Welcome to Humber College and the Humber 3D programs. If you are a new student to the programs then I'm sure that you have lots of questions that need to be answered. You have come to the right place if you are reading this. This page is dedicated to helping provide answers to common questions and you point you in the right direction if the answer is not here.

Humber 3D Forum: There is a private forum for use by students. At Humber College we want to provide you with an on line community where you can share ideas and information as well as get to know the other students. We encourage students from all semesters to collaborate and share ideas. This makes all the students stronger. Remember that other students at Humber are not your competition but your resource. This industry works on word of mouth and those that know others will be stronger for it. Help one another get started in an industry that can provide you with world travel, access to the most talented artists on the planet and a life time of enjoying what you do.

It is required that you create and account and use the forum for communications with faculty and other students. More information about the forum can be found here. If I have a major problem that isn't answered here who do I ask?
* If the problem is not about specific class issues and needs to be addressed you can contact the course coordinator. For information about faculty and administration please visit the faculty page.

What does it mean?

"Plagiarism (from Latin plagiare "to kidnap") is the practice of claiming, or implying, original authorship or incorporating material from someone else's written or creative work, in whole or in part, into one's own without adequate acknowledgement. "

Quoted from: Wikipedia

What is Plagiarism and what isn't it?

• Plagiarism is the act of claiming owner ship of some one else's work. In this business there is a fine line of what is plagiarism and what is reference. We are always referencing others work and trying to mimic the look that they have achieved. This isn't plagiarism, it is reference as we have not taken their work and claimed it as our own.
• Consider that all movies, television, games and others are created by many people and some times many companies the work is never truly one persons. For this reason there are credits that list every one that was involved and what they did. For your own work as a student you can do the same. If you have modeled a character but some one else did the design make sure that is clear when the piece is shown. This is working collaboratively. If you don't list the person that did the design it will be assumed that you have, at this point you have not plagiarized the design.
• A case that we see all the time that is border line is when you reference something like a game design. The designed piece is yours but the over all look is very very similar to the game that you used as reference. It might be wise to list in the credits that you were inspired by, and referenced the game. This way people don't think that you are trying to pull the wool over their eyes and are trying to make them believe that it was all your idea.

What happens if you are caught plagiarizing material at Humber?

• Humber takes this very seriously and the consequences will reflect this.
• Consider how you would feel if you found work of yours in some one else's portfolio and they managed to get the job that you wanted.
• In short, plagiarism is not tolerated.
• If you are not sure that what you are planning is plagiarism or not then you need to ask your faculty first before you proceed.

New Students need to make a new forum account.

• As a new student to the humber college 3D programs you are required to create an account for use on the Humber3D Forum. Please read all the instructions below before making a new account.

Can I create an account for use on the Humber3D forum?

• Only students and faculty of the Humber College 3D Animation programs are allowed to access the Humber3D forums. In some cases professionals in the industry will be asked to participate, this will by invitation only. If you are not a student, faculty or have not had an official invitation from the forum administrator or course coordinator your account will not be authorized.

Forum conduct.

• Using the forum is a privilege to students in the Humber 3D courses. Any one found misusing the forum will have their account locked.
• Be courteous and polite. Show respect to the opinions and feelings of others. Use of the forums is a privilege, not a right.
• Engage your brain before your mouth. You are responsible for your own words and any harm they may cause.
• Don't dilute the forums with irrelevant and unnecessary banter. Humber3D is a professional, moderated forum. It's a place to talk about all things CG. It's NOT a free speech forum.
• Use appropriate language. This is a professional forum and any use of profanity is prohibited.
• Refrain from politics or political propaganda in any form. If you wish to discuss politics, kindly find an appropriate forum for such discussion. Topics of this nature resort in lengthy and unnecessary arguments that are nevertheless totally unrelated to the subject of computer graphics or visual effects.
• Refrain from potentially inflammatory discussions, artwork or comments regarding social issues, These include, but are not limited to, topics such as racism, sexism, religion, xenophobia or homosexuality.
• Refrain from crude, derogatory, inappropriate, or disrespectful remarks aimed at any individual(s), offensive or unnecessarily abrasive comments directed at any individual are not tolerated in any form. These include anything from personal vendettas to unnecessarily insulting comments directed at the work of any individual. Critiques of work displayed should not include unnecessarily derogatory remarks (whether aimed at the user or the work itself) in any form.
• Derogatory, anti-social or inflammatory remarks aimed at any group of people, with the intention to incite a mass response are not only a crime in most countries, but are also totally unacceptable here.
• Any comments made with the sole intention of disruption or to cause distress to any individual(s), whether made metaphorically, or otherwise, any personal defamatory remarks directed at any individual(s) are unacceptable.
• Pornography, this excludes the tasteful use of nudity in artwork. Images or animations depicting blatantly pornographic acts including intercourse, masturbation, bestiality or abuse, and links to pornographic sites are not tolerated under any circumstances.
• Unnecessarily violent, crude, or obscene imagery, scenes depicting themes such as rape, or any other brutality will not be tolerated in any form.
• Racial slurs, most users consider jokes, or underhanded comments, directed at any race or culture highly offensive and will not be tolerated by Humber College.
• Piracy / Warez / Serial Numbers. Users requesting or advertising warez (or links to warez sites), serial numbers, cracks, or illegally copied software documentation, are not welcome on this forum. Humber College does not tolerate any members that, in any way, aid or encourage the use of illegally acquired software, or attempt to justify the use of such software. Moderators will promptly close any discussions on this subject and users violating this rule will be immediately and permanently banished from this site.
• Plagiarism / Dishonest portrayal of work, plagiarism in any form is not tolerated, and users found guilty of posting stolen work will be banned immediately. Users will also be banned if they post photos that they claim are renders, or if they post paintovers of photographs, and claim they are original paintings. This type of behaviour is simply not acceptable on the Humber3D Forum.

What is the forum used for?

• Asking for help on class or software specific questions.
• Post 2D, 3D tradition or any other art work whether related to Humber classes or not for critique and comments.
• Reading about up and coming events for Humber3D students.

What forum do I post my questions or art work in?

• There are many forums to choose from so please make sure that you post your questions and work in the correct ones. If threads are started in the wrong forum they may get moved to the correct one by an administrator or moderator.
• All questions pertaining to software must be placed in the software specific forums and not in a class specific forum. This will make it easier for other students to find answers to questions that have already been asked.
• All art work for critique needs to be placed in either the 3D Wips and Completed Images for Critique or 2D Wips and Completed Images for Critique forums. Do not place your images in the class specific forums unless advised by your faculty or are asking a question about the image as it pertains to the specific class.
• Questions about class specific topics like when is something due or how should it be handed in can be asked in the class specific forums. If no forum exists for your class please inform Paul Neale and I will add it.

I'm a new student and my work isn't very good, should I post it on the forum?

• The whole point of the forums is to make you better at what you do. Having your art work critiqued from the first day you arrive will help you evolve as a student and a 3D artist.
• All the work that you will ever do in the 3D animation and arts business will be critiqued by professionals that are not worried about hurting your feelings. You may as well get started with having your work critiqued by others as soon as you can.

What do I do if I forget my password?

• Don't Panic! Your password can be reset. Email paul.neale@humber.ca with your full name and proper login account name and your account password will be reset. The email you use must match the one that was given when the account was set up. If your email has changed then provide the original email account information in the body of the request.

How do I create a new account?

• Follow the link below to the new account page. Fill in all fields that have an "*" beside them and any other information that you want to share. You will need to wait for the new account to be authorized before you will be able to enter the forum. You will receive authorization via the email account that you use. For this reason the email account must be a valid email.
• Your user name must be in this form. "lastnamefirstname" ie; if Paul Neale were to create a new account the user name would be nealepaul. No other names or configurations will be accepted.
• Pass word can be anything that you want. Please don't share your pass word with any on or allow any one else to post using your account.
• More information about using the forum can be found on the FAQ page.

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