5, and Blender (prof.t.adamson).<br>> Keep up the excellent work with Blender.<br>> Tom Adamson<br>> Visiting Assistant Professor<br>> Computer Game Design and Development<br>> Southern New Hampshire University<br>> t.adamson@snhu.edu<br>> <br>> Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail.<br>> <br>> <br>> ------------------------------<br>> <br>> _______________________________________________<br>> Bf-education mailing list<br>> Bf-education@blender.org<br>> http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-education<br>> <br>> <br>> End of Bf-education Digest, Vol 73, Issue 8<br>> *******************************************<br></div> </div></body>
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