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Start off the day with the warm-up

This is a really interesting article about AAA vs Casual Games

https://gdevelop.io/blog/aaa-vs-casual-games-trends-indie-devs

Read, respond and summarize

125 words, half page

3 pts

This is a good site on reducing polygons to make your object render faster

https://all3dp.com/2/blender-how-to-reduce-polygons/#google_vignette

What are you learning?

Blender Tools

Career Exploration (last hour)

Why is it important?

We will be working on 3D Painting

How do you show that you understand? What is the assignment?

Turn in your painted monkey, your golden monkey and either a painted head or creature from yesterday

Worth 3 Points

Career Exploration

Step 1: Choose a Career

Pick one career that genuinely interests you. It can be something you’ve always considered or something new you’d like to explore.

Step 2: Research Your Career
Use at least two reliable sources such as:

Answer the following questions in your research notes (you may include this in your presentation notes or a short written document):

What does someone in this career do?
What education, training, or certifications are required?
What skills and personal qualities are important for success?
What is the typical salary range?
What is the job outlook (growth, demand, or stability)?
What is the typical work environment like?
What opportunities exist for advancement?
Why does this career interest you personally?

Use Google Slides, PowerPoint, or Canva to make a 5–7 minute presentation that includes the following slides:

Title Slide (Name, Career, Image)
Overview of the Career
Education and Training
Skills and Qualities
Salary and Job Outlook
Work Environment
Reflection – “Why This Career?”
Works Cited (2–3 reliable sources)

Worth 3 Points

3D Paint

Start a new Blender project and delete the cube

Click ADD>MESH>MONKEY

Right Click on the Monkey and select Shade Smooth

Click the Modes Drop down (top left) and select Vertex Paint

Then click the Active Tool and Workspace button to show the properties

Enable the mesh symmetry on the X axis just like you did with the head

Select a color and test it out by painting the monkey

Notice when you are in Viewport Shading Solid Mode you can see the color but if you are in Viewport Shading Material Preview Mode, you can't. This is because you do not have a material set

Click on Object Data Properties

Click on Color Attributes

Notice the attribute you just created

Name it BrownMonkey

Click on the Shading Workspace

Click on New to create a new material

This will open up Principled BSDF which use physically based shaders (based on physics). The Principled BSDF is a combination of multiple layers to make it easier to use, as you can simply see by looking at the node there is not only Base Color and Roughness but also Subsurface Scattering, Transmission, Metallic, Clearcoat, Sheen etc.