Sites for Games designers

www.gamasutra.com The best source of information about the computer games industry, written for computer games developers.

www.gamasutra.com/education/ This link contains information that is particularly useful to students wishing to get into the industry.

www.VFXpro.com This website is only concerned with film and TV CGI, but it is a very interesting place to read about new techniques and ideas that eventually filter down to the computer games industry.

www.cgchannel.com An excellent all round 3D graphics website. Covers games, films, animations, technology and jobs. Has an excellent tutorials section that is of interest to artists of every level of experience.

www.planetquake.com/polycount The website that teaches how to create artwork for the Quake family of games. It contains excellent resources, sample models and textures and is full of useful tips and information for potential games artists.