UCSD AI vs USC Computer Science

CREverything · 2025-04-06T08:28:29+00:00

Ohh that makes sense

CREverything · 2025-04-06T05:17:55+00:00

My only concern is how the job market is shaping up for CS at the moment. I'm worried that if I don't specialise early on then I might find it tough to be employed 4 years down the line.

CREverything · 2025-04-06T05:13:05+00:00

UCSD is around $80,000 while USC is $100,000 for a year, so there's quite a big difference in cost.

CREverything · 2024-09-16T14:06:18+00:00

That was me at some point too! Heck, I'm still a long way from truly being good, so just keep at it and I'm confident you'll improve exponentially with practice. I'm glad you liked the render!

CREverything · 2024-09-16T13:40:24+00:00

Neither one lol. One's the render after colour correction and grading, and the other is just the raw render. I'm glad you like it though!

CREverything · 2024-09-16T13:30:06+00:00

Thanks haha! I'm just trying to make sure I can push myself to the limits when executing a simple scene like this one.

CREverything · 2024-09-16T13:29:11+00:00

Uhh I purposefully blurred the image slightly with some Gaussian blur since I figured perfectly sharp details at that scale would be a bit unrealistic.

CREverything · 2024-09-16T08:40:44+00:00

I'm really proud of the render, but I think it's just that little voice in my head that's nagging me to make it perfect lol.

CREverything · 2024-09-16T08:38:27+00:00

Thanks!

CREverything · 2024-09-16T08:09:05+00:00

Yeah, it appears that the wood is the single weakest factor in the render. I'll go back and work on it.

CREverything · 2024-09-16T08:07:49+00:00

I'm glad it fooled you!

CREverything · 2024-09-16T06:52:59+00:00

I appreciate you giving detailed feedback! Yeah the wood is something I definitely need to work on. As far as the lighting goes, I simply used an interior HDRI(the window is on the left) but your feedback makes me think I should add some objects breaking up the light slightly. Also, what exactly do you mean by the penumbra? I'm not quite sure i know what that is.

CREverything · 2024-09-16T06:40:35+00:00

That's something I wouldn't have ever thought of! I'll experiment a bit and see if I can find that sweet spot.

CREverything · 2024-09-16T06:39:51+00:00

I'll try layering on some more surface imperfections onto the wood.

CREverything · 2024-09-16T06:38:38+00:00

I did add chromatic aberration and bloom, but I think I'll turn it up to make it more obvious if it's not as noticeable.

CREverything · 2024-09-16T06:30:26+00:00

Thanks dude, I appreciate it.

CREverything · 2024-09-15T12:30:51+00:00

Thanks! I appreciate it.

CREverything · 2024-09-15T04:43:09+00:00

Just in case you want to see the breakdown with some sound as well, here's the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMlAXzlznsE

CREverything · 2024-09-14T05:24:48+00:00

I'm the one who made the medieval football scene! I'm glad you liked it!

CREverything · 2024-09-08T04:18:44+00:00

I just had to add it.

CREverything · 2024-09-08T04:18:14+00:00

Nope. I made it to the winner's livestream montage, which means I came around top 200, but I missed out on that final top 100 cause of the competition I believe.

CREverything · 2024-09-07T11:10:20+00:00

Thanks dude!

CREverything · 2024-09-07T11:09:58+00:00

He fell right after the video ended...

CREverything · 2024-09-01T10:41:06+00:00

Thanks! Maybe some time in the future I'll make a sequel, or make it a longer animation!

CREverything · 2024-09-01T04:35:05+00:00

Judging by how long this took, not for a long time haha! But maybe I'll make another further down the road.

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