Alias|Wavefront Launches Premiere Maya Book
Thursday November 16, 6:42 pm Eastern Time
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The Art of Maya to Act as Valuable Learning Resource for
the 3D Animation Industry
TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 16, 2000--Alias|Wavefront(TM), an SGI
(NYSE:SGI - news) company, today announced that it has begun shipping The Art of Maya.
This first ever book offering not only gives beginner and intermediate users an in-depth look at the company's recently released Maya® 3 software, it also acts as a carefully laid out walkthrough of the principles of 3D animation. Produced entirely in-house, the superbly designed and illustrated, full-color, coffee-table-style book will serve as a valuable resource to educators and students, as well as to existing and aspiring Maya users.
`In creating The Art of Maya, we have capitalized on the broad product knowledge base and industry training expertise that exists amongst our world-class team of Maya developers and educators,'' states Tracey Hawken, Director, Global Education and Training for Alias|Wavefront. ``We have taken that knowledge and packaged it in a way that artists can readily comprehend and appreciate. It's a visual book for a visual industry.''
``The Art of Maya is much more than a manual for Maya,'' states Peter Weishar, Professor of Computer Animation, New York University Undergraduate School of Film and Television, ``it is a terrific book on 3D art and animation in general. Most software books delve into the minutia of the program without explaining general concepts. The Art of Maya combines examples and explanations in such a logical and straight-forward manner that even a beginner 3D student will have no trouble understanding the core concepts. As for its usefulness to more advanced users, I've been using Alias|Wavefront software for years and I picked up more than a few helpful hints in this book. The Art of Maya is simply the best, most concise book on creating 3D computer animation and images available.''
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