This month design3 is doing a promotion called "Devember" where we'll be giving away prizes and offering design3 memberships at half price! All you need to do to enter is be a design3 member, either paid or free. Scope the details here:

http://www.design3.com/contests/dev-ember

design3 will also be doing prize giveaways through its Facebook and Twitter account so like and follow those for more game opportunities.

The "Blender 2.5 - Modifiers" video training module has been released on design3!

http://www.design3.com/blender/fundamentals/blender-25-modifiers

This beginner training module will teach you the basics of 3D content creation in Blender 2.5. This module will introduce you to useful modifiers in Blender such as array, edge split, mirror, fluid simulation, smoke, cloth, and more. This is the second module in Blender 2.5 Content Creation Fundamentals.

‎"NIUI Essentials" released on design3. Learn how to integrate Kinect motion capture into UDK!

http://www.design3.com/udk/intermediate/niui-essentials

This set of video tutorials will teach you the fundamentals for creating Kinect-based games in UDK. You'll learn the basics for setting up the NIUI API for use with UDK and then move on to build a simple Kinect game.

We've released "Blender Interface" on design3!


http://www.design3.com/blender/fundamentals/blender-interface


This beginner training module will teach you the basics of 3D content creation in Blender 2.5. You’ll start by learning this powerful program’s interface, how to navigate around your scenes, and organize your content. This is the first module in Blender 2.5 Content Creation Fundamentals.

Learn how to use UDK's newest addition in the "Introduction To UDK Landscape Tool" tutorial on design3!

http://www.design3.com/udk/fundamentals/introduction-to-udk-landscape-tool

This Unreal Development Kit training module will introduce you to the Landscape Edit tool. You’ll learn how to use the Landscape Edit options to create and edit landscape meshes in a similar way you would create and edit terrains. Then you’ll learn about materials, and create and apply a custom animated texture to your landscape. Finally, you’ll learn how to export heightmaps and layers so that you can then import them back into UDK to use on your landscapes.