Thursday 17th November
On the third day of MAF, Manimation took place across the
road at the Auto-Trader building on the sixth floor. As well as MAF, I also
volunteered for Manimation because I enjoyed the experience last year.
There were a number of talks with heads of the BBC and other
speakers including David Sproxton discussing the animation industry. Topics of
technological advancement and creative proposals were just a couple of the
points raised at these talks, which allowed professionals to engage with each
other. As a runner I took the responsibility of assisting managers of the event
and making entrants feel welcome with drinks and snacks.
In my spare time I took the opportunity to participate in
the VR demonstrations which I found very enjoyable and inspired me about my
future career. I am keenly interested in developing VR and augmented reality as
I always look out for ways to move forward. This would be the technological advancement
I could be working on in the near future; therefore I must develop an
understanding of these technologies.
In addition I took the opportunity to speak with a number of
industry professionals; an event such as this is a fantastic opportunity for
professionals and students to mingle. Overall, I found this a fantastic and
enjoyable experience which has given me new insight into the rapidly developing
technologies and this affects my practice.
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