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~DexterXS

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Wed Nov 11, 2009, 3:29 PM
So it seems I now update this journal annually. Cliffnotes!

- I received my first class degree in Games Design during the summer and graduated with honours
- I have taken advantage of the resulting scholarship and returned to University for a Masters (MA) also in Games Design
- My first semester was themed around idea generation; my latest game concepts have been posted in my gallery
- The MA course also requires I keep a "reflective diary" aka a record of my "creative process". I am using a blog, which can be found here: [link]
- Life is good!
- I need art and game industry based job offers ASAP. Anyone on DA who needs freelance design or art work done, please do hit me up, I am interested in the experience. My digital portfolio is currently hosted under a friends bandwidth at [link] but will be featured at the intended address "www.DexterXS.com" in the near future.

That about does it. Til next year? :P

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  • Current Residence: Preston, University of Central Lancashire, England
  • Interests: Games, TV, Movies, yeah lol anything with a screen, drawing, comics, manga, anime
  • Favourite movie: The Dark Knight, followed by The Crow/Blade
  • Favourite band or musician: I like nearly everything, and my fave band changes near weekly lol
  • Favourite genre of music: Again, I like pretty much anything, but my fave genre is almost definitely Rock
  • Favourite artist: Joe Maudiera was a fave of mine when I started drawing, Feng Zhu owns...
  • Favourite poet or writer: Probably Terry Pratchet, Discworld is my favourite series of books
  • Operating System: Windows XP
  • Favourite game: My personal favourite is Devil May Cry, but I am into a variety of games and genres
  • Favourite gaming platform: PS3
  • Favourite cartoon character: Cartoon eh? lol Well on the lighter side: Homer Simpson, talking darker: Spawn
  • Personal Quote: "I see you learned how to work the google on the internet machine"
  • Tools of the Trade: Photoshop mostly.

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~haloisace Apr 3, 2009, 11:49:29 AM
Just noticed you on the front as one of the newest up xD, decided to have a look.

I would like to do Game Design at Uni (still got year 11 and college to go through though)

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~DexterXS Apr 3, 2009, 11:54:01 AM
Hey dude. Yeah, I love it. I was careful to pick out a mostly design/art focused course though, I doubt I'd have enjoyed it as much if there was programming mixed up in there.

Good luck getting into Games Design, if you have a passion for it, it's as awesome a course as you think it is :D
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~haloisace Apr 3, 2009, 12:22:05 PM
yeah, I wouldnt mind about the programming side of it.

Yeah I have heard a couple of good things about Hull Universities course for it (I live in Hul xD) and a Course Of Excellence for it in Dundee.

What progarms do you use for it?

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If you +watch me, I'll +watch you :D
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~DexterXS Apr 3, 2009, 1:37:30 PM
Sweet, if you don't mind programming you'll get in the industry no problem lol Programmers and animators are like gold dust :P

I use the Adobe creative sweet, Maya 2008, and I'm learning Zbrush and Unreal Editor 3.
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~haloisace Apr 4, 2009, 1:31:54 AM
yeah, I dont know anything about it but Im happy to laern about it, I want to move out of UK when I get a job and there seems to be loads more places in US XD

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=Jenbu3D Dec 22, 2008, 5:11:29 PM
yo dex howz it going mate
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~DexterXS Dec 24, 2008, 2:53:02 PM
Hello there John (Jenbu?), s'all good on this end. Hope the wife and child are good on yours. Merry Christmas :D
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=Jenbu3D Dec 24, 2008, 4:51:59 PM
you know its been jenbu for a while lol ever since i started uni lol. shes good baby has not made an apperance yet which is rather annoying lol. hope you n the misses has a good xmas
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~pinkuz Jan 16, 2008, 4:17:14 PM
Thanks for adding me to your friends' list :)

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