often fantasized about something rural and rugged, like potato farming. On 22 September 2014 15:30, olivier jeannel <[email protected]> wrote:
> VFX sUXx > (Sorry, someone had to do it) > > Eeer, good luck and congratulation for your courageous decision. > I too have that idea to quit in mind. > Don't know what to do instead though... > > > > > >> Den 22. september 2014 kl. 08:15 skrev Eric Lampi >>> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>: >>> >>> >>> 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 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> > >
