| This summer the Visual Technology Lab at Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research will host its 3rd annual 3D Camp! for high school students.
3D Camp! is a two-week workshop that familiarizes students with 3D design and animation using Maya software.
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There are three six sessions beginning June 5. Classes are held daily from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. Class sizes will range from nine to 14 members each. A complete class schedule is available online.
While attending 3D Camp!, students will:
- Learn the interface and basic tools of Maya
- Work on exercises to build different objects
- Create a clay model
- Do a poster project
- Create a flipbook animation
- Create a stop-motion video
- Create a short animation
- Tour the Virtual Reality Lab
- Tour the STL Lab
The VTL also hosts a Cosmic Blobs workshop for students in middle school that serves as an introduction to 3D modeling.
3D Camp! and Cosmic Blobs are an excellent opportunity to get kids out of the house during the summer. Students will learn a valuable skill applicable in several career fields including aviation, engineering, graphic design, marketing and advertising, to name a few.
