Maybe you can UX the shit out of maya :) some day... On 22 September 2014 11:26, Dan Yargici <danyarg...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I hope your new life treats you well Eric! > > All the best. > > DAN > > On Mon, Sep 22, 2014 at 10:57 AM, Leo Quensel <le...@gmx.de> wrote: > >> >> Hey Eric, >> >> let me say that you are definitely not alone with your decision. >> I have been playing with the idea of leaving this industry altogether >> before the demise of Softimage aswell, and the announcement to kill it by >> Autodesk was the final nail in the coffin. >> Although my experience is abysmal to yours (3 years as a professional, 6 >> years as a hobbyist before that) the decision was not an easy one. >> Luckily as a TD I was always more on the technical side of things, and my >> education in computer science is allowing me to switch to full-time >> software development right now >> (not that you need to have studied to do this, but it sure helps finding >> a job). >> All I can say there are worlds in between the VFX industry and any other >> field in terms of working conditions - everything so far is *better*. >> I wish you all the best on your new way, lets hope it turns out well! >> >> Best Regards, >> Leo >> *Gesendet:* Montag, 22. September 2014 um 10:46 Uhr >> *Von:* "Morten Bartholdy" <x...@colorshopvfx.dk> >> *An:* softimage@listproc.autodesk.com >> *Betreff:* Re: VFX->UX >> >> I fully understand your reasoning and decision on this. It is sad how >> this industry has evolved - only a few years back it seemed like anyone >> knowing how to do what we do would have a bright future, given how much >> demand there was and now is for CG in so many media. I would say the >> business model has turned sour for a great part of the industry, which all >> the recent VFX company collapses have shown. This is sad since I still love >> doing what I do, after having been at it for close to 30 years now. >> >> >> >> Kudos to you for making the jump, and I wish you the best of luck and >> hope for you that you find a place to be happy for the future, and thank >> you for your input on this list too. >> >> >> >> Cheers >> >> Morten Bartholdy aka Pitcher >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Den 22. september 2014 kl. 08:15 skrev Eric Lampi <ericla...@gmail.com>: >> >> >> Hi All, >> >> I was getting off a plane in Austin on my way to SXSW when I read the >> news about Soft being discontinued. Even though, as I said for a long time, >> I expected it to happen, it was still a shock. That was the day I >> unsubscribed to this list. >> >> For a variety of reasons and for quite some time, I had been trying find >> something else to do. The state of the industry is pretty awful compared to >> even just a few years ago. Soft being killed was the last straw. I started >> using Soft 3D in 1995 and next year would have been 20 years since I began >> my 3D career in NYC. >> >> So instead of continuing on and having to learn a whole new set of tools, >> it was time to seriously evaluate my future in VFX. I was at the point >> where if one more person asked me to make a car out of smoke and turn it >> into 3 dragons made of water and one made out of fire, I was going to shoot >> myself. >> >> I decided to go in an entirely new direction and began coursework to >> become a User Experience (UX) designer, which I completed a short time ago. >> >> I spent a great deal of time on this list and I have to thank all of you >> who have pitched in over the years and helped me out. You're a great group >> of people. I felt a little bad having just signed off like I did, so on >> that note... >> >> So long and thanks for all the fish. >> >> Eric >> >> >> >> > >
