[Yr7-10it] 3D animation software

[Paul Chandler]

There is no doubt that Blender is both free, sophisticated and flexible.
 And 3DS Max is incredibly powerful.

The products that I mentioned - muvizu, Alice and MovieStorm - are designed
more for a setting where you might want to leap in a start creating movies
from a library (as you could with Kahootz).  If you want to spend
significant time creating your own 3D models for the movies, then you
clearly need Blender or 3DS Max etc.  It really depends on your purpose as
to which product type you would go for.

Cheers,

On 9 December 2012 15:31, J Le Rossignol <jlerossignol at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I would highly recommend Blender (blender.org). It is completely free and
> has a wealth of resources out there. blender nation, blender artists,
> blender cookie, blender guru are good places to start.
> I have just finished trialling it as a replacement for 3DS Max in our Year
> 10 3D Animation course. Where it matched the capabilities of 3DS Max, and
> students were able to take it home as it runs on Windows, Mac & Linux. But
> more importantly, I have notices a higher level of engagement from my
> students, even when I was unable to leave work due to illness (I received
> feedback from other teachers about this)
> Recently I found out, via the blender-education list, that the software has
> successfully worked with grade 4s. So year 8s should not have too much
> difficulty with it. It really depends on what you wish to achieve in the
> classroom.
>
> Cheers,
> Jamie Le Rossignol
> Lilydale High School
>
>
>
>
> > On 8 December 2012 18:35, Nicole Hexter <NHexter at stpats.vic.edu.au>
> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > We were looking at purchasing kahootz 3 next year but have found out
> that
> > > it will no longer be supported. Does anyone have any suggestions for 3D
> > > animation software suitable for year 8's that they are currently using?
> > >
> > > Thanking you in advance,
> > > Nikki
> > >
> > > Head of IT
> > > St Patrick's College
> > > Ballarat
> > >
> > >
> > >
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